A 1 Business Leadership

Leadership subject at AGSB is an Ateneo advantage. It emphasizes leadership from within, authentic leadership. One of its pillars is love. This is odd in a cold steely corporate world. The others are heroism, ingenuity and self awareness. The goal of leadership is not only to develop oneself but to clone other leaders. Everybody has potential to be leader. What we do, even if we do not have followers influences/affects others. It is time to define Filipino leadership too

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Monday, January 25, 2016

Three options to solve corruption

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Rizal Philippines
January 25, 2016

I often see the musings of Tina Monson Palma regarding ending corruption in the Philippines. That is her role as media man to communicate what is right and to be idealistic. I used to be idealistic. But her comments/prescriptions do not recognize the reality of power like we end the dominance of partisan politics and personalities and go by way of what is right and just. In the Philippines to stay in power to gain dominance in politics, the route is via parties and families and personality and thus, it will just be all talk

In my experience there are 3 options to send corruption

1. Revolution by straight guys to cut clean corruption. Its chance of succeeding is maybe 5%. However because of activities of NPA, the idea of revolution as a solution is still alive.

2. Dictatorship - A strongman must head the nation to enforce the rules as the Singaporean model showed. As in China too exemplified by President Xi Jin Ping One recalls the definition of a President of Pepsi (who led the Pepsi challenge campaign) that "Leadership is taking a point of view and expressing it forcefully" Force may be necessary at times to enforce what is the right thing to do. As a lady businessman expressed, "management, even consultants must be energetic, forceful, and dominant" for them to succeed and to make the business they are consulting for successful. They can not be just peace loving observers. (Top down approach)

3. The Chris Lowney approach - bottoms up approach. That leadership must start from individuals through self awareness, to ingenuity, heroism and love; That was the thesis of leadership class I conducted. I hope that made a lot of difference to the student leaders who were with me and that they will be able to make a lot of changes in their sphere of influence.

Monday, December 14, 2015

Cebu Regis Leadership Team Building at Chateau by the Sea in Mactan Island Last December 12, 2015

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Rizal Philippines
December 14, 2015

The handsome SS signage

We would do most of the team building activities here. The beautiful
scenery reflects the other beauty of Cebu

This post feels and thinks that every leadership subject must have practical leadership games exercises, outside the campus. Team building activities, when well planned and executed can achieve any or all of the following:

1. communication skills and processes
2. teamwork and bonding
3. problem solving skills
4. strategizing

And many leaders, even though they have become jaded corporate leaders/managers have been energized by team, building, and even those who have presided over team building activities. Each team building go through different direction because of different sites, participants and structures. And this team building was no exception

Thus after egging on the volunteers (by asking initially who have experience in teambuilding) our team building gurus Bryan Peter Evangelista an AVP Sales Director and formerly a training manager at PruLife, and Genevieve (a member of millionaires club in IL) came out with a plan in ppt which they submitted 3 days before last Saturday and which revolve around the 4 pillars of leadership. I had to extend my stay in Cebu because they say it may extend up to 8 o clock in the evening of Saturday

Chronology of events:

The first one to arrive, the early bird was of course, Leader Bryan, followed by Leader Dovie. A relative or a friend owns the venue. I was fetched by Leader Atty Glym from the hotel with Judge Jerry as the driver (thanks po) at 7:00 We arrived almost 8:00 Leader Andre fetched leader Maricel and Isi from the ports. The others arrived at about 8 and later thereabouts.

A very nice and handsome lobby

Complete AV facilities for the presentations adn academics

Early arrivals? It was all ready 8:30

Leader Bryan emoting as we played "Heal the World" which proved to
be serendipitous in the end as Leader Bryan asked for commitments to
Help Heal the World

Leader Bryan warming up the team

The morning session consisted of :

1. Review of past lessons

2. Next assignments for the last session

3. How to do the reflections

4. Continuation of HBR reports, and 4 chapters of Chris Lowney

5. CTA speeches. It was not yet the time for Bryan and Gem

Completing the HBR and Heroic Leadership Report

Dr Kerwin Mark Gubantes on Chapter 3

Leader Melissa

CTA proper

The CTA judges reviewing the criteria for judging

Ivy the first speaker talking on breast feeding

Leader Bryan being a judge, trying to level up the 3.5 guaranteed grade
(Well he successfully did!)

Leader Leonard talks about death and savings

Leader Izumi wants to stop vicious cycle of poverty

Leader Gem expounds what Mark Z did and philantrophy

Leader Glym's passion is probono work for battered women

Leader Maricel wants the youth to serve in their hometowns

Leader Andre hard sells security in this uncertain and high tech times

Leader Dovie on responsible parenting

Leader Juvelon talks about the Good Shepherd. Are you a good shepherd?

Leader Oliver and fraternal relationship

Leader Mel on spiritual leadership

Leader Kerwin Mark Gubantes on saving the earth

The judge decision is final: First - Maricel; second - Leonard, third - Dovie

Lechon lunch for a special occasion

Delicious and crispy lechon for lunch

Graces before meals led by Leader Bishop Mel

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Leadership in whatever we do though we do not have followers - story of Dr. Vivien Thomas

'Quamplurimi et quam aptissimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

Philippines, September 30, 2015

Dr Vivien Thomas at Wiki

From Investors Business Daily - Leaders and Successes

While in a hotel room, I happened to watch the movie at HBO, Something the Lord Made, a movie about Dr. Vivien Thomas, a black lab research assistant, and Dr. Alfred Blalock. We are reminded of book Heroic Leadership by Chris Lowney, Chapter 4, page 63 on leadership role models. The characters mentioned: Jesuits Benedetto Goes, Matteo Ricci and Christopher Clavius are most unlikely leaders in the way we ordinary sense we understand it. They are considered leaders though they do not have a battalion of followers, but in being good/the best in what they do.

Same thing with Dr. Vivien Thomas. He was called doctor at John Hopkins University Hospital, an honorary degree though he barely passed high school.

The AGSB graduation rites was a review of the Leadership Lessons we learned at Clark

'Quamplurimi et quam aptisimi" (As many as possible of the very best)

AGSB Clark
August 9, 2015

MBA degree being conferred on the graduates

The speeches and the general theme of the graduation today at AGSB all revolved around Leadership more specifically Ignatian leadership. From the homily of Fr. Aristotle Dy, President of Xavier school, speech of Fr. Jett Villarin, President of the Ateneo and the Valedictory Address MBAH all were about Ignatian leadership. Graduation Reflection Speech of Dr. Cristine C de los Reyes. MD MBA

The valedictory address said that what she liked most of the MBAH class was the mini retreat at the Leadership class; the four pillars of leadership: love, heroism, self awareness and ingenuity. She detailed the four pillars and how it affected her and her work. She and her husband were both gold medalist (Two students from AGSB Iloilo, Terence Uygongco and Pamela Joy were both gold medalists