Jakarta \u2013 VIVA. A cross-sector and cross-generational group of\nfigures held a strategic meeting with Jusuf Kalla, the 10th and 12th\nVice President of the Republic of Indonesia, on Saturday, 7 March 2026.\nThe meeting at JK\u2019s residence served as a convergence point for\nactivists, academics, bureaucrats, and businesspeople to dissect the\ndirection of the nation and voice concern over a leadership crisis\ngripping the country.<\/p>\n
Sudirman Said emphasised that the discussion emerged from deep\nconcern about the declining moral standards of leaders. As someone who\nhas spent three decades in leadership education, the Rector of Harkat\nNegeri University sees a fatal vacuum in intrinsic leadership.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat is missing is intrinsic leadership, leadership grounded in\nnoble values such as integrity, vision, competence, wisdom, and the\ncapacity to drive improvement,\u201d said Sudirman Said.<\/p>\n
He explained that the gathering aimed to reconnect the heart of power\nwith ethics.<\/p>\n
\u201cJK is not defined by a current position, but he possesses intrinsic\nleadership because of his integrity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Andalas University Law Professor Feri Amsari revealed two\nmain reasons why the figures asked to meet JK through Sudirman Said.<\/p>\n
First, JK\u2019s experience as Vice President, party chair, and mediator\nis considered important to discuss the global leadership crisis so that\n\u201cdiseases\u201d from abroad do not enter the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cRepeating the words of Mr JK, a leader must not rely on instinct and\nimmediacy,\u201d Feri asserted.<\/p>\n
Second, they want to learn about economic aspects of state\nadministration as material for future improvement.<\/p>\n
Critical voices also came from student representatives, UGM\u2019s Student\nExecutive Board Chair Tiyo Ardianto. He emphasised that this meeting is\nnot a political gathering, but a moral gathering of the people as\npassengers on the big bus called NKRI.<\/p>\n
\u2018The driver is Prabowo, the conductor is Gibran, the crew are\nministers; the people as passengers deserve to tell the driver off,\u2019\nsaid Tiyo.<\/p>\n
He assessed that Indonesia\u2019s \u2018bus\u2019 is already rickety and faces many\nproblems that must be repaired promptly to avoid drifting further from\nits destination.<\/p>\n
In addition to the figures above, the gathering included a wide\nspectrum of cross-sector and cross-generational figures. From the\ncorporate sector, senior figures Anton J. Supit and William Sabandar\n(IBC) attended, as did Arief Zulkifli (Tempo CEO).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/sudirman-said-we-must-strengthen-intrinsic-leadership-1772884731", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }