Ricky Wong Yoon Kiong
Motivational Speaker, Trainer & Author
YK TRUE PERFORMANCE CONSULTING
BA Hons (Anthropology & Sociology) UM
MA (Urban Anthropology) UM
CiPR (Mal), CiPD ( UK ), CTM ( USA )
ATMB ( USA ), MBTI Accredited Trainer
Since losing his sight at the tender age of twelve, Wong has never given up on life but instead has continued striving for excellence and staying motivated in pursuit of his dreams of becoming a professional motivation speaker and writer.
After passing all his important government examinations in high school and pre-university education, Wong has managed to secure a place in the country's oldest university that's University of Malaya. In 1987, visual disability did not deter him from getting his first degree in Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology & Sociology from the University of Malaya.
In his continuous efforts to develop himself further, he pursued a certificate programme in public relations at the Institute of Public Relations, Malaysia
(IPRM) and in 1988 Wong emerged and won the best student award in the programme.
As the quest for knowledge was still burning, Wong made up his mind to pursue his second degree in Master of Arts majoring in Urban Anthropology and visual
impairment again did not stop him from obtaining the degree with straight passes in 1992 from the University of Malaya. While pursuing his Master of Arts
Degree, Wong was offered a post as a tutor at the university for two years.
With both academic and professional qualifications, Wong broke the record in getting employed by Malaysia Airlines (MAS) as a Management Trainee. Wong served
MAS for fifteen years in many different departments and divisions such as Human Resources, Corporate Training, Human Potential Development Training, Ground
Services Training, People & Technology Training and Management Development Training where his last held post was Management Development Controller before he took up the challenge of providing motivational speaking and motivation training on his own in 2006.
In MAS, Wong provided training and development programmes to more than 15,000 employees from the ranks of managers, controllers, executives, supervisors,
officers, clerical staff, security personnel, drivers, pilots, cabin crew and management trainees.
Wong strongly believes in continuous and life-long learning. In 1994, he successfully completed a course leading to the award of a Certificate in Training
& Development with distinction conducted by Institute of Personnel Development (IPD), London, UK.
To develop his skills further, in speaking and training, Wong joined the ToastMasters International (TI) and was awarded the Competent ToastMaster (CTM)
and Advance ToastMaster Bronze (ATMB) awards in 2003.
Having the passion, skills, knowledge and experience in training and development, Wong has also conducted programmes for other organizations such as GCH Retail (M) Sdn. Bhd., MHE
Demag, Dimensi Eksklusif, Association of Accounting Technician, Bio-Young, Great Eastern, AIA, Amway, Cosway, Sunway College, Totoku, MBF Cards, INTAN, Maybank, Power Light, RTD and UKM.
Last but not least, Wong is a source of inspiration and motivation for many as he has lived his life with vision, positive thinking, self-confidence, determination, and above all, the staying power in today’s competitive market despite being visually challenged.
Sejak kehilangan penglihatannya ketika umur masih muda iaitu 12 tahun, Wong tidak pernah patah hati dan melupakan harapannya dalam hidup. Sebaliknya, Wong telah terus bermotivasi tinggi untuk mencapai kecemerlangan dalam hidup dan menjayakan cita-citanya sebagai seorang penceramah motivasi professional dan penulis.
Selepas lulus dalam semua peperiksaan penting kerajaan di peringkat sekolah menengah dan pra-universiti, Wong telah berjaya mendapat tempatnya di universiti ulung negara iaitu Universiti Malaya. Dalam tahun 1987, kecacatan penglihatan tidak menjadi halangan kepada Wong untuk memperolehi Ijazah Sarjana Muda Sastera dalam bidang Antropologi dan Sosiologi dari Universiti Malaya.
Dalam usahanya untuk melengkapkan dirinya dengan ilmu pengetahuan yang lebih tinggi, Wong telah mengikuti kursus professional dalam bidang perhubungan raya di Institut Perhubungan Raya Malaysia (IPRM). Dalam tahun 1988, Wong telah lulus dengan cemerlang dan memenangi anugerah pelajar terbaik dalam kursus tersebut.
