TAN SRI DATO' LOH BOON SIEW : PROACTIVE

PROACTIVE

Proactive can defines as action and result oriented behavior, instead of the one that waits for things to happen and then tries to adjust (react) to them. Proactive behavior aims at identification and exploitation of opportunities and in taking preemptory action against potential problems and threats, whereas reactive behavior focuses on fighting a fire or solving a problem after it occurs. Proactive also means creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than responding to it after it has happened. This is a vital skill in the entrepreneur world.

“In an entrepreneurial sense, this means that if you have a proactive personality you firmly believe that you control the fate of your business,” an Inc.com article noted. So, proactive is a very important traits for entrepreneurs to success their business.

            The advantages of being proactive is proactive organizations are a step ahead of the game. Rather than wait for circumstances to dictate their actions, they change long before risks materialize. Competitors find it difficult to keep up because proactive organizations undergo continuous self-improvement even during good times, when other organizations might rest on their laurels. Cost-effective also is the advantage of proactive. By honing their performance to increase productivity and efficiency and by dealing with small problems before they develop into bigger problems, they save money that can be used to lower their prices, further increasing their competitiveness.

Entrepreneur who is fulfilling proactive is Tan Sri Dato' Loh Boon Siew. Tan Sri Dato’ Loh Boon Siew (1915–1995) also known as “Mr Honda”, was a Penangite tycoon and the first sole distributor of Honda motorcycles in Malaysia. He is an illiterate and cannot read. Although he cannot write or read, but memory Tan Sri is very good and he often relies on his memory and judgment in making any decision. In addition, he was also a visionary who always go out and be able to anticipate and prepare. This is the key to success today.

 In 1958, Boon Siew noticed the popularity of the Honda Super Cub motorbike which had been just introduced in Japan. He believed that this low-cost, high-efficiency machine would find a similarly receptive market in the rapidly urbanizing areas of Malaysia. Then he took proactive to meet with Mr. Soichiro Honda, the bike's creator due to order the motorbike. Because of his proactive, he can set up a Honda subsidiary in Malaysia. Hence, , it can be concluded as Tan Sri Dato’Loh Boon Siew was taking proactive to bring in the Honda motorbike to Malaysia and become the most famous brands of vehicles in Malaysia.