Urging people to apply work ethos<\/p>\n
Benget Simbolon Tnb., The Jakarta Post, Jakarta<\/p>\n
"Everybody has the spirit of success within.
\nThey only need to find it and revive it persistently to
\nachieve success," said Jansen Hulman Sinamo, the chairman of
\nDarma Mahardika Institute, a company that trains people in
\nachieving success.<\/p>\n
Jansen founded the institute in 1985. At that time he worked
\nfor an oil exploration company. One day he participated in a
\nhuman resource training program held by a private company.<\/p>\n
"I found myself very interested in the subject, and I wanted
\nto become a human resource trainer," said Jansen, who graduated
\nin 1983 from the school of physics at the Bandung Institute of
\nTechnology (ITB).<\/p>\n
In 1987, he applied to become a human resource trainer at Dale
\nCarnegie, an American company, which is involved in human
\nresource development and training. He was accepted and became an
\nassistant trainer.<\/p>\n
Taking to the work like a duck to water, he found the job
\nsuited him. "My job at that time was teaching people how to make
\nthemselves successful. I like teaching -- my first job was as an
\nassistant lecturer," he said, adding that he has liked public
\nspeaking since he was a boy in his hometown, Sidikalang, the
\nregency capital of Dairi, North Sumatra province.<\/p>\n
At that time, he said, not many companies or people were
\ninvolved in such a business. Also, the financial rewards were not
\nso good compared to other professions.<\/p>\n
But, he added, he saw prospects in the business. "I have a
\nvision that the human resource training business would grow in
\nthe future. That's why I stayed and continued to develop myself
\nin this profession," he told The Jakarta Post last week.<\/p>\n
His career in the company ran well and he was named a
\ndirector. Two things made him successful as a human resources
\ntrainer: His public speaking skills and his hobby of reading.<\/p>\n
"I like reading very much -- especially philosophy and human
\nresources development. When I was a student my book collection
\nsurprised my friends. They liked buying shoes or dresses. But I
\nwanted to buy books," he said.<\/p>\n
"I now have more than 2,000 books in my own library. Besides,
\nI also subscribe to a number of newspapers and magazines. I need
\nthem to further increase my knowledge. They also reveal to people
\nwho I am when they come to my house," added the admirer of Nelson
\nMandela, the national hero of South Africa.<\/p>\n
In 1997 he and his colleagues in the American company--
\nAndreas Harefa and Agus Santosa -- quit and set up their own
\nhuman resources training firm, Darma Mahardika Institute.<\/p>\n
"The year 1997 was a turning point for me, as I made a crucial
\ndecision in my life to change my position from an employee to
\nthat of an employer," he said.<\/p>\n
Of course he has gone through ups and downs in the business
\nbut his company has been doing well recently. It has secured
\nhuman resource training deals with dozens of private and state-
\nowned companies, including AMEX, Astra, BASF, BCA, Caltex,
\nCharoen Pokphand, Combiphar, Dayin Mitra, Kalbe, Kondur
\nPetroleum, Konimex, Lippo, Ometraco, Indosat, Telkom, PTPN and
\nJiwasraya.<\/p>\n
Together with his partner Andreas Harefa, Jansen, who was born
\nin 1958 in Sukarame village, Sidikalang, has now become a well-
\nknown motivational trainer on achieving success. He has also
\nwritten a number of books, including Ethos21,Strategi Adaptif
\nAbad ke-21 (Adaptive Strategy in the 21st Century), Mengubah
\nPasir Menjadi Mutiara (Creating a Pearl from a Grain of Sand).<\/p>\n
"Now we see this kind of business is growing. Hundreds of
\ncompanies are involved in this business, which has already become
\nan industry ... a success industry. This kind of industry will
\ncontinue to grow, even beyond my lifetime," he said.<\/p>\n
He attributed his business success to his work ethos --
\nguidance based on social norms and values.<\/p>\n
Quoting from his book, Ethos21, he said the work ethos had
\neight principles.<\/p>\n
"First, work as a blessing: I work sincerely and am grateful
\nfor it. Second, work as a mandate: I work truly and shoulder
\nresponsibility.<\/p>\n
"Third, work as a calling: I work meticulously and with
\nintegrity. Fourth, work as self-actualization: I work hard and am
\nfull of spirit. Fifth, work as devotion: I work seriously and am
\nfull of love.<\/p>\n
"Sixth, work as art: I work creatively, with happiness.
\nSeventh, work as honor: I work with persistence and aim for
\nexcellence. Eighth, work as a service: I aim to work perfectly,
\nwith respect."<\/p>\n
He claims that he is the first person in the country -- and
\nperhaps in the world -- who has branded such human resources
\ntraining as an ethos. And as a result he added the word "ethos"
\nto his name, to become Ethos Jansen Sinamo.<\/p>\n
"In all trainings I've given I've always underlined the
\nimportance of an ethos in achieving success," he said, adding
\nthat the work ethos can be even considered as a kind of "secular"
\nreligion.<\/p>\n
Asked why he held such a conviction in spite of the reputation
\nof Indonesia as one of the world's most corrupt countries that
\noften drags down those aiming for success, he said that ethos was
\na set of moral principles; and such principles always emerged
\nfrom a society blighted by moral decadence.<\/p>\n
"Morality comes from religion. All religions emerged from
\nsocieties facing a moral crisis. It is true that this country is
\none of the most corrupt in the world. But we're also witnessing
\nan emerging democracy here. I'm confident, therefore, that
\nIndonesia will experience good development," he said.<\/p>\n
He said that now his pursuit of human resources training was
\nnot only for the sake of business but also in the spirit of
\nmaking more and more people want to revive their spirit of
\nsuccess.<\/p>\n
"Because, if they want to revive the spirit they have to apply
\nthe work ethos -- and that's good for people, their institutions
\nand even for the country," said Jansen.<\/p>",
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