Cita-cita Wong untuk mencari ilmu masih membara. Wong telah memutuskan untuk menikuti kursus Ijazah Sarjana Sastera dalam bidang Antropologi Bandar. dan dalam tahun 1992, kecacatan penglihatannya sekali lagi tidak menjadi halangan kepada Wong untuk memperolehi Ijazah keduanya dari Universiti Malaya. Semasa mengikuti kursus Ijazah Sarjana Sasteranya, Wong telah diberi tugas sebagai seorang Tutor selama dua tahun.
Deangan kedua-dua kelayakan akademik dan professionalnya, Wong telah berjaya memecahkan rekod sebagai orang cacat penglihatan yang pertama diambil oleh Penerbangan Malaysia untuk jawatan Pelatih Pengurusan. Wong telah bekerja di Penerbangan Malaysia selama 15 tahun di beberapa jabatan seperti Jabatan Sumber Manusia, Jabatan Latihan Koperat, Jabatan Pembangunan Manusia, Jabatan Latihan Perkhidmatan Darat, Jabatan Latihan Pekerja dan Teknologi, dan Jabatan Pembangunan Pengurusan. Jawatan akhir yang disandang oleh Wong ialah Pengawal Pembangunan Pengurusan sebelum ia memutuskan untuk memulakan kerja-kerjanya memberi ceramah motivasi dan latihan motivasi dalam tahun 2006.
Semasa di Penerbangan Malaysia, Wong telah mengendalikan latihan kepada tidak kurang daripada 15,000 orang pekerja dari pangkat pengurus, eksekutif, penyelia, pegawai kanan, pegawai, kerani, pemandu, pekerja keselamatan, pekerja kabin, juru terbang, pelatih pengurusan dan sebagainya.
Wong ialah seorang yang pegang kuat kepada pendidikan seumur hidup dan pendidikan terus-menerus. Dalam 1994, Wong telah berjaya menghabiskan kursus Latihan Dan Pembangunan lalu memperolehi keputusan cemerlang. Kursus tersebut dianjurkan oleh Institute of Personnel Development (IPD), London, UK.
Untuk membaiki kemahirannya dalam berceramah, Wong telah menjadi ahli ToastMaster International iaitu sebuah persatuan yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan kemahiran ahlinya dalam berpidato. Dalam tahun 2003, Wong telah dianugerah sijil-sijil Competent ToastMaster (CTM) dan Advanced ToastMaster - Bronze (ATM-B).
Sebagain seorang Penceramah motivasi dan juru latih motivasi, Wong telah menganjurkan ceramah dan kursus kepada GCH Retail (M) Sdn. Bhd., MHE Demag, Dimensi Eksklusif, Association of Accounting Technician, Bio-Young, Great Eastern, AIA, Amway, Cosway, Sunway College, Totoku, MBF Cards, INTAN, Maybank, Power Light, JPJ dan UKM.
Sebagai kesimpulan, Wong ialah sumber inspirasi dan motivasi kepada semua kerana ia telah hidup dengan wawasan, pemikiran positif, keyakinan diri, kecekalan, kegigihan, keteguhan, dan apa yang paling penting ialah semangatnya untuk hidup dengan bermakna dan gembira dalam masyarakat yang penuh persaingan walaupun ia seorang yang cacat penglihatan.
If you prefer to read about Wong's profile in Chinese, you may Click Here to save the chinese.doc file to your Desktop now.
To understand Wong better, here are two video clips containing an interview about Wong conducted by ASTRO, the first Malaysian satellite television which
was broadcasted over the whole country early this year. The interview, which was conducted in Chinese, was divided into two parts - part 1 and part 2 and
both the clips were uploaded to YouTube for easy access. Happy viewing!
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