Monthly Archives: January 2014

ABRAHAM LINCOLN [1809-1865] IN HIS OWN WORDS

Posted on January 30, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. Speech, Republican State Convention, Springfield, Illinois [June 16, 1858]  Nobody has ever expected me to be president. In my poor, lean lank face nobody has ever seen that … Continue reading →

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THE SURPRISE OF HARRY S. TRUMAN [1884-1972]

Posted on January 28, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

It is an old story that unexpected demands sometimes reveal unsuspected strengths; but rarely has the story played itself out more dramatically than in the case of Harry S. Truman. The historic context offered the perfect challenge to a potential … Continue reading →

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SUKARNO !!!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

Peristiwa ini terjadi di Manhattan, New York City, terjadi di pertengahan tahun 1970an (entah 1975, 1976 atau 1977) ketika saya bekerja di kantor pusat Citibank N.A. Pada suatu sore, tidak seperti biasanya, karena merasa lelah sekali, saya naik taksi pulang … Continue reading →

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A TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER: NELSON MANDELA [1918-2013]

Posted on January 24, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

South Africa was ruled by a white minority government for much of the past 200 years. Although blacks made up over 75 percent of the populace, whites owned most of the property, ran most of the businesses, and controlled virtually … Continue reading →

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MAHATMA GANDHI [1869-1948] IN HIS OWN WORDS

Posted on January 22, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

EQUALITY: There will never be real equality so long as one feels inferior or superior to the other.  FASTING:  Of what use is it to force the flesh merely if the spirit refuses to cooperate? You may starve even unto … Continue reading →

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DAUD DIURAPI MENJADI RAJA

Posted on January 21, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

Dalam kurun waktu yang relatif singkat, rakyat Indonesia akan merayakan Pesta Demokrasi, di bulan April memilih para wakil rakyat di bidang legislatif, dan beberapa bulan kemudian memilih seorang Presiden R.I. dari beberapa orang capres yang mencalonkan diri. Tokoh pemimpin macam … Continue reading →

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A TALL MAN: ABRAHAM LINCOLN [1809-1865]

Posted on January 21, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

On his way from Springfield to Washington, for the inauguration, many men stepped up to the platform to stand back-to-back with Lincoln, and measure their height against his. Most of them were shorter. In Pittsburgh a husky coal-heaver proved to … Continue reading →

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BELAJAR KEPEMIMPINAN DARI MATSUSHITA

Posted on January 19, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

Nama Matsushita atau lengkapnya Konosuke Matsushita [1894-1989] kiranya tidak begitu asing bagi telinga mereka yang menekuni bidang kepemimpinan dan manajemen. John Kotter, guru besar di Harvard Business School dalam tulisannya (Matsushita Leadership, New York: Free Press, 1997) menjulukinya sebagai seorang … Continue reading →

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SAUL: PEMIMPIN YANG GAGAL

Posted on January 18, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

Pada hari ini, bacaan Kitab Suci pertama dalam Misa adalah tentang Saul, raja pertama bangsa Israel. Ceritanya saya petik secara verbatim dari Kitab Suci Perjanjian Lama dalam tiga alinea berikut ini: PETIKAN DARI KITAB SUCI PERJANJIAN LAMA [1Samuel 9:1-4,17-19;10:1] Ada … Continue reading →

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WINSTON CHURCHILL [1874-1965] IN HIS OWN WORDS

Posted on January 18, 2014 by tiardjaindrapradja

In this crisis I think I may be pardoned if I do not address the House at any length today, and I hope that any of my friends and colleagues or former colleagues who are affected by the political reconstruction … Continue reading →

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