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Nepal government sets roadmap to improve investment climate reforms
Nepal was ranked 94 out of 190 economies on the Doing Business 2020 ranking, marking a significant shift for the country into the Top 100 Economies on the Ease of Doing Business. As a part of the government’s ongoing efforts […]
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Forced Labour: Issues & Mitigation Conference
Unethical labour practices are a risk to business viability. Consumers and governments across the world are demanding higher standards of labour protection, punishing companies who are suspected of bad labour practices. Recently, a Malaysian glove company faced an import ban […]
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Learning Academy Masterclass – High Impact Delivery for Effective Decision Making
Time is money. More often than not, the success of an organisation depends on the effectiveness and quality of decisions made by its leadership. Therefore, it is important that one has the accurate, concise information and value-added thinking on potential […]
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PM’s Ministry initiates strategy for accountable results-based public service
Based on Cabinet proposal put forward by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, a programme was initiated to launch and mainstream the strategy for Managing for Development Results (MfDR)/Results-Based Management (RBM) for the public service. The programme was initiated by the Ministry of […]
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PEMANDU Russia talks humanity at the Skolkovo Startup Village 2019
In the thick of what many call ‘the startup era’, aspirations towards effective and innovative entrepreneurship continue to loom large worldwide. And the buzz at the Skolkovo Startup Village 2019 event held in June, is testament that this is no […]
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Foresight and innovation for #NextGenGov champions in Sri Lanka
Similar to other countries in the region, Sri Lanka has experienced rising urbanisation, technological innovation, deepening inequality, vulnerability to disasters and dramatic environmental risks. A new generation of government leaders is imperative in ensuring Sri Lanka can effectively respond to […]
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IMF lauds Oman’s Tanfeedh programme
The National Programme for Enhancing Economic Development (Tanfeedh) — the Sultanate’s signature initiative for sustaining economic growth amid the ongoing global downturn — has come in for praise from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Executive Board of the specialised […]
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Malaysia, Kazakhstan to further boost constructive cooperation under Tokayev’s leadership
Dato’ Sri Idris Jala, CEO of PEMANDU Associates, extended his heartiest congratulations to Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his election as the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. “The people of Kazakhstan have entrusted Mr Tokayev with the responsibility of continuing […]
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Idris Jala confident ‘good things’ will come after new government’s transition phase
Malaysia’s new government is still “in the transition phase”, and it needs time to achieve the transformation it has set out to do, said Datuk Seri Idris Jala, President and Chief Executive Officer of PEMANDU Associates. “I think when you […]
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Learning Academy Masterclass: Achieving Organisational Breakthroughs
Ensure continuous performance improvement by knowing the trends that impact organisations and discovering the right remedies for you. This one-day programme, a collaboration between PEMANDU Associates Learning Academy and &samhoud, will allow you to explore techniques to attain quick and […]
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“We will deliver to the People of Saint Lucia!”
Saint Lucia Prime Minister Honourable Allen M. Chastanet gave an extensive and passionate presentation to the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce on Thursday November 15th 2018 as he addressed a packed room of members of the local business sector. The […]
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Industry 4.0 Blueprint on readiness assessment finalised, says Miti
The Industry 4.0 Blueprint or Industry4WRD assessment guidelines to assess manufacturing companies’ readiness for Industry 4.0 has been finalised. It shall be implemented in the screening of 500 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) early next year. International Trade and Industry […]
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Government of Saint Lucia calls for projects under the key result areas of tourism and agriculture
Honourable Guy Joseph, Minister for Economic Development, Housing, Urban Renewal, Transport and Civil Aviation launched Saint Lucia’s Social and Economic Labs. The lab methodology is a new approach which the government is undertaking to develop and deliver on the Medium […]
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Learning Academy Masterclass – Beyond Grit: Achieving High Performance
How do you develop persistence and resilience to improve your organisational performance? How can you use grit to enhance your leadership skills? What does grit even mean? Seize the opportunity to elevate your success in the workplace and achieve inspiring […]
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Learning Academy Masterclass: High Impact Delivery
PEMANDU Associates’ Learning Academy Masterclass returns with a one-day workshop focused on improving participants’ ability to structure their communication as well as develop and deliver compelling and impactful presentations in their engagement with their superiors. This workshop is targeted at young executives to mid-management […]
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Learning Academy Masterclass: Transforming Engagements with the C-Suite
PEMANDU Associates’ Learning Academy is organising a one-day workshop focused on improving participants’ ability to structure their communication as well as develop and deliver compelling and impactful presentations in their engagement with their superiors. This workshop is targeted at young executives to mid-management executives. […]
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Youth employment in Ethiopia
At the initiation of the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Big Win Philanthropy is developing a partnership with the Ethiopian government to create 1 million quality jobs for young people. With a large and rapidly growing youth population, generating productive youth […]
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Reinforcing ERGP with Malaysian economic model
