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Jokowi Pins Reform Hopes On Economic Team

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has appointed professionals to strategic posts on his economic team, providing a breath of fresh air for investors seeking the implementation of economic reforms in Indonesia amid challenges faced by the global economy.

The economic team that will steer Southeast Asia’s largest economy in the next five years comprises Coordinating Economic Minister Sofyan Djalil, Finance Minister Bambang Brodjonegoro, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sudirman Said, Trade Minister Rachmat Gobel and National Development Planning Board (Bappenas) head Adrinof Chaniago.

Appointees who have raised eyebrows due to their political affiliations are Industry Minister Saleh Husin, a businessman-cum-politician from the Hanura Party, as well as State-Owned Enterprises Minister Rini Soemarno, a close aide to Megawati Soekarnoputri, the chairwoman of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), which backed Jokowi’s presidency.

Jokowi’s economic lineup, nonetheless, is still seen by analysts as superior to the choices of his predecessor Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who picked politicians for his strategic economic posts such as coordinating economic minister, as well as energy and mineral resources minister.

Jokowi has inherited an economy in which growth, at 5.1 percent in the second quarter, has slowed to its lowest level in four years, with limited fiscal space to boost growth amid the prevailing global uncertainties.

“There are a few names that may be deemed less than ideal, but overall this is a solid set of ministers,” said John D. Rachmat, an analyst with Mandiri Sekuritas. “A good beginning. Much remains to be done, but we believe the stock market will react positively to this solid start.”

Jokowi has said that economic growth of 7 percent is attainable, with top-priority programs including reducing the budget-straining fuel subsidy and being self-sufficient in staple foods such as sugar, corn, rice and wheat flour within three to four years.

Bambang, who will lead the Finance Ministry, was known as an outspoken and no-nonsense official during his time as deputy finance minister in the previous administration. Acting as his deputy is Mardiasmo, formerly the chief of the Development Finance Comptroller (BPKP).

Jokowi fulfilled his promise to appoint a professional to lead the graft-ridden Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, which will be led by Sudirman Said, the president director of state-owned weapons maker PT Pindad and a former expert staffer at state-owned oil and gas firm PT Pertamina.

Sudirman was a person with integrity, excellent leadership skills and a clean track record, said Brawijaya University economist Ahmad Erani Yustika, who pointed to the new minister’s active role in the Indonesian Transparency Society (MTI) in the past.

Meanwhile, the appointment of Rachmat as the trade minister won praise from economists, though the same could not be said for Rini and Saleh who were chosen as state-owned enterprises minister and industry minister, respectively.

Rachmat is a successful businessman known for his tough management style in leading PT Panasonic Gobel Indonesia.

“Rachmat Gobel meets the criteria [of a good minister] and he has a great deal of experience in trade, such as in the creation of new markets,” argued Latif Adam, an economist with the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). “One of our major trade challenges will be to diversify export products and destinations, and I believe he can attain higher goals for trade.

However, Latif gave a low score for the industry minister post, which was filled by politician Saleh, a businessman with a relatively unknown track record, besides his rags-to-riches story of coming from Rote Island in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to build a successful business empire in Jakarta.

“We have so many weaknesses in our industry and such a strategic post should have been filled by a more capable figure,” Latif said. Without the support of the industrial sector, the downstream sector might not accelerate as fast as expected, he added. 

Direct sentence :

1. John D. Rachmat said  “There are a few names that may be deemed less than ideal, but overall this is a solid set of ministers,” said John D. Rachmat

2. Latif said “We have so many weaknesses in our industry and such a strategic post should have been filled by a more capable figure,” Latif said

Indirect sentence :

1. John D. Rahmad said that there were a few names that might be deemed less than ideal, but overall that was a solid set of ministers.

2. Latif said that they had so many weakness in their industry and such a strategic post should have been filled by a solid set of ministers.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 9 (MAKALAH)

                                                                             

How To Successfully Begin a Conversation In Business

Dr. Lund shared that men in general and women in business settings (so men all the time, and women mostly in a work setting only), want to know three things before they are willing to enter into a conversation with you:

1.  Is what you want to talk about going to be painful?

2.  How long is it going to take?

3.  When you are done talking, what do you want from me?

If they don’t know these three things up front, they will make excuses to avoid  your call or to avoid talking to you on the phone.  The same applies if you come into contact with them in person. He shared that your manager or boss in a work setting will always want to know those three things in advance of agreeing to a conversation as well. The reason he gave was that men and executive women always want to know the exit to the conversation before they feel safe engaging in it.

So for example, if you are calling a client, the very first thing you may want to  say is: “I realize how busy you are so I will only need one minute of your time   to let you know about __________.”  This way the other person knows it will be quick and painless and that you just want to give them a few facts on the call    that will only last a minute. Now they can relax and listen to you as you share    the requested info. Otherwise, without knowing if the call will be long and painful, they may try to make an excuse that they can’t talk right now, etc.

Same thing goes for a sales team. They call a prospective client and the first thing out of their mouth needs to be something to the effect of, “I realize that your time is very valuable so I will only need two minutes to schedule a time for a second call where I can do a 10-minute demonstration of our ___________.”

