BRIEF PROFILE

 Dr. Ranjit Singh Malhi is an internationally renowned consultant, trainer and a prolific author in the areas of Total Quality Management, Management Development and Personal Development. Dr. Ranjit is the CEO and Principal Consultant of TQM Consultants Sdn. Bhd. and Self-Esteem Seminars Sdn. Bhd. Ranjit has a B.A. (Hons.) in History from the University of Malaya, a Master of Public Administration degree from Syracuse University, USA and a Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour from Warnborough College, Ireland.

Dr. Ranjit has contributed significantly towards new knowledge in the areas of personal quality, self-esteem, peak performance and management development. He has formulated a practical model and blueprint for enhancing personal quality, developed the Empowering Cycle of High Self-Esteem which shows the reciprocal relationship between self-esteem and peak performance, and identified the competencies of Malaysian high-performance managers and most admired attributes of Malaysian leaders through a questionnaire involving 202 managers from 35 organizations. Dr. Ranjit is described in the website of the American-based National Association for Self-Esteem as one of “the most influential movers and shakers in the area of self-esteem.”

Dr. Ranjit has conducted more than 500 training programmes on management and personal development since 1990 in Asia, the Middle East and USA. Noted for his participatory, practical and motivating training sessions, Dr. Ranjit’s corporate clients include Sime Singapore Ltd.; Galfar Engineering & Contracting LLC, Oman; Nestle Products Pte. Ltd.; Ministry of Development, Brunei Darussalam; Bahrain Petroleum Company; and Indiana University, USA.

Dr. Ranjit is the author of three bestsellers, namely, Enhancing Managerial Performance: Empowering Yourself to Become a High-Performance Manager, Enhancing Self-Esteem: Reengineering Yourself for Success in the New Millennium and Enhancing Personal Quality: Empowering Yourself to Attain Peak Performance at Work. The last book is currently being used as a textbook on personal development by Universiti Teknologi MARA. He has also published more than 150 articles on management and personal development, besides being a columnist for three of Malaysia’s leading newspapers.


CURRICULUM VITAE
 PERSONAL DATA

Name

 Ranjit Singh Malhi
Date of Birth 1 August 1954
Nationality

Malaysian
Languages & Degree of Proficiency
English (Excellent)
Bahasa Malaysia (Excellent)

Current Position
CEO & Principal Consultant of TQM Consultants Sdn. Bhd.
& Self- Esteem Seminars Sdn. Bhd.

 
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
November 2003

Ph.D. in Organizational Behaviour
Warnborough College, Ireland
December 1986 Master of Public Administration (GPA 3.93/4.00)
The Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
Syracuse University, USA
June 1977 Bachelor of Arts (Honours—Second Class Upper)
History
University of Malaya
CAREER HISTORY
June 1990– to date
Management Consultant specializing in Total Quality Management, Organization Development, Management Development and Personal Development. Has conducted more than 500 in-house and public training programmes for Malaysian and international organizations including Nestle (Malaysia) Ltd., University of Malaya, Bahrain Petroleum Company, Sime Singapore Limited, Galfar Engineering and Contracting LLC, Oman, Ministry of Development, Brunei and Indiana University, USA
September 1977 – May 1990

Served as Administrative and Diplomatic Service Officer in the Malaysian Government for 13 years

Positions held include Senior Project Officer at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN) and Principal Assistant Secretary at the Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU), Prime Minister’s Department

Provided consultancy and training services to government agencies in the area of Total Quality Management

Gave numerous lectures on Total Quality Management and Personal Development to government agencies

