JAKARTA - PT Industri Jamu Dan Farmasi Sido Muncul Tbk (SIDO) hosted the Kick Off agenda for the National Productivity Improvement Week (P3N), Monday, November 10. The event, which was held by the Ministry of Manpower (Kemnaker), invited the Director of Sido Muncul, Irwan Hidayat as a speaker in a discussion session.
In the interactive dialogue, Irwan revealed the key to success that brought Sido Muncul to become the largest herbal company in Indonesia. He said the company's productivity must be balanced with employee happiness.
"If human resources are happy, yes, productivity is superior. As an entrepreneur, I understand that one of our goals is that employees are happy working here," said Irwan, in an event held at Sido Muncul Agrotourism, Bergas, Semarang Regency.
Furthermore, Irwan explained, Irwan had several habits to bring his relationship closer to his employees. He admitted that he never had formal clothes when there was an event at the factory, it was enough to wear t-shirts and sandals so that employees would feel comfortable and not be separated from him.
"I usually wear simple shirts, so employees are not afraid. When you talk, it's easy to understand," he said.
Irwan also said that during his decades of leading Sido Muncul, he had never fired a person. The average employee's tenure is in the dozens to decades.
"Our employees have 4,000 jobs and the average work is over 15 years, some are 31 years old. I have never fired people. The company should not only sue, but also give," said Irwan.
BACA JUGA:
As the largest herbal company, Sido Muncul understands that employees are the company's pulse. If employees feel trusted and cared for, they will be much more productive.
Irwan also advised business actors to use reason and wisdom in leading. According to him, with these two things, the company's productivity can be achieved.
The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)
