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Lecturer of School of Business and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung (SBM ITB), Dr. Ir. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, MSIE., MSCE. who now leads the Presidential Piece of work Unit for Development Monitoring and Control (UKP4), shared few values that he adopted.

Sabarini Prodita, the Jakarta Post'due south journalist digged and served information technology in Mon, Feb 15, 2010 edition.

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto: Integrity, simplicity and asceticism

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto is not a minister, simply he makes certain that ministries and authorities institutions piece of work effectively under the presidential guidelines that he helped describe upwardly.

At the first Cabinet meeting in Nov concluding yr, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Kuntoro, the former Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) head, would, â€Å"if necessary, exist my eyes, my ears and my hands”.

Two months afterwards completing his five-year job of managing the reconstruction and rehabilitation of tsunami-devastated Aceh in Apr terminal year, Kuntoro was dorsum to work, drawing up a 5-year development program for Yudhoyono, summarizing it in a 100-24-hour interval and one-yr plan that would be the foundation for the country’s development toward 2014.

He told the President that the task to monitor the implementation of the plan should not be fastened to a ministry building but should instead be carried out by a special unit to requite information technology more focus. As a result, Kuntoro now heads a strategic unit called the Presidential Work Unit of measurement for Evolution Monitoring and Control (UKP4).

When the 100th day of Yudhoyono’s second term fell on Feb. 1, Kuntoro, whose unit was to make certain all 34 ministries and governmental institution achieved their targets, red marked two ministries for failing to achieve their goals.

The Agronomics Ministry building failed to complete a large-calibration commercial farming and food estate projection in Merauke, Papua, while the Educational activity Ministry fell agonizingly short of its target of upgrading the skills 30,000 schoolhouse principals and supervisors by Feb. ane. Only around 27,000 had received the training.

Despite the Education Ministry updating its report ii days after the deadline, highlighting an extra 2,700 teachers’ skills had been upgraded, Kuntoro still gave the ministry a scarlet mark.

â€Å"I’m simply following the President’s orders. There no goal that’s a half goal. It’s either goal or non, one or cypher,” he said recently nigh the crimson marks. He said that fifty-fifty if the ministry had fallen short by one, he would still have given it a reddish marker.

Analysts have said that Kuntoro’s new unit, the start e'er in Indonesia’south history, is similar to that of former British prime minister Tony Blair’s delivery unit or the White House’s Due west Wing. Kuntoro said the comparison was valid, only at that place are differences.

â€Å"Tony Blair’southward commitment unit of measurement had the right to intervene. We don’t intervene. We just dorsum up [the ministries] and remind them, ask them how they are progressing,” he said.

â€Å"We respect their authority. Nosotros just remind them by saying ‘Hey, watch out, y'all might miss your targets’,” he said.

Sitting in his function at the presidential secretariat complex, Kuntoro dressed casually in a short sleeved blue shirt. A graduate from the Bandung Institute of Technology and Stanford Academy in Industrial Engineering, Kuntoro said he’d had a zigzagging career path. He started out every bit a lecturer in 1972, worked equally expert staff for the government, became director of state-endemic mining companies, energy minister under Soeharto’s administration, director of state-owned electricity visitor (PLN), and head of the BRR.

While at the BRR, he headed a behemothic bureau of 1,500 staff. He at present employs xvi staff, most of whom have PhDs. With four deputies and 12 assistants, he said his team worked in a matrix system of management. Each person in his team could be involved in several projects every bit a team member or team leader. A deputy might be the squad leader in one projection and be a team member under an assistant in some other project.

â€Å"No one is without piece of work,” he said.

Overseeing the reconstruction of Aceh, Kuntoro said he had to outset from scratch without any guidance. He learned from many mistakes on the job but kept his cool despite the frustrating conditions.

There was no pattern for Banda Aceh’s master programme. To draw one, it would have to be approved past the City Quango, which had collapsed. So nosotros started building without a main plan. When we establish that nosotros had built houses on what was supposed to be a street, we had to demolish them. We learned from mistakes,” he said.

In the Presidential Piece of work Unit, notwithstanding, the piece of work is so strategic that in that location is no room for errors, he said. â€Å"It’s very complex here, because we’re talking sectors such as agriculture, health, transportation,” he said.

