France

This was the first group assignment that gave by our General English teacher, Mr. Tristan. In this subject, we learned about the reading comprehension, and writing skills which are how to write a business letter, fax, email,etc. Also, we learned to speaks in English by doing this assignment. In this assignment, we had to give a presentation about the interesting things in a country, and my group chose Tourism in France.

 

The French Republic (French: République française), as known as France, is a sovereign country comprising a metropolitan territory located in Western Europe and numerous overseas territories around the world. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel, and from the Rhine and Alpes to the Atlantic Ocean. French citizens often refer to Metropolitan France as L’Hexagone (The “Hexagon”) because of the geometric shape of its territory.

Capital city : Paris
Official language : France
Motto : “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” (Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité)
Population of France: 64,473,140 people
Area of France: 674,843 km2

Tourism

With 81.9 million foreign tourists, France is ranked as the first tourist destination in the world, ahead of Spain and the United States. France features cities of high cultural interest (example: Pari), beaches and seaside resorts, ski resorts, and rural regions that many enjoy for their beauty and tranquillity (green tourism). Aside from casual tourism France attracts a lot of religious pilgrims to Lourdes, a town in the Hautes-Pyrénées département, that hosts a few million tourists a year.

Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. The Eiffel Tower, which is the tallest building in Paris, is the single most visited paid monument in the world; millions of people ascend it every year. Named after its designer, engineer Gustave Eiffel, the tower was built as the entrance arch for the 1889 World's Fair.
The tower stands at 324 m tall, about the same height as an 81-story building. And while the Eiffel Tower is a steel structure, and weighs approximately 10,000 tonnes, it actually has a relatively low density, weighing less than a cylinder of air occupying the same dimensions as the tower.
The tower has three levels for visitors. Tickets can be purchased to ascend either on stairs or lifts to the first and second levels. The walk to the first level is over 300 steps, as is the walk from the first to the second level. The third and highest level is only accessible by lift. Both the first and second levels feature restaurants.
The tower has become the most prominent symbol of both Paris and France. The tower is a featured part of the backdrop in literally scores of movies that take place in Paris. Its iconic status is so established that it even serves as a symbol for the entire nation of France, such as when it was used as the logo for the French bid to host the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Lourdes

Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes that are reported to have occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous. At that time, the most prominent feature of the town was the fortified castle that rises up from a rocky escarpment at its centre

Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in Paris, France, with its main entrance to the west. It is still used as a Roman Catholic cathedral and is the seat of the Archbishop of Paris. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic cathedrals. Notre Dame de Paris is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture. The name Notre Dame means "Our Lady" in French. Notre Dame de Paris was one of the first Gothic cathedrals, and its construction spanned the Gothic period. Its sculptures and stained glass show the heavy influence of naturalism, unlike that of earlier Romanesque architecture.

Flame of Liberty

The Flame of Liberty (Flamme de la Liberté) in Paris is a full size, gold leaf covered, replica of the flame carried in the hand of the Statue of Liberty in New York City. It was given to the city of Paris by the International Herald Tribune on behalf of donors as part of the newspaper's centennial celebrations in 1987. It is located near the northern end of the Pont de l'Alma on the Place de l'Alma in Paris. The Flame of Liberty, which sits above the entrance to the Paris tunnel in which Diana died.

château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg

The château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg is located at Orschwiller, Alsace, France, in the Vosges mountains at west of Sélestat. The castle is nestled at a strategic location on a high hill overlooking the Alsatian plain; as a result it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War when it was abandoned. In 1900 it was restored under the direction of Emperor Wilhelm II. Today it is a major tourist attraction, located on the Alsace wine route.

Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe is a monument in Paris, France that stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle, also known as the "Place de l'Étoile".[1] It is at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The triumphal arch honors those who fought for France, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. On the inside and the top of the arc there are all of the names of generals and wars fought. Underneath is the tomb of the unknown soldier from World War I .
The Arc is the linchpin of the historic axis (L'Axe historique) — a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which goes from the courtyard of the Louvre Palace to the outskirts of Paris. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail and set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant nationalistic messages, until World War I.
The monument stands 49.5 m in height, 45 m wide and 22 m deep. The large vault is 29.19 m high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The small vault is 18.68m high and 8.44 m wide. It is the second largest triumphal arch in existence. Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal those three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, marking the end of hostilities in World War I, CharlesGodefroy flew his Nieuport biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel.

