samudra

Maximising Leadership Skills through
an Inspirational Workshop
Leaders from the Singapore National Co-operative Federation (SNCF) service sector
co-operatives came together to attend the workshop on “Inspirational Leadership
for Global Challenge”, which was organised by the SNCF Service Sector Committee.
Catered especially for SNCF service sector co-operatives, the Workshop is part of its
corporate development programme and was held at Batam from 18 to 19 October 2008.
A total of 40 leaders from various service sector co-operatives participated in the Workshop. Representing Seacare Co-operative
Ltd were Mr Harun Bin Salleh, Mr Yusof Bin Abd Rahman, Mr Chung Keng Meng and Mr Michael Tham.
The two-day Workshop explored a range of topics which included expectation management; anticipating and being ready for
change as well as focus management. Leaders also gathered tips on how to be prepared for change, especially in the working
world, and to carefully plan to ensure future employability and realise the necessity to manage potential stress that arise from
this change.
The participants also acquired newer skills in the area of interaction with the people they lead, in order to inspire and motivate
them in what they do. In addition to that, the Workshop also covered ways in which leaders and co-operatives can work together
to face the wave of change while focusing on lifelong learning as a long-term investment for individuals who are in the cooperative
sector.
For our Seacare representatives, the Workshop has indeed provided them with an enriching experience and prepared them
beforehand, on how to approach and manage situations that can arise in the co-operative context and we look forward to provide
our continued support towards SNCF’s programmes to contribute towards improving the service sector co-operatives.
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