:: THE CELESTIAL MANAGEMENT :: ___________zikr, pikr, mikr________

THE CELESTIAL MANAGEMENT
The presence of this book is imbued with a new spirit and vision as a guide for CEOs in revamping their businesses, providing them with a fresh spiritual touch in business management. Universal principles and spiritual values relevant to business activities are wrapped up in 12 chief attributes compacted as ZIKR (Zero base, Iman (faith), Konsisten (Consistency) and Result-Oriented), a share of PIKR (Power, Information, Knowledge, and Rewards) and MIKR (Militant, Intellect, Kompetitif (Competitiveness) and Regenerative).

The application of ZIKR-PIKR-MIKR will transform the patterns of thoughts, behavior and inter-crew relationships in a spirit of togetherness and synergy. The crew’s performance is based on the celestial principles. The demand is that the crew should not only apply the principle of sound business management known as the good corporate governance but also practice the principle of God’s corporate governance with a high level of precision in transparency and accountability. They will not do their jobs merely because they are driven by financial reasons but also because they are motivated by their dedication to God the Almighty. The best performance for the company will be the key with which theywill enter the gate of eternity towards Him.

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The Celestial Management

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Editor:
U. Saefudin Noer
Steve Asyikin

Design:
Eman S. L.
Basuki R.

ISBN: 979-98745-1-3
Bening Publishing, first printing July 2004
10987654321

Content
Mukaddimah (the opening)	vii
A Voyage to Eternity	ix
Words of Thanks	xxi

Chapter 0	ZIKR – PIKR – MIKR: A Core Concept
Chapter 1	Miracle Amid a Crisis
	Mismanagement or Misconduct ? ............................................................................................	16
	Creating a Miracle...................................................................................................................	19
	National Solution....................................................................................................................	23
	Where to Start? .....................................................................................................................	26
	Accelerator Had to Be Pressed................................................................................................	33
	Islamic Windows, Why Not?....................................................................................................	34
	Religious Ruling that Interest is Forbidden................................................................................	36
	Market Driven or Mission Driven?.............................................................................................	38
Chapter 2	The Muamalat Spirit, the Energy of Awakening
	Rolling Time..........................................................................................................................	42
	Breaking Stagnation................................................................................................................	43
	The Spirit Began to Blaze........................................................................................................	46
	Immunity, Loyalty, Productivity.................................................................................................	49

Chapter 3	The Power of Sharing and Giving
	Love in a Bowl of Soup............................................................................................................	53
	The Boomerang Principle........................................................................................................	54
	God’s Mathematics is Different................................................................................................	56
	Sharing in The Form of Alliances............................................................................................	57
Chapter 4	Forming the Muamalat Mosaic
	Islamic Dressing.....................................................................................................................	62
	From Shalat to Zakat..............................................................................................................	63
	Free from Conflict of Interest....................................................................................................	64
	Avoiding Smoking...................................................................................................................	66
	Workplace without Partition.....................................................................................................	66
	Domino, Golf and Luxury.........................................................................................................	67
	Performance and Reporting.....................................................................................................	69
	Beautiful Mosaic....................................................................................................................	71
Chapter 5	Muamalat, a Place of Worship
	Working for Religious Devotion................................................................................................	74
	Reversing the Paradigm...........................................................................................................	75
	A Place of Muslims’ Economic Empowerment..........................................................................	77
	The Consequence of Religious Devotion....................................................................................	78

Chapter 6	ZIKR (The Philosophy of Remembrance)
	Exploration of Zikr.................................................................................................................... 88

