It was a scandalous affair. A conspiracy of all sorts woven with selfish political and religious motives. 4 parties were involved in this scandalous affair – each with his own agenda – all because someone had rocked their boat. One party was concerned that its authority had been undermined. For centuries its institution was revered as the premier authority on religious affairs. It had...
We live in an age of excess – where everything is not enough; money, career, possession, you name it, it’s just not enough! – our culture has thought us to accumulate more, that the world is our oyster and is ours for the taking. And the world had rewarded us for ambition, for thinking big and for living life large. Don’t believe me? Just ask how many of your friends upgraded their older...
I gotta admit I did get a little bit afraid when I was considering getting a labrador after watching Marley and Me. “Will my dog also be as unruly as Marley?’ I silently used to wonder whenever a lab caught my gaze. Anyway 3 months down the road and my Drew is growing up to be one fine and dandy dog – Although he’s still a pup (4.5 months now only) like Elliot, Drew is...
As I concluded my Manila trip, ironically of all the trips I have made in these past 8 months to Manila, this last trip of mine proved to be the most insightful. Apart from the usual wrapping up of things that needed to be seen to when you close a project, I had the opportunity to meet up with some of my friend’s acquaintances here in Manila. I was just to pass them some paraphernalia to them and...
I was recently asked to write a leadership article piece for my department. I decided to focus on key attributes that I found admirable in supervisors I have worked with throughout the years. Below is the copy of the article which I wrote. Interestingly I got quite a couple of of positive responses from my colleagues. During my time in consulting, I have learnt many things both from a...