Idris Jala shares secrets of excellence
“Student can achieve straight A’s if they study with intensity at the start of the year and they must be action-oriented and put their plan into action and not just talk about it,” he session at the Tun Haji Zaidi Adruce Auditorium, Batu Lintang Teachers Institute yesterday. “If you don’t have the desire to excel to excel, no matter how best facilities, the best teachers are offered to you, you won’t do well in your examinations,” he said. Students were also advised to read a lot of books and make books and make books their learning companions. “Books by good authors open your minds to the whole new world outside your school and campus,” he pointed out. “If you read a book a week, I believe you can become a better student by the end of the year,” said Idris, who urged students to fully utilize the excellent educational facilities that their schools provided. He said a person’s success is achieved through divine intervention as 60 per cent of what happens to a person’s life is out of his or her control. Idris, a Kelabit by ancestry, was previously employed by Shell, where he held a number of key positions in the company, serving across different divisions and regions. He rose to national prominence when he accepted the appointment as managing director and chief executive officer of MAS in December 2005, when it was suffering a nine-month loss of US$400 million. In 2007, Idris managed to turn around MAS to make RM851 million in profits, which was the highest profit in MAS’ 60-year history.
“Student can achieve straight A’s if they study with intensity at the start of the year and they must be action-oriented and put their plan into action and not just talk about it,” he session at the Tun Haji Zaidi Adruce Auditorium, Batu Lintang Teachers Institute yesterday. “If you don’t have the desire to excel to excel, no matter how best facilities, the best teachers are offered to you, you won’t do well in your examinations,” he said. Students were also advised to read a lot of books and make books and make books their learning companions. “Books by good authors open your minds to the whole new world outside your school and campus,” he pointed out. “If you read a book a week, I believe you can become a better student by the end of the year,” said Idris, who urged students to fully utilize the excellent educational facilities that their schools provided. He said a person’s success is achieved through divine intervention as 60 per cent of what happens to a person’s life is out of his or her control. Idris, a Kelabit by ancestry, was previously employed by Shell, where he held a number of key positions in the company, serving across different divisions and regions. He rose to national prominence when he accepted the appointment as managing director and chief executive officer of MAS in December 2005, when it was suffering a nine-month loss of US$400 million. In 2007, Idris managed to turn around MAS to make RM851 million in profits, which was the highest profit in MAS’ 60-year history.
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