Chapter 7	Z	ero Base: Clean and Pure Every Time
		A Used Man....................................................................................................................	92
		Viewing in a Clear and Pristine Manner..............................................................................	93
		Calling a Spade a Spade...................................................................................................	95
		Good and Bad Preconceptions..........................................................................................	96
		Jump to Conclusion.........................................................................................................	97
Chapter 8	I	man : Conviction in God’s Promises
		Everything is Possible......................................................................................................	100
		Metal and Mental Magnet..................................................................................................	103
		Eternal Energy.................................................................................................................	105
		Faith Creates Miracle .......................................................................................................	106
		God’s Promise for a Man of Faith......................................................................................	109
		Faith in Daily Activities.....................................................................................................	110
Chapter 9	K	Consistent: Istiqamah and Kaaffah
		Consistency in the Direction of Purpose (Istiqamah)............................................................	114
		Consistency in Scope (Kaaffah).........................................................................................	116
		Synchronization between Work and Family........................................................................	118
Chapter 10	R	esult-Oriented: Goal Achievement
		Starting from Islamic Morality............................................................................................	123
		Energizing the Financial Statement....................................................................................	125
		Trimming the Organization................................................................................................	126

Chapter 11	Muamalat, a Place of Wealth
	C4 Interaction Model.............................................................................................................	130
	No Ordinary Employees........................................................................................................	132
	The Rice-Planting Philosophy................................................................................................	134
	Not a Salary but a Bonus......................................................................................................	138
	There is no Abracadabra .......................................................................................................	139
	Halalan, Thayyiban, wa Besaran............................................................................................	141
	Four Main Concepts..............................................................................................................	142
Chapter 12	PIKR (The Philosophy of Thinking)
	Thinking Capacity.................................................................................................................	146
	Thinking and Regenerative Capacity.......................................................................................	148
	Balance between Pikr and Zikr (chant in praise of God)............................................................	150
	Thinking in Organization........................................................................................................	152
	PIKR Sharing.......................................................................................................................	154

Chapter13	P	ower Sharing
		Power Sharing..................................................................................................................	158
		Control Required..............................................................................................................	159
Chapter14	I	nformation Sharing
		Invented Financial Reports................................................................................................	164
		No More Information Brokers.............................................................................................	165
Chapter 15	K	nowledge Sharing
		Knowledge Building..........................................................................................................	171
		Detecting Big Corporate Picture........................................................................................	172
Chapter 16	R	ewards Sharing Forms of Rewards
		Forms of Rewards ........................................................................................................	176
		Rewards and Welfare........................................................................................................	178
		Those Needing Most and Perform Most............................................................................	179
		Negative Rewards.............................................................................................................	180
		Reluctant to Punish?......................................................................................................	182
		Toward High Performance Organization............................................................................	183

Chapter 17	Muamalat, a Place of Warfare
	Flame of Knowledge.............................................................................................................	189
	Why Setback?.....................................................................................................................	190
	Economic Warfare................................................................................................................	191
	Starting from Self..................................................................................................................	192

Chapter 18	MIKR (The Philosophy of Conquering)
	Self Conquest.......................................................................................................................	199
	MIKR Community..................................................................................................................	200

Chapter 19	M	ilitan: Well Trained and Dare to Die
		Militancy ala Thareq and Guevara....................................................................................	206
		Dare to Die...................................................................................................................	207
		Weary vs Militant...........................................................................................................	209
		Ready and Well Trained.................................................................................................	211
		Militancy of Muamalat Crew............................................................................................	216
Chapter 20	I	ntellect: Possessing Intelligence and Appreciating Differences
		Efficient Use of Reason .................................................................................................	220
		Appreciating Differences.................................................................................................	221
		Increasing Value Added................................................................................................	223
		Lessons from Events.....................................................................................................	224
Chapter 21	K	Competitive: Efficient and Able to Compete
		Brand Image.................................................................................................................	228
		Reliable Human Resources............................................................................................	229
		Creating Efficiency.......................................................................................................	232
Chapter 22	R	egenerative: One Dies Another Is Born
		Regenerative Function....................................................................................................	236
		Screening Future Leaders..............................................................................................	238
		Constant Replacement ..................................................................................................	239

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