â€Å"This is the summit of government’s programs. We cannot make mistakes, because if we do, the impacts volition be huge,” he said.

His staff work in ane room and sit facing each other at a large oval table with laptops. He casually introduced his squad members to The Jakarta Post: â€Å"That’south Tara. This is Aichida, an anthropologist,” he said. He pointed the other members of the team: â€Å"These two on the corner are from the Primal Bank”.

Newspapers and several notebooks were strewn across the table. â€Å"They’re normally tidier than this,” he joked. The team works and holds meetings in the one room. â€Å"So that anybody knows what’s happening with each other,” he said.

Kuntoro said his team’s background has a very healthy mix. His members include a dr. in economic science, a doctor in technology, a doctor in urban spatial planning and a doctor in remote sensing.

His egalitarian approach to piece of work seems to echo Kuntoro’s way of life. He said he was not too defenseless upwardly with hierarchy or position. Kuntoro has e'er kept a clean image. For him integrity, simplicity and asceticism, are central to his set of values.

â€Å"We should live according to what we need,” he said. Kuntoro said he currently rides in his minister’southward car, a Toyota Crown. â€Å"But after this position ends, I’ll get back to my [Toyota] Kijang,” he said.

â€Å"We should not see cars every bit a symbol of achievement. A automobile is for getting around.”

Given his busy schedule, Kuntoro said he liked to skip dejeuner and become for a swim. He spends his free fourth dimension reading biographies of great men of scientific discipline and with his family unit. He has five sons. â€Å"4 are married and accept given me grandchildren,” he said.

He said he never preached the values he holds to his family unit. If a father was lazy, he added, no matter how much he preached about hard work, information technology would never work.

â€Å"In a family, there’south never an effective way to preach. They can encounter you, there’southward not one second when they can exist fooled.”

Lecturer of Schoolhouse of Business organisation and Management Institut Teknologi Bandung (SBM ITB), Dr. Ir. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, MSIE., MSCE. who at present leads the Presidential Work Unit for Development Monitoring and Command (UKP4), shared few values that he adopted.

Sabarini Prodita, The Djakarta Post'due south journalist digged and served it in Monday, February 15, 2010 edition.

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto: Integrity, Simplicity and Asceticism

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto is non a government minister, but he makes certain that ministries and regime institutions work finer under the presidential guidelines that he helped draw upwards.

At the first Cabinet coming together in November concluding year, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Kuntoro, the former Aceh-Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Agency (BRR) head, would, â€Å"if necessary, exist my optics, my ears and my hands”.

2 months after completing his five-year job of managing the reconstruction and rehabilitation of tsunami-devastated Aceh in April last year, Kuntoro was back to work, drawing upward a five-year development programme for Yudhoyono, summarizing it in a 100-day and one-year program that would exist the foundation for the country’south evolution toward 2014.

He told the President that the task to monitor the implementation of the programme should not be attached to a ministry merely should instead exist carried out by a special unit to give it more focus. Equally a effect, Kuntoro now heads a strategic unit chosen the Presidential Work Unit for Evolution Monitoring and Control (UKP4).

When the 100th day of Yudhoyono’s second term fell on Feb. i, Kuntoro, whose unit was to brand sure all 34 ministries and governmental establishment achieved their targets, red marked 2 ministries for failing to attain their goals.

The Agronomics Ministry failed to complete a big-calibration commercial farming and food manor projection in Merauke, Papua, while the Educational activity Ministry fell agonizingly curt of its target of upgrading the skills thirty,000 school principals and supervisors by Feb. ane. Merely around 27,000 had received the training.

Despite the Teaching Ministry updating its report two days after the deadline, highlighting an actress two,700 teachers’ skills had been upgraded, Kuntoro still gave the ministry building a ruby mark.

â€Å"I’m only following the President’s orders. There no goal that’s a one-half goal. It’s either goal or not, one or nil,” he said recently about the red marks. He said that even if the ministry had fallen short past one, he would nevertheless take given it a crimson mark.