Conclusion
In fact that France has many beautiful objects, not just places or cities, but also monuments, buildings, and so on. Those objects become so popular in tourism world. Those objects are not just beautiful but also have historic story behind those beauty that became a reason of tourists to come. Those objects become more important in France, therefore tourism becomes one of the economic factors in France. 

Organizational Diagnosis and Change - PT. ANZ Panin Bank - (Part 1)

Di bawah ini merupakan tugas kelompok Organizational Communication mengenai organizational diagnosis and change, kelompok saya mengambil topik perubahan PT. ANZ Panin Bank, karena adanya perubahan akibat penggabungan Bank ANZ dengan Panin Bank. oleh karena itu, banyak perubahan-perubahan yang dialami organisasi tersebut. Dalam proses pembutatn tugas ini kami juga melakukan interview untuk mengetahui perubahan-perubahan apa yang ada dan bagaimana menghadainya.




DETAIL INTERVIEW

Waktu : Kamis, 28 Mei 2009
Tempat : Lobby ANZ Tower
Narasumber : Lenny, Human Resource Support PT.ANZ Panin Bank

Pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang diajukan sebagai dasar wawancara:
1. Apa yang berubah dari organisasi Anda? Perbedaan sebelum dan sesudah perubahan? (visi-misi, produk & jasa, strategi & struktur, SDM, budaya, fisik seperti gedung, logo, dsb)
2. Mengapa terjadi perubahan tersebut?
3. Efek dari perubahan tersebut ke internal perusahaan?
4. Efek perubahan internal perusahaan ke eksternal perusahaan?
5. Apakah perubahan terjadi secara internal atau menggunakan konsultan?
6. Faktor eksternal apa saja yang mempengaruhi perubahan internal perusahaan?
7. Bagaimana cara mengkomunikasikan perubahan untuk internal dan eksternal perusahaan?
8. Berapa lama waktu untuk persiapan perubahan/pengambilan keputusan untuk perubahan diperlukan?
9. Struktur organisasi (perbedaan yang lama dengan yang baru)
10. Tujuan dari perubahan tersebut dalam jangka pendek dan jangka panjang?
11. Resiko terbesar yang dialami perusahaan ketika terjadi perubahan? (financial, psikologis, waktu, dsb)



COMPANY PROFILE ANZ

ANZ adalah salah satu perusahaan terbesar di Australia dan Selandia Baru dan merupakan internasional perbankan dan grup jasa keuangan yang besar, yang berada di antara 50 bank teratas di dunia.
Kantor pusat ANZ di dunia terletak di Melbourne. pertama kali dibuka sebagai Bank Australasia di Sydney pada 1835 dan di Melbourne sejak 1838. Dengan demikian, ANZ telah berumur lebih dari 170 tahun. ANZ merupakan salah satu bank dunia terkemuka dan bank internasional terbesar di Asia Pasifik dengan aset 471 miliar dollar Australia pada 30 September 2008.
ANZ selama lebih dari 170 tahun ini telah melakukan berbagai transformasi, antara lain:

