Sunday, June 22, 2008

Hot air balloon management - John Maxwell

Story of management in a hot air balloon - story by John Maxwell

This is interesting

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John C. Maxwell The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

John C. Maxwell The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership

This is excellent

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Randy Pausch - Last Lecture

What will you do if you know you are dying?
This lecture has been downloaded more than 10 million times.
Enjoy the lecture, and apply what you learn.

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

Buddhist Business Seminar - 19/7/08

1) Buddhist Business Seminar

Objective: “To help fellow Buddhists Businessmen and Employees to have a better understanding in practicing Buddhist values in their Business and working environment.”

Date : 19 July 2008 (Saturday)

Time : 9.30am - 5.30pm

Venue : Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya

Fee : Life Member - RM80 BBN Member - RM180

BHP ecard partners - RM200 Non- Member- RM280

Closing Date : 5 July 2008

*Limited to only 100* pax on a FIRST-COME-FIRST SERVE Basis.

EARLY BIRDS –Limited to 25pax only – sign up before 22 June 2008

FREE – 1 CD by Ajahn Bravamansho titled - "Buddhism in the Business World"

FREE – 1 Book by Dr YKK titled "Creative Business Challenges"


*Reminder* BBN members whose membership has expired 31-12-2007, you can
take the opportunity to RENEW your 2008 membership & pay a LOWER price.

Program

8.30am Registration
9.30am Address by Organising Chairman
9.45am Keynote Speaker: Danai ChanChaoChai – “ Dhamma in Business”
10.45am Tea Break
11.15am Commercial Break-BHP Ecard
11.30am Danai ChanChaoChai
12.30pm Lunch
1.45pm Commercial Break-Buddhist Business Directory

2.00pm Mr Wei Chuan Beng – “Business Competition – “Dhamma as the Winning Edge"
3.00pm Tea Break
3.30pm Mr Chim Siew Choon – “Living a Balance Life as a Buddhist in Business”
4.30pm Q& A
5.30pm End of seminar

Register Now !! Please download the registration form here !!

**As a Participant** - When you register for this seminar, you will get the privilege of:-
1. Promoting yourself – A 1-page Personal Profile will be distributed to all 100 participants
2. 1st Buddhist Business Directory – Priority Registration & Enrollment
3. Opportunity to Serve as BBN facilitators/Co-ordinators
4. 1st hand news on the activities launching for the rest of the 2008


**As a Sponsor** - You can also become the Sponsors for this event which
will entitle you the privileges as follow:

1. Main Sponsor - RM5,000*
-Company Logo at Backdrop
-2 FREE participants
-1 FREE dinner with Speaker on eve of event
-VIP seating in front row
-Lunch - seated with Speakers for 2
-FREE Booth at foyer - meals provided for 2 staff

2.Co-Sponsor - RM3,000*
- Company Logo at Backdrop
-1 FREE participant
-VIP seating in front row
-Lunch-seated with Speakers
-FREE Booth at foyer - meals provided for 2 staff

Introducing BBN International Keynote Speaker

From our friendly neighbour from the north, Thailand, Danai Chanchaochai is known as a “Dhamma Ambassador” because of his diplomatic initiatives at home and abroad.

March 2006 - Became the FIRST Thai businessman invited by Oxford University to speak on : “The Buddhist Tradition as a resource for Business Life’.

He said:
- “Business is driven by figures, bottom-lines, achieving growth and maximizing profits – in short GREED!! “
- “I saw everything in our lives-work, leisure, friends, partners, faith – are all inseparable from Dhamma
- How following the precepts of the dhamma can benefit your life & work.
- Dhamma is Nature, Dhamma is Work.
- In his Office – meeting rooms are named after Buddhist sites – Bodhgaya, Lumbini, Varanasa and Kushinagar.

Mr Danai Chanchaochai
CEO - DC Consultants and Marketing Communications Ltd
- Graduated from Clayton High School, St. Louis, Missouri – on a AFS Scholarship
- Thammasat University, Thailand & Gothenberg University, Sweden - Master’s degree in Marketing
- Assumption University, Bangkok - BBA (First Class Honors)
- DC Consultants – Thailand’s leading public relations and marketing communications firm, as well as a premier publishing house under the DMG brand currently headed by Danai.
January 2007- Set up DMG Academy to blend the teachings of Lord Buddha to modern m
anagement. He wrote the popular ‘Dharma Moments’ which contains contemporary advice in words that are easy to understand.
2007 - Appointed by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont to The National Identity Board. Formed Konrujai Club, which aims to spread the concept of modern Dharma and Vipassana meditation where everyone can apply in their everyday lives.

Introducing BBN 2nd Speaker

The 2nd Speaker is non-other than Bro Wei Chuan Beng. Well known in the tele-communication industry and a leader in its own domain. In one of the most competitive industry in the world, Bro Wei has started from a nobody to build his dream to list his company in the Malaysia Bursa. Now being a formidable force to be reckon they are presented worldwide.

This is your opportunity to have the access to find our how this Speaker managed to survive in this competitive business world and at the same time using the Buddhist values to guide him through turbulent times of up & down.

Mr Wei Chuan Beng
Group MD - REDtone International Bhd
- Founder and Group Managing Director of REDtone International Berhad (RIB)
- Deputy Chairman for the Association of the Computer & Multimedia Malaysia (PIKOM)
- Education Co-Chair for the Exclusive Young Presidents' Organization (YPO)
- Member of the National Broadband Plan Committee in Malaysia
- Completed an Entrepreneur Development Program from the renowned MIT Sloan School of Management in USA
Responsibilities & Achievements
-18 years’ experience in ICT (information, communications and technology) and management.
- Building REDtone and transforming it into a full-fledged alternative communications service provider.
- Managing the Group's overall business, expanding its overseas markets and financial-related matters.
- Strengthening REDtone's overseas business with current operations in Singapore, Hong Kong, Pakistan and China.
- REDtone have won a string of 20 awards over the last 11 years in Malaysia & abroad
- First company in its industry to be listed on the Malaysian Exchange of Securities Dealing & Automated Quotation (MESDAQ) market of Bursa Malaysia.
Introducing BBN 3rd Speaker

Many of us hear others saying – "I want to do Charity and contribute to community BUT got NO TIME, Very Busy with work!!"

Mr Chim Siew Choon
MD - Mega Energy Sdn Bhd

How Bro Chim can find time to serve the Buddhist community in so many positions and yet most importantly TIME with his lovely family?
Managing his own business since 1994, he has served in the Buddhist Community as:
-President of Subang Jaya Buddhist Association (SJBA) Since 1991
- Secretary- MPSJ Resident Committee
- Organising Chairman-1st United Malaysian DhammaFarers Dhamma Speaker Course
- Advisor – Buddhist Business Network

For enquiries, please call Sock Fong at 03-5631 5271 or 012-9336782 or email at gohsockfong@gmail.com