Ketika langit dan bumi bersatu, bencana dan keberuntungan sama saja.

Sering kali aku berkata,

ketika orang memuji milikku,

bahwa sesungguhnya ini hanya titipan,

bahwa mobilku hanya titipan Nya,

bahwa rumahku hanya titipan Nya,

bahwa hartaku hanya titipan Nya,
bahwa putraku hanya titipan Nya,

tetapi, mengapa aku tak pernah bertanya,

mengapa Dia menitipkan padaku?

Untuk apa Dia menitipkan ini pada ku?

Dan kalau bukan milikku, apa yang harus kulakukan untuk milik Nya ini?

Adakah aku memiliki hak atas sesuatu yang bukan milikku?

Mengapa hatiku justru terasa berat, ketika titipan itu diminta kembali oleh-Nya?

Ketika diminta kembali,

kusebut itu sebagai musibah,

kusebut itu sebagai ujian,

kusebut itu sebagai petaka,

kusebut dengan panggilan apa saja untuk melukiskan bahwa itu adalah derita.

Ketika aku berdoa,

kuminta titipan yang cocok dengan hawa nafsuku,

aku ingin lebih banyak harta,

ingin lebih banyak mobil,

lebih banyak rumah,

lebih banyak popularitas,

dan kutolak sakit,

kutolak kemiskinan,

Seolah ...

semua "derita" adalah hukuman bagiku.

Seolah ...

keadilan dan kasih Nya harus berjalan seperti matematika:

aku rajin beribadah, maka selayaknyalah derita menjauh dariku, dan Nikmat dunia kerap menghampiriku.

Kuperlakukan Dia seolah mitra dagang, dan bukan Kekasih.

Kuminta Dia membalas "perlakuan baikku", dan menolak keputusanNya yang tak sesuai keinginanku,

Gusti, padahal tiap hari kuucapkan,

hidup dan matiku hanyalah untuk beribadah...

"ketika langit dan bumi bersatu, bencana dan keberuntungan sama saja"

WS Rendra

What is Self managed power team?

Another type of team commonly being used in organizations is the self directed or self managed team. A self managed work team is a formal group of employees that operates without a manager and is responsible for a complete work process or segment that delivers a product or services to an external or internal customer. Nearly 70 per cent of the Fortune 1000 organizations have implemented self managed work teams. Typically this kind of team has control over its work pace, determines work assignments and when breaks are taken, and inspects its own work. Fully self managed work teams even select their own members and have the members evaluate each other’s performance. As a result, supervisory positions take on decreased importance and may even be eliminated.

How do Cross functional Teams operate?

A formal group of employees that operates without a manager and is responsible for a complete work process or segment that delivers a product or service to an external or internal customer.

The next type of team we will identify is the cross functional work team, which consists of employees from about the same hierarchical level but from different work areas in the organization. Workers are brought together to accomplish a particular task.

Many organizations have used cross functional teams for years. For example, Orissa was the first state in the Indian Union as well as the first region in south Asia to bring about reform in the electricity sector. Under the reform program, the former Orissa State Electricity Board was unbundled into generation, transmission (GRIDCO) an distribution (DISTCO) and the four distribution zones were privatized through the process of international competitive bidding. The change initiative entailed overcoming a lot of resistance from the employees. In order to overcome resistance to change, employee involvement initiatives in the form of suggestions schemes and cross functional teams were out into practice. However, the popularity of cross functional work teams exploded in the late 1980s. All the major automobile manufacturers including Toyota, DaimlerChrysler, Nissan, General Motors, Ford, Honda, and BMW have turned to this form of team in order to coordinate complex projects. For example, following its acquisition of Korea based DWCV, Tata Motors in India is planning to introduce cross functional teams in its medium truck segment, making it more internationally oriented. ONGC (Oil and natural Gas Commission) had taken the help of UK based consultants Gaffney Cline Associates. Over 200 cross functional teams had interacted with the Gaffney experts, which helped ONGC develop multi disciplinary mode of functioning where a team of people drawn form various disciplines such as exploration, drilling and production work towards a goal.

Cross functional teams is also an effective way to allow employees form diverse areas within an organization to exchange information, develop new ideas, solve problems, and coordinate complex tasks. But cross functional teams can be difficult to manage. The early stages of development (e.g. storming) are often time consuming as members learn to work with diversity and complexity. This difficulty with diversity however can be tuned into an advantage. For example, remember our discussion of group decision making. One of the tenets of that process was that groups provided more complete information and were more creative than individuals. The diversity of a work team can help identify creative or unique solutions. Furthermore, the lack of a common perspective caused by diversity usually means that team members will spend more time discussing relevant issues, which decreases the likelihood that a weak solution will be selected. However, keep in mind that the contribution that diversity makes to teams probably will decline over time. As team members become more familiar with one another, they form a more cohesive group, but the positive aspect of this decline in diversity is that a team bond it built. It takes time to build trust and team work.

more at http://www.citeman.com/9459-what-is-self-managed-power-team/#ixzz0nUBkeHd5

Parents wannabe

We've discovered the good news about 2 weeks ago, and it turns out that she has already carry a 3 weeks old baby in her womb.

It was shocking, great news and also makes me worried. Great that i will soon become a father. Worry that can i be a good one?

We're now in our 1st month, still 8 to go. Ups and downs were there, can't deny it. But the most important thing is to keep our child warm and safe until he/she is ready to see this world.

Today, i found this interesting Ten Commandments for Parents. It sure will remind us what to do in the upcoming our beloved son/daughter.
(taken from: Telling It Like It Is )

1. My hands are small; please don’t expect perfection whenever I make my bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you.

2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have; please let me explore safely; don’t restrict me unnecessarily.

3. Housework will always be there. I’m only little for such a short time-please take the time to explain things to me about this wonderful world and do so willingly.

4. My feelings are tender; please be sensitive to my needs; don’t nag me all day long. (You wouldn’t want to be nagged for your inquisitiveness). Treat me as you would like to be treated.

5. I am a special gift; please treasure me as my Creator intended you to do, holding me accountable for my actions, giving me guidelines to live by and disciplining me in a loving manner.

6. I need your encouragement, not just your praise to grow. Please go easy on the criticism; you can criticize the things I do without criticizing me.

7. Please give me the freedom to make decisions concerning myself. Permit me to fail, so that I can learn from my own mistakes. Then someday I will be prepared to make the kind of decisions life will require of me.

8. Please don’t do things over for me. Somehow that makes me feel that my efforts didn’t quite measure to your expectations. I know it’s hard, but please don’t try to compare me to my brother or sister.

9. Please don’t be afraid to leave for a weekend together. Kids need a vacation from parents, just as parents need vacations from kids. Besides it’s a great way to show us kids that your marriage is very special.

10. Please set a good example for me to follow in all the ways of life. I enjoy watching the things you do and want to do them just like you do.

reference: A Child’s Ten Commandments For Parents Posted on April 7, 2008, 5:00 am, by Lin