This morning I had an excellent meeting with Mr. Ronald Simon of the Handal Group. I say excellent for two reasons : 1. It is always nice to talk to those who are passionate about their work. Mr. Ronald is definitely one of them. 2. It was an eye opener for me on a new area (at least for me) of management education.
For about 2 hours, Mr. Simon took me into the exciting world of Business Defense which involves everything from business fraud detection & prevention to industrial espionage! With more than 20 years of experience (with a license from the Ministry of Internal Security, Malaysia), the Handal Group is at the cutting edge of this industry. Mr. Ronald is probably one of the few individuals in the country who are trying to 'professionalize' the whole aspect of Business Defense as a viable career choice. More importantly, he is hoping to make organizations in Malaysia see the need for their managers and leaders from all levels be equipped with some knowledge on Business Defense. That is of course if we are not waiting for a Malaysian version of Enron to happen first!
Business Defense is definitely an area where our current managers need to pay more attention to and it is definitely a new career path for our young people to consider.
