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Manager
Manager is the person responsible for planning and directing the work of a group of individuals, monitoring their work, and taking corrective action when necessary. In a corporation, Managers may direct workers directly or they may direct several supervisors who direct the workers. The manager must be familiar with the work of all the groups he/she supervises, but does not need to be the best in any or all of the areas. It is more important for the manager to know how to manage the workers than to know how to do their work well. Besides, manager has the power to hire or fire the employee or even promote them. As a manager in a corporation, he or she must be able to work well with his colleague and preserve to help the corporation to achieve its goals. Thus, excellent of communication skill and critical thinking is a must for a manager.
How to become a successful manager as Robert Kuok?

Robert Kuok
How to become a successful manager as the Malaysia’s Richest Businessman, Robert Kuok? Let’s discuss about it. Robert Kuok has been the richest man in South East Asia since 2002. He is in the sugar business. Kuok's father arrived in Malaysia from Fujian, China at the beginning of the 20th century, and Robert was the youngest of three brothers, born on 6 October 1923, in Johor Bahru. He claims he began in business as an office boy, and later started a business with relatives' support. In fact, upon graduation, he worked in the grains department of Japanese industrial conglomerate Mitsubishi between 1942 and 1945.
Kuok senior died in 1948, and Kuok and his two brothers founded Kuok Brothers Sdn Bhd in 1949, trading agricultural commodities. Under the new post-colonial government, Kuok started in the sugar business alongside the government. In 1961, he made a coup by buying cheap sugar from India before the prices shot up. He continued to invest heavily in sugar refineries, controlled 80% of the Malaysian sugar market with production of 1.5 million tonnes, equivalent to 10% of world production, and so earned his nickname "Sugar King of Asia".
In 1971, he built the first Shangri-La Hotel, in Singapore. His first foray into Hong Kong property was in 1977, when he acquired a plot of land on the newly reclaimed Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront, where he built the second hotel, the Kowloon Shangri-La. In 1993, his Kerry Group acquired a 34.9% stake in the South China Morning Post from Murdoch's News Corporation.
His companies have investments in many countries, including Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Mainland China, Indonesia, Fiji and Australia. Businesses in China include 10 bottling companies for Coca Cola, and ownership of the Beijing World Trade Centre.
Freight interests include Malaysian Bulk Carriers Berhad and Transmile Group.
His political influence is attested by his having been selected as one of the advisors on Hong Kong's future in the runup to the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong, and his minority stake in CITIC Pacific. He was also instrumental in conveying information and setting up the meetings between Malaysia and China governments leading to full diplomatic cross recognition of the two countries.
Kuok has married twice and has eight children. His fourth eldest son, whom he passed on to be the holder of Shangri-la Hotels Jeffrey Ong Teng Buey married twice. He has one daughter, Alyssa Ong Lei Yeng and three sons, Justin Choo Jia Wei, Bryan Choo Jia Jun and Jon Choo Jia Sheng. Kuok officially retired from the Kerry Group on 1 April 1993. One of his sons, Kuok Khoon Ean, now handles most of the day-to-day operations of his businesses. He currently resides in Hong Kong.
On 31 October 2009, PPB Group under the flagship of Robert Kuok issued a statement to the Bursa Malaysia that it has decided to dispose of its sugar units along with land used to cultivate sugar cane for RM 1.29 billion to FELDA. The sales resulted in a one-off gain for the company. The sugar unit and sugar cane plantation were the second largest business segment upon its grain and feed which were topping the sales.
Kuok Brothers SDN BHD
Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. operates as an investment holding company. The company through its subsidiaries distributes agricultural commodities. Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. was founded in 1949 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. operates as a subsidiary of The Kuok Group. Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. operates as an investment holding company. The company through its subsidiaries distributes agricultural commodities. Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. was founded in 1949 and is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Kuok Brothers Sdn. Bhd. operates as a subsidiary of The Kuok Group.

What should a manager have to success? * Integrity * Loyalty * Discipline
PPB Group Bhd's successful operations and business dealings are supported by the basic values of integrity, loyalty and discipline, together with a commitment to work hard.
Tan Sri Robert Kuok, in an exclusive interview with National University of Singapore's Alumnus magazine in 2002, said he earned his stripes through hard work. “Don't take shortcuts in life. If you do well, the word will spread within years. You get a certain reputation and people come to you.” Thus, he concludes that, as a manager should have value of integrity, loyal to their job, and be discipline in our life.

History: Founded in 1949 in Johor Bahru as "Kuok Brothers Limited", trading in rice, sugar, and wheat flour, the company opened a Singapore branch in 1952. Kuok Brothers Limited subsequently acquired a Singapore company in1960 which then took over the business of its Singapore branch. The name of the Singapore company was then changed to "Kuok (Singapore) Limited" in 1965. | | |
In 1961, Kuok Brothers made a coup by buying cheap sugar from India before sugar prices shot up. The company continued to invest heavily in sugar refinery, controlling 80% of the Malaysian sugar market, with production of 1.5 million tonnes per year (equivalent to 10% of world production), earning Robert Kuok his nickname, "Sugar King of Asia".
From its established trading bases in Malaysia and Singapore, the Kuok Group expanded its operations in the 1960s to Thailand and Indonesia. It focused on complementary and related activities for growth, and also pursued new businesses and trading opportunities, especially in commodities that resulted in trading links with companies in Paris, London, New York, Moscow, and China.
Hong Kong and China became the focus of further regional expansion in the 1970s and 1980s. In 1974, Kerry Holdings Limited was established in Hong Kong and the name "Kerry" has since become identified with the Kuok Group's extensive operations in Hong Kong and China.