Leadership Assignment

Adoption: 1973 (Convention), 1978 (1978 Protocol), 1997 (Protocol -  Annex VI); Entry into force: 2 October 1983 (Annexes I and II). ​​​The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. The MARPOL Convention was adopted on 2 November 1973 at IMO. The Protocol of 1978 was adopted in response to a spate of tanker accidents in 1976-1977. As the 1973 MARPOL Convention had not yet entered into force, the 1978 MARPOL Protocol absorbed the parent Convention. The combined instrument entered into force on 2 October 1983. In 1997, a Protocol was adopted to amend the Convention and a new Annex VI was added which entered into force on 19 May 2005. MARPOL has been updated by amendments through the years. The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and minimizing pollution from ships - both accident...

It is its duty to break, roll and rock to toss ships in the sea to cause terror in minds to make the clever dull and the organized scattered frenzy, angry and violent is the duty of tornado When it comes as visitor kneel down, sing for it let it feast on your things that its duty may be done so well with precision then it goes for recess otherwise name “tornado” would be meaningless Copyright ©  Solomon Ochwo-Oburu

FROM CONTROL TO EMPOWERMENT Bringing out the best in you so you can bring out the best in others “ Leadership is the pivotal force behind successful organizations. To create vital and viable organizations, leadership is necessary to develop a new vision of what they can be, and then mobilize the organization to change towards that vision .” -Warren Bennis & Burt Nanus,  Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge Not too many years ago, poorly managed, bureaucratic and marginally competitive companies could survive. They relied on long-established customer relationships, predictable technologies, and regional or local market domination to get by. Today, however, most companies and industries are facing chaotic markets where the conditions for maintaining competitive advantage are changing so rapidly that it is difficult to keep up. The leadership paradigm that worked for centuries is no longer adequate to manage organizations in these fast-paced and complex times. The tra...

The golden age of Malacca ended in 1511. Empire Malacca who called to an end after the Portuguese attack Malacca under the rule of Sultan Mansur Shah. Internal Factors WEAK LEADERSHIP & OPPRESSIVE ADMINISTRATION Weak ruling government is the root cause to the fall of the Malacca Sultanate. They were overdependence on Tun Perak until they can’t find a capable leader to replace him. After the death of the Bendahara Tun Perak, Malacca lacked an efficient leader as the replacement of Tun Perak which is Tun Mutahir as a Bendahara was a weak leader because he more concern on his personal welfare and biased during his administration. Many of the ministers expressed their dissatisfaction with this aspect of the way of his management style. As a result, there were often struggles for power. Besides, Sultan Mahmud who paid only a little attention to the administration consider as a weak leader too. He enables the officers to act as they pleased. Bribing and defamation ...

Why PM Najib is such a great leader. Leadership is not always about having charisma, and the ability to deliver truly great speeches, like former Indonesian president Sukarno could. Nor is it always about having intellectual wherewithal and caustic wit, to handle troublesome reporters' annoying questions, like ex-premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad did. Sometimes, it is about making things happen without having to even talk about it, "effortlessly" by sheer force of will, or perhaps as some may contend, via the machinations of hordes of "little Napoleons", behind the scenes. And that is why I believe that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is such a great leader, despite not having either Sukarno's charm or Mahathir's witty repertoire. Our prime minister building PR1MA house. I am not saying that Najib suffers from a dearth of charm or wit, but to point out that he embodies this quality of effortless leadership, so effortlessly. Like an emperor...