As Nigeria’s economic blueprint, Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) is yet to register accelerated impact on the economy, the Federal Government is introducing a Malaysian model to strengthen the process. In the hay days of economic recession, egg heads […]
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Nigeria: ERGP – NEPC Mulls Malaysian Model to Support Exports
As the federal government intensifies effort to diversify the economy, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has advocated the possibility of adapting the Malaysian model as part of strategic collaboration to promote Nigeria’s export trade. The Acting Executive Director/CEO of […]
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Private sector complains that Stuart administration is on pause
Although Barbados has not been hit by any major hurricanes so far this Altantic season, the head of this country’s private sector today complained that the country was effectively on pause, with the Freundel Stuart administration seemingly on “hurricane watch”. […]
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Maha cabinet nod for BFR method to improve work in govt depts
Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI) The Maharashtra cabinet today approved a proposal to implement Big Fast Results (BFR) method by ‘PEMANDU’ (performance management & delivery unit) of Malaysia to improve the work culture in some key sectors. The Planning department’s proposal […]
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Maharashtra turns to Malaysian scheme to reduce infant deaths
Mumbai: The Maharashtra cabinet has approved the planning department’s proposal to adopt Malaysian government Performance, Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) devised Big Fast Result (BFR) methodology for special performance in select areas of school education and sports, public health, water […]
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Maharashtra To Adopt Malaysia’s PEMANDU
State Public Health Dr Deepak Sawant said that the Malaysian government’s PEMANDU’s BFR will be used for reducing Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) to single digit The Maharashtra government will adopt Malaysian government Performance, Management & Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) devised Big […]
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Ministers to learn from Malaysian experience in project management
KATHMANDU, April 6: All the ministers, ministers of state, planners and few lawmakers will gather at Hyatt Regency Kathmandu on Sunday to learn from Malaysian experience in handling development projects. According to the program schedule seen by Republica, the ministers […]
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PEMANDU Begins Transition
PUTRAJAYA 23 JAN 2017: The Prime Minister’s Office today announced that the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (PEMANDU) would commence the final transitional phase of the National Transformation Programme (NTP) work to the civil service over a two-year period During […]
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The Global COVID-19 Index – From Vision to Reality
Woody Ang is Partner and Joint Managing Director of PEMANDU Associates. He is also the creator of PEMANDU Associates’ award-winning Global Covid-19 Index (GCI). He shares how a random idea evolved into a decision-making tool recognized by WHO and beyond, […]
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Reflections for 2020 – Surviving and Thriving in a Year of Disruptions
2020 arguably have been a disruptive year. From averaging one flight a week to meet clients and key decision makers around the world, I found myself grounded at home like the rest of the nation when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. […]
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Should We Worry About Food Security Amid the Covid-19 Crisis?
Alarming developments of the novel coronavirus have triggered a wave of panic buying across the globe. People have thronged to the supermarkets, clearing out shelves of food and fighting over basic hygiene necessities such as hand sanitisers and toilet paper, […]
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Business Unusual in the Time of COVID-19
By Dr Sarinder Kumari and Woody Ang, Executive Vice Presidents & Partners at PEMANDU Associates The COVID-19 outbreak has tourism industries around the world on their knees. The pandemic has delivered one of the hardest blows to the global tourism industry. […]
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Transitioning A Government Agency Towards Revenue Generation for Sustainability
By Abdul Muiz bin Abd Aziz, Vice President at PEMANDU Associates A Halal Facilitation Agency has high aspirations of becoming a global mover in the halal industry. Under its new leadership, the agency is looking beyond its government mandate to become a […]
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A CEO’s Guide to Managing Business In Crisis
The world is currently going through a serious global crisis, triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not just a health crisis. It is rapidly imploding into societal, economic and business crises. The critical question is: how long will this […]
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Optimising Public Sector Funds to Enhance Road Networks
By Chris Tan, Executive Vice President, and Fauzi Puniran, Vice President of PEMANDU Associates Riddled with competing demands for road construction but with a shrinking budget, a Transcontinental Agency needed a strategy to deliver more roads, improve safety and optimise […]
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A Quick Win on Minimum Wage for the New Government
By Tengku Nurul Azian Tengku Shahriman, Executive Vice President & Partner It is a sign of growth when countries start talking about raising the minimum wage. It demonstrates confidence in the resilience of the economy, and the need to prioritise […]
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And On My 100th Day
A guide for a new Prime Minister to deliver on his pledge Having gone under a tremendous level of political, social and economic strain lately, Malaysia and its new government will need to robustly review the national agenda set after GE14, […]
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Shoulder to Shoulder – The Importance of Building Support Systems for Female Consultants
In the past few years, the world has seen the growth of many movements that champion gender equality and diversity, both inside and outside of the workplace. Despite these efforts by advocacy groups, a recent report shows that women remain […]
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My 10 Quick Answers to 10 Common Questions Around Transformation
