Mr. Gordon projects himself as a hard worker. However, he does not display strong need for achievement and tends to be perform slowly in finishing his daily tasks – a fact that may related to his old age that is very close to retirement stage (he will retire on October 2002).
Naturally Mr. Gordon does not have high intention to be a strong leader nor very high needs to control others. Nonetheless, in his current position as a senior supervisor, he always tries to control and enforce discipline among his staff. But, enforcing discipline proves to be a daunting task for him as he admits that he did not very successfully inspire his staff – especially those who are old, senior and permanent– to build discipline and professionalism. “It may be part of our culture and frankly, it’s very difficult to establish the culture of discipline,” he responded wryly as he tried to explain his job challenges. Continue reading »
Mr. Lance is a highly focused worker. He is tenacious and prefers to attend to matters and dilemmas one at a time. He enjoys his work and treats everything as a learning experience. He aligns religion in everything he does and believes that his employment in Sun Jaya is a great blessing and is God’s gift and plan. He is a highly organized and systematic in doing about his work and even in his life plans. He gives a prime on details and theoretical knowledge. At present, his need for further achievements is low because according to him he has serviced the hotel for 28 long years now and desires to retire soon. Continue reading »
Mr. Joshua has a high regard for details. He is also very organized and systematic in dealing about his work. He gives a greater significance to theoretical aspect of a situation or dilemma rather than the practical side. He is able to do several tasks simultaneously focusing on the more important aspect of the situation. He practices delegation of tasks to his subordinates to ease workload. At present, he appears to be contented in his job and contributions that he had presented to the hotel. Continue reading »
Mr. Sean is a steadfast worker who believes in the spirit of togetherness. He thinks that constant motivation to his subordinates and teamwork are great ways in getting tasks done. For 22 years, he has worked for the hotel and has endured lots of stress and worked during the toughest work hours. However, he persists and never complains because he admits that the work atmosphere “kekeluargaan” has helped and kept him enjoying working for this company through the years. For this, he received an award for Masa Bakti 10 years and 20 years, showing his dedication to the company. Continue reading »
Mr. Benton started work in 1975 from the lowest position as Houseman. For 27 years he has been exposed to only two departments in the hotel – housekeeping and front office departments. This indicates that he has not been exposed to challenging tasks and therefore, has not developed the appropriate skills required in a supervisory role. Although he projects himself as someone who wants to achieve in reality he has not achieved what he hopes to become. This may be attributed to the fact that he is not confident due to his background and therefore, is just working for the sake of working. Continue reading »
Mr. Daniel’s career history dates back in 1979 working his way up from a security guard to his current position as Chief Security. Considering the nature of his job, Mr. Daniel’s work profile is that of a policy conformist who strictly adheres to company rules and regulations. He is highly dependent on company policies but still feels the need for guidance and advice. He regards work as an important and serious obligation. For this, he informed us that he was awarded the Best Guard of the Month in 1987. Continue reading »