HUMANS REMAINS: Human Resources in a Fractured Indonesia
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What does dignity mean for a fisherman who has lost his livelihood and now survives as a warehouse scavenger? Why is burnout so often worn as a badge of honor? Who is left behind when the definition of a "professional" is shaped by Jakarta's standards?
This book challenges the myths of human resources and reveals fractures not as failures, but as opportunities. It explores what it means to lead with authenticity, build trust, and value people beyond performance metrics.
Because in the end, policies do not build workplaces. People do.
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Dr. Alfred Boediman is a seasoned senior executive who has led strategic reforms at the intersection of deep technology, finance, and sustainability. Combining rigorous academic scholarship with extensive industry experience, he brings a multidisciplinary perspective to complex economic and financial systems.
He serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago Asia campus and as an Honorary Professor at the Antai School of Business, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. His research focuses on econophysics, cliodynamics, and the application of complex systems thinking to financial markets and socio-economic systems.
Dr. Boediman graduated from Universitas Indonesia, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, the Rochester Institute of Technology, and the University of Chicago. His postdoctoral research explores derivatives and financial exchange dynamics through neuro-statistics and multi-layered market sentiment analysis. His academic interests include cognitive socio-behavioral finance, machine learning, and non-linear market behavior.
Beyond academia, he is an active angel investor in several leading technology startups and serves as an advisor to the Asia chapter of the University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship.
Outside his professional pursuits, Dr. Boediman enjoys motorcycling, archery, and cooking.
Susi Boediman is an independent Human Capital Development consultant with more than 25 years of experience working at the intersection of people, organizations, and technology. Throughout her career, she has held senior leadership roles across diverse sectors, including a multi-industry holding group, a management consulting firm, a Fortune 500 global electronics company, and international banks in New York and Jakarta.
As a member of the HR Executive Board, she led enterprise-wide human capital strategies encompassing succession planning, leadership development, compensation and benefits, employee experience, change management, and internal communications. Her work has consistently focused on helping organizations remain deeply human while navigating rapid technological and organizational transformation.
Susi is a certified international coach and experienced facilitator. Today, she is actively involved in education and community development initiatives across Indonesia. She works with leaders and institutions to examine how artificial intelligence and automation are reshaping the workplace—and to identify the uniquely human capabilities that should never be delegated to machines.
She also serves as a board member and advisor to several non-profit organizations dedicated to education and leadership development, bringing together global experience and deep local insight.
In Human Remains, Susi offers a thoughtful and critical perspective on the future of human resources, arguing that the profession should not simply adapt to technological change, but instead reaffirm human judgment, purpose, and responsibility as the foundation of the future of work.
