Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Shahril Shamsuddin
Observant
In
general meaning, observant means quick to notice or alert. Observant also is a
trait that successful entrepreneur always use. In this context, observant is
use by the managers to search for the problem in the community and create a
product or services that can be used by people. Besides that, the managers also
will analyse the strength a weakness of the organization to improve their
quality in planning, organizing, leading and controlling. An article entitled
“Carroll Business Path : Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs” written by Jon
Weetman has describe the meaning of observant as a traits of successful
entrepreneur. It says that the best entrepreneurs are very aware of the world
around them. They pay attention. In fact, most ideas come from seeing things
for what they are. They have noticed that something can be done, made or
delivered better. The most basic premise of marketing is to find a need fill
it. Based on the meaning, we can say that a good entrepreneur must quick to
notice what the issues are being discussed around the world. Some examples are
the rate of our money (Malaysia Ringgit) and Syria refugees. These issues are
the problems that need to be solved. As a successful entrepreneur, they will
observe the problem and make a strategic planning to overcome this problem whether
in a short or a long term period.
Tan
Sri Dato’ Seri Shahril Shamsuddin is a good example of famous entrepreneur who
has the trait of observant. Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Shahril Shamsuddin is currently
the President and Group Chief Executive Officer and non-independent executive
Director of Sapura Kencana Petroleum Berhad since 9 December 2011. Dato’
Shahril believes that to achieve greater success because it already has become
part of his character. He makes his father as his mentor. He adore his father who
worked hard for his business, provided them the best education, and it became
the impetus for him to be like his father. He observed the people around that
inspired him, and he makes his father as a good example to learn to be like
him.
Before the year of
1997, he was working with family-owned business, telecom Sapura, was installing
software-management systems at Kuala Lumpur airport, introducing pre-paid phone
cards and rolling out a mobile-phone network. However, the fast changing market
conditions and red ink hits Sapura, Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Shahril Shamsuddin was
started to realize he has to change direction. He left the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology to work on a master’s in technology management and in
1997 he was ready to jump into an entirely different industry, oil and gas. He
worked hard for it and he has steered the company into a range of new
businesses and projects in Malaysia, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, China,
West Africa and several other countries. Mokhzani Mahathir, the second son of
Malaysia’s our fourth prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad. He merged his Kencana
Petroleum with Shamsuddin’s outfit in 2012, and given the newly formed Sapura
Kencana the breadth and depth of operations to bid for the biggest contracts
around the world. Most importantly, by today Sapura Kencana Petroleum competes
globally to supply offshore exploration and drilling services to giants such as
Exxon Mobil, Shell, BP and Chevron. 
Visionary
Any
success in life must always begin with a vision. A visionary entrepreneur is
one who is able to see what others are not able to see. In other words this
class of entrepreneurs have the right kind of picture in their mind that lets
them know what will be the outcome of their business venture. While every
business in an investment, entrepreneurs are actually into building an asset.
When the business unfolds and flourishes the way you wanted it to, then you
would either prefer to keep it or sell it. If you are keeping it, the meaning
is you are buying your business yourself. Remember, you will always want to buy
something that is really worth the price and this should be the prime concern
of an entrepreneur in developing the business to excellent heights. A visionary
entrepreneur does exactly this when he ventures into his business idea.
Visionary entrepreneurs differ from business owners in the sense that they have
a prior vision of what they want to do and achieve in their life. Vision is
important because to success of a business since no one wants to wind up a
business after years of toiling with it as an overworked and underpaid
employee. Visionary entrepreneurs work with a vision of how their business is
going to do in every detail connected with it and what it is likely to produce.
They always strive hard to put workable and right system in place to turn their
vision into reality. This is where a visionary entrepreneur differs from others
and this mind set helps him or her reap overwhelming success from the venture.
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One of the example of
entrepreneur who has the trait of visionary is Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai, which is
the founder of Top Glove Group of Companies which was established in 1991. Tan
Sri Lim brought a wealth of experience in the marketing of consumers’ products
while he was the Sales Manager of a subsidiary company of OYL Industries Bhd.
He is a visionary person, he applied the marketing skills of consumers’
products and made a change by running rubber glove business by manufacturing
and trading business which started with only three production lines. Under Tan
Sri Lim’s visionary stewardship, Top Glove has since grown to be world’s
largest rubber glove manufacturer, capturing about 25% of the world market
share. He set the vision and goals to complete in his business based on his
vision of Top Glove Group’s future. To be success in future consistently, Tan
Sri Lim gas set the business rules for the company for his employees to follow,
such as do not lose our shareholders’ money, do not lose our health, do not lose
our temper and do not lose our customers. He always ensure that the improvement
quality of product is with Company’s Quality Policy, efficiency of employees
and innovation in products. The trait of visionary on Tan Sri Lim Wee Chai made
him success in his business field and received about 10 awards about his
achievement, and contribution to company.
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