Analysts have said that Kuntoro’south new unit, the first ever in Indonesia’southward history, is like to that of onetime British prime minister Tony Blair’southward delivery unit or the White House’due south West Wing. Kuntoro said the comparison was valid, just at that place are differences.

â€Å"Tony Blair’s delivery unit had the correct to intervene. Nosotros don’t arbitrate. We only support [the ministries] and remind them, ask them how they are progressing,” he said.

â€Å"Nosotros respect their authorization. We just remind them by maxim ‘Hey, watch out, you might miss your targets’,” he said.

Sitting in his function at the presidential secretariat complex, Kuntoro dressed casually in a brusque sleeved blue shirt. A graduate from the Bandung Institute of Engineering science and Stanford University in Industrial Engineering, Kuntoro said he’d had a zigzagging career path. He started out as a lecturer in 1972, worked as expert staff for the government, became director of country-owned mining companies, energy government minister under Soeharto’s assistants, managing director of state-owned electricity company (PLN), and caput of the BRR.

While at the BRR, he headed a behemothic agency of 1,500 staff. He now employs xvi staff, most of whom have PhDs. With 4 deputies and 12 assistants, he said his team worked in a matrix system of management. Each person in his team could be involved in several projects equally a team member or team leader. A deputy might be the team leader in one project and be a team member under an assistant in some other project.

â€Å"No one is without work,” he said.

Overseeing the reconstruction of Aceh, Kuntoro said he had to start from scratch without any guidance. He learned from many mistakes on the job but kept his absurd despite the frustrating conditions.

There was no blueprint for Banda Aceh’south master plan. To draw i, it would have to be approved by the City Council, which had collapsed. Then we started edifice without a master plan. When nosotros found that we had built houses on what was supposed to exist a street, we had to demolish them. Nosotros learned from mistakes,” he said.

In the Presidential Piece of work Unit, however, the work is and so strategic that there is no room for errors, he said. â€Å"It’south very complex hither, because we’re talking sectors such as agriculture, health, transportation,” he said.

â€Å"This is the acme of government’s programs. We cannot make mistakes, because if nosotros practise, the impacts will be huge,” he said.

His staff work in 1 room and sit facing each other at a big oval table with laptops. He casually introduced his squad members to The Jakarta Post: â€Å"That’s Tara. This is Aichida, an anthropologist,” he said. He pointed the other members of the squad: â€Å"These two on the corner are from the Central Bank”.

Newspapers and several notebooks were strewn beyond the tabular array. â€Å"They’re usually tidier than this,” he joked. The team works and holds meetings in the ane room. â€Å"Then that everyone knows what’s happening with each other,” he said.

Kuntoro said his team’s groundwork has a very healthy mix. His members include a physician in economics, a dr. in engineering, a doc in urban spatial planning and a doctor in remote sensing.

His egalitarian approach to work seems to echo Kuntoro’south way of life. He said he was not also defenseless upwardly with bureaucracy or position. Kuntoro has always kept a clean paradigm. For him integrity, simplicity and asceticism, are cardinal to his set of values.

â€Å"We should live according to what we demand,” he said. Kuntoro said he currently rides in his minister’s car, a Toyota Crown. â€Å"But afterwards this position ends, I’ll go back to my [Toyota] Kijang,” he said.

â€Å"We should not run across cars as a symbol of achievement. A automobile is for getting effectually.”

Given his busy schedule, Kuntoro said he liked to skip lunch and go for a swim. He spends his free time reading biographies of great men of science and with his family. He has 5 sons. â€Å"Four are married and have given me grandchildren,” he said.

He said he never preached the values he holds to his family unit. If a father was lazy, he added, no thing how much he preached about hard work, it would never piece of work.

â€Å"In a family, there’due south never an constructive way to preach. They can see you, there’southward not one second when they tin can be fooled.” Dosen Sekolah Bisnis dan Manajemen Institut Teknologi Bandung (SBM ITB), Dr. Ir. Kuntoro Mangkusubroto, MSIE., MSCE. yang kini memimpin Unit Kerja Presiden untuk Pembangunan, Pengawasan, dan Pengendalian (UKP4), berbagi tentang nilai-nilai yang dianutnya.

