CPE680 – LEADERSHIP & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FOR ENGINEERS

Semester 2 Session 2016/2017

Assignment 2

Leadership is necessary in an organization to produce change and movement so

that the organisation can become better and achieve more. For example, Vision
2020 is a vision for Malaysia to change for the better, to be achieved by the year
2020. But for your future, there is Transformasi Nasional (TN50), which is a 30-
years process of change for Malaysia spanning the years from 2020 to 2050.

A news report in NST ONLINE on October 21, 2016, went as follows:

[By NST ONLINE - October 21, 2016 @ 10:35pm

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is set to embark on a new 30-year transformation plan, titled
Transformasi Nasional (TN50), which will set a new ‘vision’ for the nation.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, announcing this at the 2017 Budget tabling in Parliament
today, said TN50 aims to transform Malaysia into a nation of calibre, with a new mindset.
He said TN50 will serve as a national discourse series geared towards charting the nation’s
direction via a new canvas.
“The New Economic Policy under the late Tun Razak was planned to create a successful New
Generation within 30 years. So is TN50, which will span three decades, to form a calibre nation
state as well as with par excellent mindset,” he said.
He said youths of all races will form the core of the TN50 vision. The discourse series will be
handled by the Youth and Sports Ministry under his patronage.
“Let TN50 bear witness; (let it) be recorded in history that we are responsible citizens and
forefathers, to leave behind the best and he greatest legacy to be inherited by future generations.
“From now on, TN50 is our lucky charm. Let the old legacy pass. The future of Malaysia, we will
recreate,” he said.]

To achieve change, some organizations adopt the approach of “values-based,

strategy-focussed, and KPIs-driven”.

Write an essay to discus what values should the TN50 change be based on, what
KPIs should be used to drive the change, what strategy should be focussed on to
achieve the change, and what are your roles in each of them.

This essay can be submitted by an individual student, or by a team of two (2)

students. Please write your full name(s) and UiTM matric number(s) on the
front page of the submission. A submission must have a turnitin print-out (with
maximum 30% similiarity) attached to it. All submission must be to myself in
person, with the submitting student counter-signing on an attendance sheet.
Latest submission is 10.45am Friday 14 April 2017.