Since we established PEMANDU Associates, our client engagements have taken me across over 20 countries. And while the socio-economic or business contexts can differ greatly from country to country, what I’ve noticed to be a constant are the questions I’m […]
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Unlocking Quantum Leap Profitability in Private Education
In spite of being a household name in the private education industry, Education Co was struggling with declining profits and student enrolment over the last four years. Meanwhile, its competitors were catching up with newer facilities and fresh entries to […]
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Thriving in Foreign Lands
By Serene Tan Zheng Xiew, Manager at PEMANDU Associates Speak to a management consultant and what becomes apparent very quickly is not only the maddening work hours, but the constant travel. While this may bring about glamorous images of consultants […]
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How Effective Public Sector Communications Can Combat Fake News
By Alex Iskandar Liew, EVP & Partner of PEMANDU Associates, and Melissa Wong, Senior Associate From stories of people taken ill from eating cooked bats and infected mandarin oranges, to reports of biological warfare and sick children being abandoned in […]
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Growing Pains: Why the proposed Petrol Subsidy Programme (PSP) may hurt now but pay off later
By Endry Lim Zhen Wen, Associate Vice President of PEMANDU Associates The recent 2020 Budget was meant to elevate the country’s financial well-being and reduce the fiscal deficit – starting with a reform of the current fuel subsidy system. In […]
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Training Wheels Not Provided: Seizing Opportunities for Self-learning
By Ng Chean Yeaw, Vice President of PEMANDU Associates Life as a consultant is a challenging, albeit rewarding one. Consultants are often put in a situation where they are expected to resolve issues and problem solve independently. More often than […]
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Reflections and the Way Forward
As we close the year 2019, I took the opportunity to reflect on some of the trends from the last decade and also provide some pointers for the next decade. REFLECTIONS (2010-2019) First, in my opinion, the fiscal models pursued […]
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Giving students the tools to experiment
By Tengku Azian Shahriman, Executive Vice President & Partner of PEMANDU Associates “WHAT is your name?” I asked. “Muhammad,” whispered the young boy wearing a jubah, who was representing his tahfiz school at the recent Young Innovators Challenge. When I […]
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Advancing the Dayak Agenda Through Transformative Methods
While the Dayaks in their traditional feathered headdresses, loincloths and ornate shields are often a mandatory inclusion in the picture of a multicultural Malaysia, the same level of inclusivity cannot be said of their partaking in Malaysia’s socioeconomic development since […]
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Outlook 2020 – the tourism industry at a glance
2020 is gearing up to be a big year. Prime Minister Tun Mahathir Mohammad launched the new Visit Malaysia 2020 campaign earlier in July complete with a logo, slogan and new tourism targets for next year. Building off 2018’s achievements […]
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Going Green – Sabah’s ecotourism industry going on strong
Today, more people are planning to go green not just at home but also on holiday. In recent years, there has been a major growth of interest in responsible travel or ecotourism, outpacing interest in the more traditional sun-and-sand holiday. […]
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Transformation on the Street – Rejuvenating old cities
As a city, Kuala Lumpur (KL) is ever-changing, with new multi-story buildings being built to support the growth of new businesses and new shops opening on every corner. During the day, people flock to the city for work, shopping or […]
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What’s the deal with Industry 4.0?
We’ve seen three Industrial Revolutions pass by, each fundamentally changing the way employment and business operate – for good and for bad. The economic changes of the first Industrial Revolution reshaped policy and laid the groundwork for the welfare state. […]
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Creating tomorrow’s top public transport app
There’s still no sign of flying cars by 2020 but technology has given us a way to make public transport safer, greener, more convenient and more efficient. No longer do we need to go all the way down to a […]
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Transformation on the Street: From running errands to transforming businesses
With more people running businesses online or from the comfort of their homes, there is a growing demand for short-term help. GoGet Malaysia is a home-grown company that is helping businesses and individuals hire part-timers, re-born as ‘GoGetters’, to help […]
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BFR Untold: Delivering Big Fast Results – a PEMANDU experience
Beginning as a delivery unit tasked to assist the government of Malaysia in pushing forward a nation-wide transformation, PEMANDU Associates has spent the last ten years helping governments and corporations across the globe to deliver results. Applying their proprietary Big […]
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Delivery Units 101
All citizens expect governments to make choices that are in our best interests, improve the quality of life within the country, and be transparent and upfront about the changes they would be making. The difficulties faced today by governments (and […]
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Transformation on the Street: Delivering transformation to Malaysia’s public transport system
When the idea to build a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) in Malaysia was first put on the table in 2010, it was met with varying degrees of both resistance and cynicism – resistance from pockets of community where the rail […]
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Pursuing Big, Fast Results in Climate Change
Popular science educator and children’s show host, Bill Nye, appeared on Last Week Tonight Sunday on May 12, 2019 to deliver an extremely blunt and expletive-laden message to hammer in the point that climate change has very real, very dire […]
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Preserving Malaysia’s Green Spaces
Forest, the New Economy As climate change concerns grow and increasingly weighs itself on policymakers globally, PEMANDU Associates saw an opportunity to exercise their Big Fast Results (BFR) Methodology – 8 Steps of Transformation© to work on a project that could […]