Edited 10 issues of CEKAP (MAMPU’s quarterly magazine on productivity)
PUBLICATIONS
Books  
  1. Your Dream Job: How to Get It and Excel with A. Wahab Bakar as co-author (2008)
  2. Enhancing Self-Esteem: Reengineering Yourself for Success in the New Millennium (2007)
  3. Enhancing Managerial Performance: Empowering Yourself to Become a
    High-Performance Manager,     2nd Edition (2006)
  4. Enhancing Personal Quality: Empowering Yourself to Attain Peak Performance at
    Work     (2004)
  5. Enhancing Managerial Performance: Empowering Yourself to Become a
    High-Performance Manager     (2000)
Articles
Has published more than 150 articles on Total Quality Management, Organization Development, Management Development and Personal Development in various Malaysian newspapers, including New Straits Times, Business Times, Utusan Malaysia and The Sun
PUBLIC SPEAKING EXPERIENCE
25 February 2008
Made a presentation entitled Top Management's Role in Total Quality Management to members of the Saudi Chamber of Commerce, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
21-23 May 2007
Keynote speaker (Creating and Sustaining a Quality Culture) at the Saudi Second National Conference on Quality, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
8-9 November 2006
Presented a paper entitled Self-Esteem: Bedrock of Peak Performance and Personal Quality at PNB Group Quality Day 2006, Sime Darby Convention Centre, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23 September 2006
Keynote speaker (Enhancing Your Employability in the 21st Century Workplace) at the Personal Development Club Seminar, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
20-21 September 2005
Presented a paper entitled Self-Esteem: Bedrock of Peak Performance and Personal Quality at the Second National Symposium on Quality Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
29-30 March 2005
Presented a paper entitled Empowering Malaysian Graduates to Thrive in the Twenty-First Century Workplace at the International Conference on Higher Education & Emerging Trends in Information Technology, Muscat, Oman
13-14 July 2004 Presented a paper entitled Creating and Sustaining a Quality Culture at the National Symposium on Quality Management, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14-16 July 2003 Keynote speaker (Self-Esteem and Peak Performance at Work) at the Worldwide Self-Esteem and Peak Performance Conference, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
20 December 2002 Keynote speaker (Enhancing Personal Quality) at Quality Day of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Malaysia, Putrajaya
30 November 2002 Keynote speaker (Implementing Total Quality Management Successfully) at the 11th Sime Singapore Quality Convention, Singapore
10 October 2002 Made a presentation entitled Creating and Sustaining High- Performance Organizations to members of the Abu Dhabi Human Resources Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE
1 October 2002 Made a presentation entitled Reengineering Yourself for Peak Performance to members of the Abu Dhabi Human Resources Group, Abu Dhabi, UAE
21-22 June 2001 Keynote speaker (Self-Esteem and Peak Performance at Work) at the International Self-Esteem and Peak Performance Conference, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
22 – 25 June 2000 Conducted a workshop entitled Enhancing the Self-Esteem of Youths: A Holistic Model at the Worldwide Summit Conference: Preparing Youth for the 21st Century, San Francisco, USA
16 May 2000 Keynote speaker (Towards Successful Implementation of Total Quality Management) at Sime Darby’s Quality Seminar, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS
1.
  
Has contributed significantly towards new knowledge in the area of Personal Quality. Developed a practical model and blueprint for enhancing Personal Quality.
2.
  
Has contributed significantly towards new knowledge in the area of Management Development. Identified the competencies of Malaysian High-Performance Managers and most admired attributes of Malaysian Leaders through a questionnaire involving 202 managers from 35 organizations (2000).
3.
  
Has contributed significantly towards new knowledge in the area of Self-Esteem and Peak Performance. Developed the Empowering Cycle of High Self-Esteem Model that shows the reciprocal relationship between self-esteem and peak performance.
4.
  
Author of three bestsellers — Enhancing Self-Esteem: Reengineering Yourself for Success in the New Millennium, Enhancing Personal Quality: Empowering Yourself to Attain Peak Performance at Work and Enhancing Managerial Performance: Empowering Yourself to Become a High-Performance Manager.
5.
  
Recognized as "one of the most influential movers and shakers in the area of self-esteem" by the American-based National Association for Self-Esteem. Appointed as the Vice-President of the International Council for Self-Esteem in July 2003.
6.
  
Published more than 150 articles on management and personal development.
7.
  
Book entitled Enhancing Personal Quality has been used as a textbook on Personal Development by Universiti Teknologi MARA since 2001.