Protokol Malaysia – Bentuk Panggilan Yang Tepat

Penulis : Datuk Abdullah Ali

Penerbit : Marshall Cavendish

Harga : RM 49.90

RINGKASAN (Sebagaimana yang dinyatakan di kulit buku)

Ini merupakan panduan autoritatif bagi protokol dan bentuk panggilan yang tepat untuk digunakan apabila menyapa orang Malaysia yang bergelar dan tidak bergelar – daripada Seri Paduka baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong hinggalah kepada org kebanyakkan. Panduan ini juga merupakan yang pertama dan satu – satunya panduan lengkap bagi sistem gelaran Malaysia yang kompleks. buku ini menyenaraikan semua darjah dan gelaran yang ada di negara ini, bersama – sama akronim dan gelaran kehormatnya. Berpandukan buku ini, kita boleh mengetahui sumber sesuatu akronim tertentu yang mengiringi nama orang Malaysia, dan cara bagaimana seharusnya kita menyapa pemiliknya.

Penulis juga menunjukkan kod pakain yang sesuai bagi majlis rasmi yang formal dan tidak formal, acara yang dijangka, bagaimana mengundang dan menerima VIP, tingkah laku atau ucapan yang diterima ( dan tidak boleh dimaafkan) ketika RAJA atau anggota Kerajaan atau juga pentadbiran yang berpangkat tinggi turut hadir. Beliau turut memberi panduan untuk struktur kakitangan Kabinet, Perkhidmatan Perundangan dan Kehakiman, pasukanPertahanan, dan Kor Diplomatik dan Konsul Malaysia kerana pengetahuan tentang struktur kerajaan dan pentadbiran penting untuk memahami protokol

Ilustrasi yang terdapat dalam buku ini adalah tentang pemakaian tanda kebesaran yang betul, contoh kad undangan dan majlis VIP serta menghadap raja. Buku ini merupakan rujukan yang tidak termilai bagi ahli perniagaan dan diplomat asing atau Malaysia.

 

ULASAN

Buku ini menyediakan rujukan yang penting, terutamanya ketika mengendalikan sesuatu majlis rasmi. Terutamanya majlis yang melibatkan Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di Pertuan Agong. Rujukan lengkap meliputi dari proses pra persediaan sebelum majlis, cara menghantar dan menulis kad jemputan, susun atur tempat duduk serta protokol.

Susunan ayat yang ringkas, padat dan menarik serta mudah difahami. Turut boleh didapati di dalam versi bahasa Inggeris, buku ini adalah sesuatu yang wajib dimiliki oleh semua pegawai kerajaan (terutamanya).

 

SINK OR SWIM – New Job. New Boss. 12 Weeks To Get It Right

Author : Milo Sindell M.S & Thuy Sindell Ph.D

Publisher: Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company

Price : RM 49.90

 

SUMMARY ( as written on the book’s cover)

1 in 4 employees won’t make it through their first year on the job- Will you?

No worries. Sink of Swim shows you how to be a top performer from day one. In today’s job market, getting to “yes” doesn’t mean getting a break. Like most new employees today, you’ll probably get thrown into your position with little or no training. You’ll have to “sink or swim” in the first 90 days – or face termination.

With week by week charts, and straight forward no B.S. information, Sink or Swim enables you to decode the company’s culture, discern what your priorities should be, and survive and thrive in your first 12 weeks – no matter what industry you’re in.

 

REVIEW

No matter if you are a fresh graduates or experience profesionals, this book provides guidelines on how to adapt to your new working environments. With week by week charts, readers would be able to record their progress within 12 weeks. 

Simple english and informative, this book is the kind that you should not necessary have, but would definately be a great help should you own one.

 

p/s: but peeps, at the end, good PR and Networking skills are the Master Solutions to lots of problems in this world

MALAYSIA’S FOREIGN POLICY – Continuity & Change

Edited by : Abdul Razak Baginda

Publisher : Marshall Cavendish

Price : RM 55.00

 

Summary (as written on the book’s cover)

Despite malaysia’s active role in the global arena, there is not much work written on the subject. This book may help to fill the large gaps in the literature of Malaysia/s ties with the world and specifically, of Malaysia’s foreign policy. It was edited by Abdul Razak Baginda, Executive Director of the Malaysian Strategic Research Center (MSRC), an independant non-profit organization whose primary mission is to promote knowledge on Malaysia and the region, covering areas such as political development, economic, national and regional security as well as social issues.

Abdul Razak Baginda invited well known writers to contribute to this book. As a result, its collection of articles touch on various aspects of Malaysia’s relations with the world, including the economic factor in Malaysia Foreign Policy, its relations with ASEAN, Europe and Africa as well as its role in the United Nations. In today’s world, economic and trade issues have come to dominate international relations. As a result, Malaysia continues to place its well-being at the core of its foreign policy and there are no indications that this will ever alter, as the country is very much part of the global system.

 

REVIEW

The contributors to this book are Dr.Hassan Ali, Dr.Pamela Sodhy, Dr. Tang Siew Mun, Dr.Mohd Azhari Karim, Dr.Ruhanas Harun, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad and Dr. Hamidin Hamid.

Articles in the book described the evolution of Malaysia’s Foreign Policy from pre-independent until now. It covers Malaysia’s bilateral and multilateral relations and how those relations were influenced by current political situation internal and external.

Easy to understand , the book is a good reference for understanding more about Malaysia Foreign Policy.

 p/s; another book for PTK!!!