Digital BABA

By Kardison Lumban Batu, BEc, MSc

Lecturer of Polytechnic State of Pontianak, Business Administration

Westk Kalimantan

When a group takes time out for gathering at a retreat, the whole should gain benefit, it supposed to be and hopefully yes. Any amount of time taken to get away and focus on good leadership and collaboration will bear fruit in the lives of individuals and the social life! With a whole world of needs and possibilities facing us, how do we decide what to give our life and energies to? This retreat has always recognized that offered mutual benefit and contains social value for all of us to implement and apply that common good in Asia in our daily life and environment. From my perspective in the Retreats held in Beijing, our main objective is to eliminate all distractions from each and every barricade to allow the good deed work in a multitude of lives.

Here are a few things I’ve noticed and gained in the Retreat held in Beijing.

•    Renewed and refreshed, we are able to share the key truths that gave us a new perspective in Leadership, Networking, Cooperation, Caring, Social Life, and even Collaboration

•    Unity developed among us at the retreat spreads through the whole week as we return to fellowship and home.

•    Relationships at home are dealt with in a more positive and hopeful manner due to the chance to rest and find renewal in good relationship

•    Revived and restored teachers and leaders are better prepared to encourage and minister.

•    Developing deeper and more trusting relationships among us

•    Inspiring teammates to sprint to the finish on an important project for any purposes

•    Convincing each other on the ability and skill owning

•    Inspiring, encouraging all participants to become lifelong learners and agent of change.

•    Creating enthusiasm and negotiating during a difficult change

•    Negotiating a complex contract that benefits all sides

•    Nurturing a corporate culture that engenders loyalty and retention

•    Being Present not pretentious.

•    Reaching Out not looking down.

•    Understanding the role of the effective leader in an organization

•    Ability to assess our natural leadership style, and identify areas for development and improvement.

•    Learning how to make decisions to involve team members to a lesser or greater degree, depending on the circumstances of each situation.

•    Learning to communicate, delegate, and follow through effectively, to help the team deliver organization results and develop group capacities and strengths

Why should you go to retreat?

•    Leadership sharing. We have learnt on leadership by sharing the leadership skill since all the participants noticeable an enthusiastic person and available for future leader.

•    To get acquainted. Others benefit by gaining acquainted, the result of networking is always been fruitful.

•    To have Fun. It was a great moment and golden opportunity to have you all there and having fun as well.

I do strongly believe that in our deepest heart that we have strong wish to have reunion again, please do not let us meet once in a life time. Hopefully we can encounter at the next BABA, meeting, seminar, workshop or even the summit of Asian Leader in the near future. Keep you all in my heart.