The Management Study Program (MSP), Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) presents the Director of PT KAI, Didiek Hartantyo, in the General Lecture entitled Innovative Leadership: Towards a New KAI for Indonesia, Thursday, June 8, 2023. The online event was attended by more than 200 participants, mostly students.

In his material, Didiek quoted the statement of Deputy Minister of SOEs II, Kartika Wirjoatmodjo: “KAI became the executor for most difficult National Strategic Project in terms of risk and complexity level. Therefore, we need to master Functional Management Skills and Technical Sectoral Skills. However, within a transformation process, leadership skills are the key.”

Indeed, leadership plays an important role. Organizational behavior should be based on good corporate governance. Didiek explained PT KAI’s strategies for building enthusiasm to lead the transformations and creating extraordinary innovations. PT KAI builds organizational spirit based on the great leaders’ theory and effective individuals.

“To achieve successful performance, great leaders have a mindset and behavior that is adaptable and flexible in responding to rapid changes in the environment. Positive attitude and high expectations are also very important,” he said.

Further, he states that great leaders hold no meaning if they don’t have effective teams, effective individuals. “The vision and mission of great leaders is poured into the structure of an organization and also implemented into an effective organization, effective individuals. With great leaders and effective individuals and the processes and systems alignment, a winning culture spirit is established.”

With the spirit of a winning culture, the organization will be superior and capable to achieve sustainable performance. The organization can also build loyal customers and establish engaged employees. This foundation will help the organization build a distinctive contribution, a specific contribution.

Following those patterns, PT KAI can transform continuously while conducting leading change and creating breakthrough innovation. Didiek, who is an alumnus of FEB UNS, also outlined various continuous innovations carried out by PT KAI. On this occasion, Didiek open up the opportunity for participants to discuss and provided vouchers as a gift from PT KAI for any participant who actively engaged in the discussion.