Wartawan Prodita Sabarini menggalinya dan menyajikannya dalam The Jakarta Post , edisi Senin 15 Februari 2010. Berikut petikannya:

Kuntoro Mangkusubroto bukan menteri, tapi ia akan memastikan bahwa departemen dan lembaga pemerintah bekerja secara efektif di bawah pedoman Presiden—yang ia bantu susun.

Pada pertemuan Kabinet pertama pada bulan November tahun lalu, Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono mengatakan bahwa Kuntoro–mantan Kepala Badan Rekonstruksi dan Rehabilitasi (BRR) Aceh-Nias, jika perlu, â€Å"Akan menjadi mata, telinga, dan tangan saya.”

Apr tahun lalu–dua bulan setelah menyelesaikan tugas lima tahun mengelola rekonstruksi dan rehabilitasi tsunami yang menghancurkan Aceh–Kuntoro sudah kembali bekerja, menyusun pembangunan lima tahun rencana untuk Yudhoyono, merangkum itu dalam 100 hari, dan satu tahun program yang akan menjadi dasar bagi pembangunan negara ke arah 2014.

Dia mengatakan kepada Presiden bahwa tugas untuk memantau pelaksanaan rencana tidak boleh melekat pada pelayanan tetapi seharusnya dilakukan oleh sebuah unit khusus untuk memberikan lebih fokus. Akibatnya, Kuntoro sekarang mengepalai unit strategis yang disebut Unit Kerja Presiden untuk Pembangunan, Pengawasan, dan Pengendalian (UKP4).

Ketika hari ke-100 masa jabatan periode kedua Yudhoyono jatuh pada i Februari, unit yang dipimpin Kuntoro memastikan semua 34 departemen dan instansi pemerintah mencapai target, sedangkan dua kementerian ditandai merah karena gagal mencapai tujuan mereka.

Departemen Pertanian gagal menyelesaikan skala besar pertanian dan makanan komersial proyek perkebunan di Merauke, Papua. Sementara peningkatan kemampuan kepala sekolah dan pengawas yang merupakan programme 100 hari kerja Departemen Pendidikan tidak mencapai target sebanyak 30.000 pada one Februari. Hanya sekitar 27.000-an yang telah menerima pelatihan.

Meskipun Departemen Pendidikan memperbarui laporannya dua hari setelah batas waktu, dengan menyoroti tambahan ii.700 keterampilan guru telah ditingkatkan, Kuntoro tetap memberikan tanda merah. "Saya hanya mengikuti perintah Presiden. Tidak ada tujuan yang setengah tujuan. Itu tujuan baik atau tidak, satu atau nol, "katanya baru-baru ini tentang tanda merah.
Para analis mengatakan bahwa unit of measurement baru Kuntoro–yang pertama kali eksis dalam sejarah Indonesia–adalah serupa dengan unit dalam pemerintahan mantan perdana menteri Inggris Tony Blair atau West Wing-nya Gedung Putih. Kuntoro mengatakan perbandingan itu sah, tetapi ada perbedaan.

"Dalam pemerintahan Tony Blair, unit tersebut memiliki hak untuk campur tangan. Sedangkan kami, tidak. Kami hanya mem-dorsum up [kementerian] dan mengingatkan mereka, tanyakan pada mereka bagaimana perkembangannya, "katanya.

"Kami menghormati kewenangan mereka. Kami hanya mengingatkan mereka dengan berkata 'Hei, hati-hati, anda mungkin akan kehilangan target Anda'," ujar Kuntoro.

Duduk di kantornya di kompleks Sekretariat Presiden, Kuntoro berpakaian santai dalam kemeja biru lengan pendek. Lulusan di bidang Teknik Industri dari Institut Teknologi Bandung dan Stanford University ini mengatakan bahwa ia memiliki jalur karier zigzag. Dosen pada tahun 1972, bekerja sebagai staf ahli bagi pemerintah, menjadi Direktur BUMN perusahaan pertambangan, Menteri Energi di bawah pemerintahan Soeharto, direktur BUMN PLN, dan kepala BRR.

