Sunday, January 6, 2008
Leaders Don't Give People Open Licenses to Criticize
Part of assuming a leadership position is a leaving oneself open for criticisms-- it comes with the territory. While leaders are expected to be strong, it doesn't give people licenses to put them down especially in public where they are put on the spot. This is below the belt. Leaders, when they...
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
Recycled Leaders
Recycling is generally a good habit, except when we recycle leaders. One time during a Toastmasters convention, all the clubs and their charter and current presidents were flashed on the widescreen. A club that got everybody's attention and reaction was one which started in 1994 and the charter and...
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Friday, January 4, 2008
Lessons Learned from My First 10 Days with Blogit
Today I celebrate my first 10 days with Blogit; incidentally, it also marks my first 10 days as a blogger because I never blogged before. I say celebrate because my experience was nothing but pleasant. I find Blogit to be a great community of bloggers worldwide. In every significant experience, I...
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Thursday, January 3, 2008
Great Pastor vs. Irritating Pastor
This is to bring balance to my previous entries about irritating pastors. Now I would like to mention one who rightfully deserves his position as head pastor. Firstly, he never tries to impress the audience. He does not attempt to speak 100% correct English and still he always fills up the worship...
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Irritating Pastors (2)
Since I am receiving interesting comments about the 1st entry, I would like to expound more. It is not my intention to open up a can of worms about our faith but to express feelings that were bottled up and gain fresh insights from people of similar belief. On this note I would rather receive...
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Irritating Pastors
Don't get me wrong. I am a Christian and I hold church workers in high regard as long as they deserve respect. What irritates me are some mid-level pastors and church leaders (here in Manila) who think they have a right to be leaders every time over church members and Christians. They are...
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Scandals
Nothing quickly and ultimately causes the fall of a great leader than a scandal. He may be a political or religious figure and is well-admired. A scandal causes betrayal of trust. One may not know a leader personally but the feeling of admiration is great. To do something scandalous is tantamount to...
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
From Popular to Unpopular
Leaders attain their position partly because of popularity. People elect a leader for want of something better. However, in the course of improving lives, sacrifice has to be made. This is when the leader may become unpopular. I went to Singapore lately and the country is top class. However, there...
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Monday, December 31, 2007
Make a Stand
"If you don't stand for anything you will fall for everything!" Leaders should make a stand. The great Sun Tzu was once tested by the emperor to apply his teachings over the palace concubines. After the initial lessons, Sun Tzu assigned 2 of the best concubines to head one platoon of concubines...
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
I Let My Boy Drown
"You're letting our poor baby drown!" my wife exclaimed as she saw the home video. My mom was equally concerned. Talk about protective maternal instincts. Yesterday, I took my 2 year old boy swimming in a kiddie pool. He was quite ecstatic with the experience that he was trying to let go of me. I...
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