 2008

• Meluncurkan ponsel perbankan dan perbankan untuk iPhone.
• Sponsor musik Wicked. Merupakan investasi yang terbesar dari jenis sejarah teater di Australia.
• Mencapai peringkat bank terkemuka diseluruh dunia berdasarkan Dow Jones Sustainability Index untuk 2 tahun berturut-turut.
• Membuka ANZ House di Canberra, Australia.
• membuka kantor regional di Hong Kong untuk ekspansi bisnis di seluruh Asia.
• Memperoleh keanggotaan Perdagangan (menjadi member)dari Shanghai Gold Exchange, membuatnya menjadi salah satu dari empat bank asing yang hanya diizinkan untuk perdagangan emas di pasar Cina.
• Meluncurkan ANZ Tower di pusat bisnis Jakarta, Indonesia, termasuk cabang-cabang yang menyediakan sejumlah layanan kepada pelanggan
2007
• Menunjuk Mike Smith sebagai Chief Executive Officer.
• Mencapai peringkat bank terkemuka global dalam Dow Jones Sustainability Index .
• Berinvenstasi in Malaysia's AMMB Holdings Berhad, China's Shanghai Rural Commercial. Bank, Vietnam's Saigon Securities Incorporation and ANZ Vientiane Commercial Bank, Laos.
2006
• Meningkatkan investasi hingga 20% di Tianjin City Bank Komersial, China.
• Mencapai peringkat Top 3 dalam Corporate Responsibility Index.
• Meluncurkan program PROgress Loans untuk yang berpenghasilan rendah.
2005
• Meluncurkan aliansi strategis dengan Sacombank, Vietnam.
• Membuka kantor perwakilan di Noumea, Kaledonia Baru.
2004
• Mengumumkan laporan laba operasi setelah pajak sebesar AUD $ 2,815 juta
• Mengumumkan kesepakatan dengan Royal Group untuk mendirikan joint venture bank di Kamboja.
• Mendapatkan penghargaan Bank of the Year untuk kelima tahun berturut-turut oleh Personal Investor magazine.
2003
• Mengakuisisi National Bank of New Zealand.
• Mengesahkan perjanjian kerjasama dengan Shanghai Rural Credit Cooperatives.
• Memasukkan kartu kredit joint venture dengan Metrobank, Filipina.
2002
• Bekerjasama dengan ING Group untuk dana asuransi jiwa dan manajemen bisnis di Australia dan Selandia Baru.
• Mencatat jumlah satu juga customer untuk ANZ Internet Banking di Australia.
• Mengakuisisi Bank of Hawaii yang beroperasi di Fiji, Vanuatu dan Papua Nugini.
2001
• Menguasai 75% saham Bank of Kiribati.
• Membuka cabang ANZ Timor Leste.
2000
• ANZ menjual bisnis Grindlays milik ANZ di Timur Tengah dan Asia Selatan untuk Standard Chartered.
1999
• ANZ Internet Banking diluncurkan.
• Membeli Samoa Bank.
1998
• Mengakuisisi PT Panin Bank, Indonesia.
1997
• John McFarlane menjabat Chief Executive Officer.
• ANZ Phone Banking diluncurkan.
• Membuka cabang di Beijing, China.
1996
• www.anz.com diluncurkan.
• ANZ membuka cabang yang kedua di Vietnam, tepatnya di Ho Chi Minh City.
1995
• Membuka cabang di Manila, Philiphina.
1993
• Mendirikan joint venture dengan PT Bank Panin, Indonesia.
• Membuka cabang di Hanoi dan kantor perwakilan di Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• Membuka cabang di Shanghai dan kantor perwakilan di Guangzhou, China.
• Mulai beroperasi di Tonga.
1991
• Mengakuisisi 75 persen dari Bank of Western Samoa.
• Membuka kantor perwakilan di Filipina.
1989
• Membeli PostBank dari Selandia Baru.
1988
• Membuka kantor cabang di Paris, Perancis.
1985
• Membuka cabang di Frankfurt, Jerman.
• Membuka kantor perwakilan di Bangkok, Thailand.
1984
• Membeli Grindlays Bank.
1979
• Membeli Bank of Adelaide, Australia.
1971
• Membuka kantor perwakilan di Malaysia.
1970
• Bank ANZ bergabung dengan Inggris, Skotlandia dan Australia Bank Limited untuk membentuk organisasi yang sekarang, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited.
• Mulai beroperasi di Vanuatu.
1969
• Mendirikan kantor perwakilan di Tokyo, Jepang.
1968
• Membuka kantor di New York, Amerika Serikat.
1951
• The Bank of Australasia merger dengan the Union Bank of Australia untuk membentuk Bank ANZ.
1837
• The Union Bank of Australia terbentuk. The Union Bank of Indonesia didirikan.
1835
• ANZ didirikan.

Logo Baru PT. ANZ Panin Bank

Perubahan mendasar dari logo ANZ terdapat pada "look and feel" dengan tulisan ANZ yang lebih dimodernisasikan dan disederhanakan serta diperkenalkannya simbol baru yaitu the Lotus (simbol bunga teratai). Lotus melambangkan kesatuan dan pertumbuhan, sesuatu yang dengan mudah dapat dimengerti oleh nasabah terlepas dari perbedaan bahasa dan kultur.
Tiga kelopak bunga tersebut melambangkan tiga wilayah Australia, New Zaeland, dan Asia Pasifik. Dan di tengah kelopak yang membentuk rupa orang mewakili hal terpenting bagi ANZ yaitu nasabah dan orang-orangnya yang merupakan dorongan utama di balik seluruh bisnis ANZ.