It give me great pleasure to pen a few words in conjunction with the launch of Malaysia Leaders national leadership program that commits to develop leadership and instil synergy among leaders from government, political and corporate. Our successes in the 1st edition of “The Book of Malaysia Leaders” have been nothing short of spectacular. The book chart the profile of our distinguish leaders for their contribution, sacrifice and achievement. It was successfully launched by our 5th Prime Minister, YAB Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on 24th July 2008. This is a momentous achievement for us and I wish to congratulate my colleague in the management team and those who have all worked very hard to make this project a reality.
However, we decided to raise the bar even higher through the implementation of this leadership program. Arm with a continuous mandate to enhance leadership cooperation and networking opportunities among Malaysia Leaders, initiatives under this program include “Malaysia Leaders Gala Dinner 2010” that aim to foster greater ties among the Malaysia Leaders Community, while continue with the publication of 2nd edition of “The Book of Malaysia Leaders” to welcome the new era of the nation following the government new leadership.
With the vision to enhance synergy and as recognition for leaders who contribute towards the nation-building, this program will function as an authoritative channel and interactive platform for leadership development towards embracing a culture of high performance. We believe that it will result in the positive change in the leadership mindset, attitude and commitment throughout the nation. This, in turn, will mean upholding the principle behind the 1Malaysia concept that emphasis on "People First, Performance Now" as we work together towards achieving “1Malaysia” and developed country status in the new era of globalisation and liberalisation.
Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to our corporate partners, organizations and individuals for their kind and outstanding support in helping to make this Leadership Program initiative a great success. My gratitude and appreciations also goes to the Prime Minister Office, all the relevant ministries and authorities.
Dato’ Haji Abdul Halim bin Haji Abdul Samad
