Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Childhood Story of My Classmate Who Became a Criminal Mastermind
This is the 2nd part of the story of my classmate who became a kidnapper. He is an only child and he grew up with his nanny and driver (in Manila, we have nannies, maids and drivers who usually came from provinces). Their family lived in a large compound of houses along with his mother's siblings....
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True Story : My Classmate is a Criminal Mastermind
This morning I was browsing the internet and I remember a classmate who hit the pages of our national newspaper around 5 years ago. He was then suspected of kidnapping. I entered his name in the search box and I found out he is already a prime suspect of masterminding some kidnappings of which the...
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
No More Mister Nice Guy
Yesterday I brought my credit card rewards voucher to the department store concierge to exchange it for a gift certificate. There was only one staff at the counter and she was on the phone explaining to a lady caller about the details of the rewards voucher. I stood there for about 10 minutes...
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Friday, January 11, 2008
Masters of Manipulation
Some people are only good in manipulating others. They are good in spotting your weakness and sucking up your strength to work for their advantage. They are crafty in looking for your weakness or areas where you are very susceptible. Then they capitalize on these by making you feel good. Once...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Self-Proclaimed Chief Encouragement Officer
Some people would give themselves nicknames or special titles to describe how they think they are perceived or how they want to be perceived. A CEO of one training company altered his title from Chief Executive Officer to Chief Encouraging Officer. But after a 3-day encounter with him, I never found...
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How to Win Opposition to Your Side
Some people upon being elected draw a line between his supporters and the opposition. I saw this happen in a 50+ year old association; it almost divided the organization in two. Once elected, the leader should look beyond factions because he is now over everybody. He might do wise by appointing...
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
A Leader Should be Willing to Take $1 Salary
You may have read about Lee Iacocca's gambit to inspire his employees at Chrysler in the early 80's. He reduced everybody's salary but before anyone can react, he announced he will start on himself by taking only $1. The company made a 180-degree turn-around as a result. Any leader who wants to...
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
If You Want People to Follow, Let Them Own Your Ideas
Ownership is a very powerful leadership concept. It is the process of transferring the leader's vision to everyone. The key to letting everyone own or share the leader's vision are the following: (1) Involve them during the decision making process (2) Delegate total responsibility over their given...
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Monday, January 7, 2008
Whoever Said Leadership is Not About Position (2)
This is a follow up and point of clarification regarding my previous entry-- yes some of the best leaders are without position. However, they should observe protocol as far as the leader with a position in the same group or organization is concerned. Let me share a personal experience to illustrate....
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Whoever Said Leadership is Not About Position
I disagree with the statement that leadership is not about position; it may have some grain of truths but it poisons one perception towards the elected or appointed leader. For example, George W. Bush is the leader of the US. Al Gore is also a leader in his own right, but not as a US president. He...
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