Organisation And Management Of Political Parties And Politicians Module From Malaysia No2

Organisation and Organisation and Management of Political Management of Political

Parties and Politicians:Parties and Politicians:

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Increase in no of seats led PKR to focus on strengthening their intra-party organisation

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Organisational Development in a Organisational Development in a Changing Political EnvironmentChanging Political Environment

Characteristics of a Strong Organisation

Leading Organisational Change

Sustaining Competitive Advantage

Strategic Planning for Success

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Characteristics of a Strong Characteristics of a Strong OrganisationOrganisation

1. Division of responsibility

2. Communication

3. Coordination

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The FDPThe FDP

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Sample of Working Group I

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Leading Organisational Change

Form a working group with no decision-making authority to present findings and facts about the party.

Set deadline and fix responsibilities of each function

Focus on the most important issues as if the party is in an electoral campaign.

Hire professional journalist to lead communication department.

The success is based on a selection of personnel.

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Sustaining Competitive Advantage: 12 Simple Rules on How to Become and Remain

a a Successful PoliticianSuccessful Politician

Think strategically Tell the voters what

you want to do with victory

Analyse strenght and weakness and improve on weak points

Listen to people and focus on their needs

Focus on 3 issues and stick to them

Everybody’s darling is a fool.

Be straight forward, avoid detail

Talk about concrete results, not on procedures and technical details

Stay with reality – take voters as they are

Be available and listen to those who elected you.

Must have a message Money is not

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Strategic Planning for Success

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Situational Situational Appraisal Appraisal and Evaluationand Evaluation

Strategy ControllingStrategy Controlling

Sample of What NOT Work

Mission: To create an effective communication bridge between People’s Rep (MP & ADUN) and PKR as the political party

Why?: No comm, miscom as we are going to be government ANYTIME

When?: Estimated ONE YEAR from now

Secretary General MUST adopt the working paper proposed by GROUP A of today’s workshop to the Supreme Council

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To strengthen a strong organisational structure that will continue to grow and with stand the test of time.

Feedback & Follow up

“It dealt with immediate needs of the party. Presentations are relevant to the workshop topic”.

Follow up: replication of the workshop throughout Malaysia

Mr. Richter to come in May 2009

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