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SECRETARIES

DAY

Many bosses depend a lot on their
secretaries for a great number and variety
of little tasks. As flower-giving or
chocolates wrapped up as gifts may be
inappropriate for bosses to show their
appreciation to their so-called 'iron
ladies', someone invented S E C R E T A R I E S
'
DAY'.
The SungeiWay Group chose to
celebrate the 'International Secretaries
Week' on April 14, 1988. Six tables were
reserved for this occasion at the P J Hilton's
'Secretaries Week Luncheon'.
Upon arrival, all secretaries were given
a gift pack and a rose. In fact, even lady
bosses were lucky enough to receive the gift
as well. The Kristal Ballroom was
beautifully decorated with colourful
balloons and ribbons. One could not help
but observe the national flags of different
countries that flanked both sides of the
Ballroom. The secretaries were seated beside
their respective bosses at specific tables. Pretty maids alt in two rows
Lunch was served at 12.30 p.m.
Halfway through lunch, we were enter-
tained by a group of attractive, lanky
models from 'Act One'. They paraded in a IN-HOUSE TRAINING
number of elegant office outfits but the best
attirfe was the evening gowns which
appeared unique and sophisticated. *THE PROFESSIONAL
The star of the whole function,
Sudirman, appeared from nowhere... as
usual. For a guy of his build, he sure proved SECRETARY'
that the volume of his voice was just the
inverse of his size. Right from the beginning
of the show, he won many hearts in the To... Bosses and Secretaries... Take Note
audience with his amicable, charming
nature as well as his colourful jokes. He "IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO"
took the audience for a 'flight around the
world' not in eighty days but in about 2 As part of its efforts to upgrade the skills well, both boss and secretary should
hours. Each song he sang depicted a story of the various categories of staff in the understand each other's role.
or a country. He also called upon a few SungeiWay Group, the H R D embarked on
members of the audience (including yours the first of a series of in-house training Khoo Gaik Bee
truly) to participate in his show and later programmes - T H E P R O F E S S I O N A L Human Resource Division
gave each of them a momento. S E C R E T A R Y seminar on 2 July 1988. The
course attracted 26 nominations from the
The show which would otherwise be various subsidiaries of the Group. No. Participants Company
enjoyed by the ladies was 'brought to life' 1. Jennifer Kang SW Corporation
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by Sudirman's stage dancer, Ms Joanne (an The seminar was aimed at developing 2. Alice k n SW Enterprise
ex-Ms Malaysia, according to him). Her the right attitudes and behaviour for 3. Roshnda Abdul Sunway College
swift movements and daring costumes left secretaries and to motivate this important Ghani
the bosses in the audience with their mouths group of staff to perform consistently at 4. Rosalind Seet Internal Audit
agape!! peak levels. The seminar touched on the 5. Joyce Wan SW Properties
professional role of secretaries, boss- 6. Grace Yip SW Computer
There were two lucky draws but we did secretary relationship, communication and Services
not have much luck with them. By 3.30 p.m. public relations skills, time management, 7. Betty L i m SW Construction
the luncheon ended. From the number of grooming and etiquette. Participants had 8. Jill Howe SW Construction
smiling faces seen, it can safely be the opportunity to view the John Cleese 9. Cheng Slew Ho
concluded that everyone had an enjoyable film, 'The Secretary and Her Boss' - a Corporate Affairs
afternoon, bosses and secretaries alike. As humourous illustration on the need for the 10. Julie Koh Secretariat
for yours truly, it sure was a special day full 'team of 2' to work harmoniously together. Department
of sweet memories. Thanks to you, 11. Rosalind Khee SW Quarry
Ms Liew!! H R D had limited the number of Industries
participants in the half day session to 15 to 12. Catherine Chong SW Quarry
facilitate interaction between them and the Industries
course leaders and amongst the 13. Rose Ho SW Quarry
participants. The last half hour of the Industries
course was devoted to course evaluation. 14. Patricia Vivian SW Quarry
Most of the participants expressed the need Industries
Joyce Wan for their bosses to attend the seminar as it 15. Foo May May SW Risk
Sungei Way Properties Sdn Bhd was felt that for the 'team of 2' to work Management
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