Posted on June 20th, 2008 by johan
Being authentic is not something people talk about a lot. Maybe because it is a quality not much appreciated and not much sought after in our money oriented, materially emphasised, image and fame driven culture. Politicians have become spin masters, entertainers have become fame seekers, sportsmen have become idols.
How much authenticity are our role models [...]
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Posted on June 20th, 2008 by johan
A quote that recently caught my eye and amused me:
“What literature can and should do is change the people who teach the people who don’t read the books.”
– A. S. Byatt (post-modern novelist and poet)
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 by johan
Often I get asked which management / leadership style is best? Autocratic or democratic?
I was first challenged with this question by my training manager Yvonne Reynolds when I was 19 years old, a rookie in management training school with Taco Time Intl., a chain of Mexican style fast food restaurants based in the Pacific North [...]
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Posted on June 4th, 2008 by johan
“The real currency is energy”
(My esteemed teacher Mr Luong Vi Kien)
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