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TweetWhenever possible, I would like to have an engaging activity with my son so I can teach him practical lessons in life. Yesterday, because of the long break, we had an opportunity to wash the car together. As expected of a 10 year old boy, he wanted to finish the task immediately so he can…
TweetIt’s graduation season ones again, and the labor market will be flooded with new talents. In the midst of the growing competition, how do we keep up with the competition?First, establish what would you like to be known for.This is the most basic of brand management.When I source and search a candidate for a job,…
Tweet View of Manila Bay (and SM by the Bay establishments), from Fitness First, One e-Com Center, SM Mall Of Asia A refreshing view while sweating it out inside Fitness First (Gym). This place used to be a barren area, no activity except migratory birds and crawling animals. But today, the place is sprawling with…
Tweet Whether student, professional, full time parent or blogger, “stress” is a regular part of our daily life. Though some causes (of stress) are unavoidable, there are also unnecessary stress brought about by either stupidity or foolishness. Different authors suggest different ways to manage stress but let’s look at how Jesus manage stress, in the…
TweetI received this via SMS from a colleague… funny and worth sharing. Manager: “For a man with no experience, you’re asking for a high wage” Applicant: “Well, sir, the work is much harder when you don’t know what you’re doing“
TweetMy mentor once told me that in life we’ll be shown different patterns or examples on life issues like parenting, marriage, career etc. Life was designed this way so when we are faced with similar situation, we can make value adding decisions. Blogs and bloggers are good illustration. While we are exposed to different blog(ger)s,…
Tweet I hope all is well with you at the start of a working week. Please allow me to blog about the teaching we received from church yesterday. T’was so value adding and I can’t let this pass without discussing it here. We were encouraged to set goals in 4 areas, (1) relationship with the…
TweetHaving been exposed to the corporate world for a while, I have taken note of interesting match between jobs and people. Economic background, IMO, affects paradigm and job. People who graduated from an A-list university and grew from a well off family tends to be good on property management (i.e. hotel, resort, shopping mall management)…
Tweet In a recent meeting of HR Managers, a colleague handed a paper containing the most likely reasons why an employee would leave the company. Herewith are the top 10 reasons: Your company is experiencing a downward spiral. Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair. Your life situation has changed. Your values are…
Tweet“Maintain a proper balance. Entrepreneurs have tendency to focus too much on their business that they end up neglecting other aspects of their life. It’s very difficult, but I strive to strike a balance between work and family, activity and rest, worldly and spiritual pursuits. It would be very ironic if you spend most of…
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This blog of 6 years is a witness to my ascendancy to executive HR position and my foolish attempt to start my own company, ha ha.
This blog used to be the depository of my thoughts about people management, social web and how to use this to build your personal brand. I have since diversified to niche blogging and decided to use this to keep my personal reflections.
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