OVERVIEW • PART ONE: Managing Change • Part TWO: Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME) • • A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. CHANGE • Never over • Opportunity to those who grasp it • Unlimited opportunities CHANGE • “…. the window through which the future enters your life." • All around you, in many types and shapes • You can bring it about yourself, • or it can come anyway! CHANGE • Happens every day, every moment, everywhere • To live fully we must learn to embrace change and honor it, • even when change arrives with companions, • Fear and Uncertainty • Life is about evolving and actively creating change, • as well as learning how to go with the flow when inevitable change comes our way. • Be inspired and motivated! CHANGE • Learn to view change as a natural phenomenon • Anticipate it and Plan for it • The future is ours to channel in the direction we want to go... • we must continually ask ourselves, • 'What will happen if...?' or better still, • 'How can we make it happen?' " COPING WITH CHANGE • What happens when someone wants you to change? • What happens if someone close to you does something totally unpredictable? • How do you cope with unexpected change... bad news, or problems? COPING WITH CHANGE • Everything working normally until POW! • When that happens, • How do you feel? CHANGE CURVE MAINTENANCE CYCLE Change/ Problem Threat (Attitude) Defensive (Behaviour) DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOUR • Stressful • Conflict • Deterioration in relationships OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE • What did you see? • Opportunity is nowhere? • Opportunity is now here! OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE • • • • • You can choose how you perceive things When things look bad, look for the good... what can I learn from this? what are the opportunities? OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE • Defending any position • Close off ability to see alternatives, and • Potential benefits that other opportunities OPPORTUNITYISNOWHERE • How many opportunities have we lost in our lifetimes because we have not been looking for them • We will never know • We don't have to miss out on anymore GROWTH CYCLE Change/ Problem Opportunity( Attitude) Constructive (Behaviour) IN ANY SITUATION • No matter how bad it may seem • Choose to look for the opportunities it presents IN ANY SITUATION • • • • May not find any... May not be apparent for some time If we don't look for them we will never find them! SUSTAINABLE CHANGE 1. 2. 3. 4. Establish a Sense of Urgency Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition Create a Vision Communicate the Vision SUSTAINABLE CHANGE 5. Empower Others to Act on the Vision 6. Plan for and Create Short-Term Wins 7. Consolidate Improvements and Produce Still More Change 8. Institutionalize New Approaches THINKING • Positive = Faith • Possibility = Focus • Power = Follow Through • "In every crisis there is a message. • Crises are nature's way of forcing change, • breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits • so that something new and better can take their place." BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD! P R O F. D R . A U N G T U N T H E T (AUNGTUNTHET@GMAIL.COM) • Every day you have the opportunity to learn and experience something and someone new • Seize the opportunity • Learn and experience everything you can, and • Use it to change the world PRIORITY AIMS • • • • • • Serve wholeheartedly Strive for Excellence Create Wealth Achieve Objectives Attain Vision Work Ethically CORPORATE VALUES • • • • • • Trust Stewardship Justice Diversity Life Balance Reputation PERSONAL QUALITIES • • • • • Commitment Creativity Joyfulness Care Forgiveness PERSONAL QUALITIES • • • • • • • Serving Others Courage Openness and Honesty Moderation Resourcefulness Prudence Maintaining personal integrity • • • • • • • Be different Stand out from the rest Honest and fair Kindness and respect Go the extra mile to help them Excellent client service Looking out for others' needs BUSINESS ETHICS • • • • How you conduct their business at all times Say yes for yes and No for no No in between BUSINESS ETHICS • Always conducted with honesty • Good ethics makes for good business • Conduct your business in an ethical manner VALUES • Integrity • Commitment to excellence • Commitment to its people P4 (PPPP) PROFIT PEOPLE PLANET PROBITY • “The Principles for Responsible Management Education • have the capacity to take the case for universal values into classrooms on every continent.” PRME • Inspire and champion responsible management education, research and thought leadership • Internationally accepted values principles of the United Nations Global Compact PRME • Process of continuous improvement • New generation of business leaders capable of managing complex challenges faced by business and society in the 21st century PRME • Corporate responsibility and sustainability entered • Not yet embedded in the mainstream of business-related education PRME • Business schools and universities • Adapt curricula, research, teaching methodologies and institutional strategies • New business challenges and opportunities INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION • • • • • Development of current and future managers Adopt Six Principles More relevant to capacities and mission. Report on progress to all stakeholders Exchange effective practices with other academic institutions PRINCIPLE 1 • Purpose • Develop capabilities of students • Future generators of sustainable value for business and society • Inclusive and sustainable global economy PRINCIPLE 2 • Values • Incorporate into academic activities and curricula the values of global social responsibility • United Nations Global Compact PRINCIPLE 3 • Method • Educational frameworks, materials, processes and environments • Effective learning experiences for responsible leadership PRINCIPLE 4 • Research • Engage in conceptual and empirical research • Advances understanding about the role, dynamics, and impact of corporations • Creation of sustainable social, environmental and economic value PRINCIPLE 5 • Partnership • Interact with managers of business corporations • Extend knowledge of challenges in meeting social and environmental responsibilities • Explore jointly effective approaches to meeting these challenges PRINCIPLE 6 • Dialogue • Facilitate and support dialogue and debate among educators, students, business, government, consumers, media, civil society organisations and other interested groups and stakeholders • Critical issues related to global social responsibility and sustainability CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT • • • • Long-term process Framework of general principles Engage faculty and staff Build institutional support A LEARNING NETWORK • Collecting and channeling good practices, • Exchange of existing and state-of-the-art experiences REPORT TO STAKEHOLDERS • Report regularly - annually - on progress to all stakeholders • Public reporting • Ensure credibility • Giving recognition to good performances ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS • Stay "ahead of the curve“ • PRME - internationally recognized framework for adaptation and change BUSINESS SCHOOLS • Closely connected to the community they serve: the corporate world and key stakeholder organizations • Focus basic applied research to new needs and changing operating environments • Right balance between sound scholars and excellent practitioners within their faculty BUSINESS SCHOOLS • Integrate environmental, social and governance issues • Adapt and serve this new demand PRME • Encourage business schools towards a new approach • New needs and expectations of the business world • Demands of a new generation of students PRME • New value proposition • Leading corporations welcome new generation of professionals • Knowledge and skills suited for the new opportunities in the 21st century PRME • Initiative enhance responsible performance • Adaptation to changing demands • Competitiveness in the market • “We need business to give practical meaning and reach • to the values and principles that connect cultures and people everywhere.” GLOBAL COMPACT Two complementary objectives: 1. Mainstream the ten principles in business activities 2. Catalyze actions in support of broader UN goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) GLOBAL COMPACT • Strategic policy initiative to align businesses operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles • in the areas of human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption THE TEN PRINCIPLES • Universal consensus and derived from: • Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDR) • ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work • Rio Declaration on Environment and Development • United Nations Convention Against Corruption HUMAN RIGHTS • Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and • Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses. LABOUR • Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining; • Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour; • Principle 5:: the effective abolition of child labour; and • Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation. ENVIRONMENT • Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges; • Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and • Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies ANTI-CORRUPTION • Principle 10: • Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery. GLOBAL COMPACT • Global and local • Private and public • Voluntary yet accountable • “Learn from yesterday, • Live for today, • Hope for tomorrow.” • • • • “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.”