Same advice applies for approaching your manager or boss to set up a meeting. Let them know if it will be painful, how long it will take and the end result you are asking for – they will be much more apt to schedule a time for you.

How to successfully conduct a conversation in business:

Dr. Lund shared some amazing tips on how to better understand the way we interpret communication from others.  He also revealed some very interesting statistics on this topic. He said that when someone else communicates with us, the way we interpret their message is based on the following three things:

55% is based on their facial expressions and their body language.

37% is based on the tone of their voice.

8% is based on the words they say.

Dr. Lund said that these percentages above are the averages across both men and women together, but that if you looked at women alone they would even give greater weight to the facial expression and body language and even less on the words. This tells us that it is critical that we become very self-aware of how our body language is speaking to others as well as the tone we use. One thing I always recommend to people is to keep a small mirror by your office phone so that when you are on the phone talking to people you can look in the mirror because it makes you more aware of the facial expressions you have, which makes you smile more, which in turn ends up coming through in your tone of voice over the phone. It works wonders on how well you come off on a phone call, trust me!

Success in business is greatly impacted for better or worse by the way in which we communicate. Happiness in our personal lives is also greatly dependent on this very same skill. If you don’t believe me just ask any married couple!  Becoming a good communicator takes practice and consistent attention and effort on our part, and it is a skill that we cannot afford to overlook. There is no doubt that we can all benefit from Dr. Lund’s tips on how to better approach people when we begin a conversation, as well as his advice that we “don`t communicate to be understood; rather, communicate so as not to be misunderstood.”39

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 8

THE SENTENCES WHICH HAVE BUSINESS TERMS

1.      Riza open accounts on Permata Bank to make him easier took the salary.

2.      To open bakery shop Mita needs bank loan to build it.

3.      Sita studies in major Economics, because she want to be an entrepreneur.

4.      Adhi pay his debt late, so he ask grace to the leasing company.

5.      Nabila want to buy a new laptop , she buy a laptop use the credit card.

6.      My mother enjoy shopping at Ramayana Department Store because they give the factory price,so my mother can spent her money less.

7.      Indonesia has abundant natural resources and we need human resources who have good quality to cultivate it.

8.      The corruptor who did corruption got dirty money and do money laundry to few accounts.

9.      People usually investment their money to Bursa Efek Jakarta to gain the profit.

10.  Ratih and Mela as the volunteers on flood shelter  victim, they do impose job sharing.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 7

 A SENTENCE WHICH HAVE BUSINESS TERMS

1.      Some of these services will search out latent customers demand, others will not survive.

2.      At the time of the inquiry, the trustees were on the point of renewing the lease with their new landlord.

3.      He was granted a license to sell spirits in 1870, an activity that continued until the early 1980's.

4.      Indonesia has the biggest export in the world is Petroleum.

5.      Outsourcing makes it possible for small business and freelance workers survive in this tough times.

6.      Do not barter the price down unreasonably to a wage which they cannot live.

7.      The intention was to compile an inventory of ancient culture.

8.      Tax lien or higher interest rate taken the property to find work.

9.      The third thing is the utter bankruptcy of the Laodicean Church.

10.  The relative weakness of the bond is reflected in the bond enthalpy

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 6

 EQUIVALENT WORD LIST OF BUSINESS FROM INDONESIA INTO ENGLISH

1.      Permintaan - Demand 

2.      Sewa - Lease 

3.      Surat izin Usaha - License 

4.      Ekspor - Export

5.      Alih Daya - Outsourcing 

6.      Tukar Menukar - Barter 

7.      Inventaris - Inventory

8.      Hak Gadai - Lien 

9.      Bangkrut - Bankruptcy 

10.  Obligasi - Bond

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 5

EQUIVALENT WORD LIST OF BUSINESS FROM ENGLISH INTO INDONESIA

1.       Accounts – Rekening

2.       Bank loan – Pinjaman bank

3.      Credit card  – Kartu kredit

4.       Dirty money – Uang haram

5.       Entrepreneur – Pengusaha

6.       Factory price – Harga pabrik

7.       Grace – Perpanjangan waktu

8.       Human resources – Sumber daya manusia (SDM)

9.       Investment – Investasi (Penanaman Modal)

10.   Job Sharing – Pembagian kerja

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION 4 (CV)

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Data

Name                          : Mochamad Rasyid Hanafi

Date of Birth               : Jakarta, September 27th 1993

Sex                              : Male

Address                       : St. Bangun Nusa 1 num. 4, Cengkareng, West Jakarta

Religion                      : Islam

Marital Status             : Single

Height/Weight           : 170cm/61kg

Personal Skill

·         Language       : Indonesian-English (fluent)

·         Computer Literate      : Microsoft Office

Formal Education

2000-2005       : SDS Kertapawitan

2006-2008       : SMPN 45 Jakarta

2009-2011       : SMAN 84 Jakarta

Studying at Gunadarma University Faculty of English majoring Literature

Organization Experiences

·         Member of Wapo Crew Event Organizer

Work Experiences

·         Register Overseas for Trade Ministry

·         Co-Owner Bag store

Email Address    :        rasyidhanafi@gmail.com      

Mobile Number :        085710119816

PIN                       :      766C31CC