Any untimely death of a founder or a business owner can leave a business in shambles and family enterprises at any stage may struggle in the absence of their key business leader. The first 100 days is critical as estate or intestate proceedings take centerstage. When you die or become permanently disabled, your business may …
OPINION
The teleological mind
To have a teleological mind can also mean that anything that happens is due to some purpose or design of things in general. Nothing happens by mere chance. Everything has a reason, no matter how unreasonable things may seem to us at the moment. The word “teleological” may sound Greek to us at the moment. …
The Widespread Epidemic of Discrimination
The COVID-19 pandemic, which was said to originate from Wuhan, China escalated the discrimination and outrage against Asians, mostly to the Chinese community. And even Filipinos and other Asian natives are not spared from the nightmare. Imagine being in a foreign country, walking home from work, just minding your own business. Then from out of …
Asia’s fastest-growing companies
The Financial Times, together with Nikkei Asia and Statista recently came out with its ranking of High-Growth Companies in the Asia Pacific Region. To be included in the list, a company must meet the following criteria—generated revenue of at least $1 million in 2019; must be an independent company, meaning it is not a subsidiary …
A commitment is not a straitjacket
While a commitment has its costs, requirements and obligations, we would be willing to meet and assume them precisely because of love and our sense of freedom. A commitment shows our level of maturity. When we enter into a commitment, we know what we are giving up in order to gain something much better than …
The best of times, the worst of times
The bank’s many years of investments in technology, particularly digitalization, paid off. At the height of the lockdown, digital transactions went as high as 95 per cent then settled to 92 percent as the lockdown eased. Thousands of customers enrolled in BPI’s channels every single week. Quoting Charles Dickens (A Tale of Two Cities), Bank …
Public office deserves good government employees
On a positive note, there are a lot of government employees who have good work ethics and attitude. These responsible individuals deserve the salaries they get. They deserve to be recognized for their effort in offering public service at its best. I’ve been taking up the issue of incompetent and not deserving government employees in …
Watch that tongue!
We should be very concerned about disciplining and taming our tongue, putting it strictly at the service of prudent reasoning that is inspired by faith, hope and charity. There is no other way to tame our tongue. Otherwise, it would just be at the mercy of instincts, emotions, passions, biases, and all sorts of conditionings. …
Protruding teeth
In a University of Adelaide news release, Dr. Doğramaci cautions against broken or knocked out young teeth that may lead to long-term issues. These include the possibility of root canal treatment or even tooth loss, requiring a lifetime of dental treatment. The more a young patient’s teeth protrude, the higher the risk of damage. A …
Orchestrating the different gifts
While each gift and charism has its distinctive character and purpose, and those involved with it should be faithful to it, it has to be understood also that no gift and charism can stand on its own alone. It has to refer itself to the hierarchy of the Church and to the other gifts and …