Di BRR, ia memimpin lembaga raksasa dengan ane.500 staf. Kini, dia mempekerjakan xvi staf, yang kebanyakan memiliki gelar PhD. Dengan empat deputi dan 12 asisten, ia mengatakan timnya bekerja dalam sistem matriks manajemen. Setiap orang dalam tim bisa terlibat dalam beberapa proyek sebagai anggota tim atau pemimpin tim. Seorang deputi mungkin menjadi pemimpin tim di satu proyek dan menjadi anggota tim di bawah asisten di proyek lain.

"Tidak ada yang tidak bekerja," katanya.

Mengawasi rekonstruksi Aceh, Kuntoro mengatakan bahwa ia harus memulai dari awal tanpa bimbingan. Dia belajar dari banyak kesalahan pada pekerjaan, namun tetap tenang meskipun kondisinya dalam kefrustrasian.

â€Å"Tidak ada cetak biru untuk master plan Banda Aceh. Untuk menggambar satu saja, harus disetujui oleh Dewan Kota, yang telah runtuh. Jadi kami mulai membangun tanpa rencana. Ketika kami menemukan bahwa kami telah membangun rumah di apa yang seharusnya menjadi jalan, kami harus menghancurkannya. Kami belajar dari kesalahan," katanya.

â€Å"Namun, dalam Unit Kerja Presiden, pekerjaan ini sangat strategis sehingga tidak ada ruang untuk kesalahan. Di sini sangat kompleks, karena kita berbicara sektor seperti pertanian, kesehatan, transportasi," katanya.

Kuntoro menambahkan, "Ini adalah bagian dari programme pemerintah. Kami tidak dapat membuat kesalahan, karena jika melakukannya, akan berdampak besar.”

Stafnya bekerja di satu ruangan dan duduk berhadapan di sebuah meja oval besar dengan laptop. Dengan santai, Kuntoro memperkenalkan anggota tim kepada The Dki jakarta Postal service: "Itu Tara. Ini adalah Aichida, seorang antropolog, "katanya. Dia menunjuk anggota lain dari tim: "Dua orang yang berada di sudut berasal dari Banking concern Indonesia.”

Surat kabar dan beberapa notebook yang berserakan di meja. "Mereka biasanya lebih rapi daripada ini," candanya. Tim bekerja dan mengadakan rapat kerja dalam satu ruangan. "Jadi, semua orang tahu apa yang terjadi dengan satu sama lain," katanya.

Kuntoro mengatakan timnya memiliki latar belakang campuran yang sangat sehat. Anggotanya termasuk Doktor di bidang ekonomi, seorang Doktor di bidang teknik, seorang Doktor dalam perencanaan tata ruang perkotaan, dan seorang Doktor di penginderaan jarak jauh.

Pendekatan egaliter-nya untuk bekerja tampaknya menggema dalam cara hidup Kuntoro. Dia mengatakan dia tidak terlalu memperhatikan hierarki atau posisi. Citranya selalu besrih. Baginya integritas, kesederhanaan, dan asketisme, adalah inti dari nilai yang dianut.

"Kita harus hidup sesuai dengan apa yang kita butuhkan," katanya. Kuntoro mengatakan, saat ini dia menggunakan mobil Menteri, Toyota Crown. "Tapi setelah posisi ini berakhir, saya akan kembali ke [Toyota] Kijang saya."

"Kita seharusnya tidak melihat mobil sebagai simbol prestasi. Mobil adalah alat untuk menjangkau sekitar."

Mengingat jadwal yang padat, Kuntoro mengatakan ia suka melewatkan makan siang dan pergi untuk berenang. Dia menghabiskan waktu luangnya membaca biografi ilmuwan besar dan berkumpul bersama keluarganya. Dia memiliki lima anak laki-laki. "Empat sudah menikah dan telah memberi saya cucu," katanya.

Dia mengatakan ia tidak pernah mengajarkan nilai-nilai yang ia berpegang pada keluarganya. Jika seorang ayah malas, ia menambahkan, tidak peduli berapa banyak ia menasihati tentang kerja keras, itu tidak akan pernah berhasil.

"Dalam sebuah keluarga, tidak pernah ada cara yang efektif untuk menasihati. Mereka dapat melihat Anda, dan tidak ada sedetik pun mereka bisa dibohongi."***

–Photo Copyrights : R. Berto Wedhatama of Jakarta Mail service

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