Assignment for Day 4 and my Genogram

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

Let us situate ourselves with this course on The Call for Leadership:

What we have taken so far.

1. On day 1 we had a basic understanding of what leadership is all about via  debate:   Are leaders born, made, or are transformed (situational) Each of the team defended their sides very well.  Posted by this lecturer were various theories on leadership:    Leadership from Within, Dangers of Leadership, 4 pillars of Leadership by Lowney

2.  Then there was an assignment on defining moment. How does this relate to Day 1 debate - ie that Leaders are transformed by Defining Moments.   The hard facts of life teaches you to be a leader. (Leaders are made or are transformed)

3.  Then we had exercise on leadership journey  .  My Life Story.  Done with triads and Joseph Campbell and his monomyth and your life story ( Leaders are made with various twists and turns in life.   Ordinary life, call to adventure, etc)

4.  Then we had Enneagram which is to be discussed in depth today plus the Genogram.  What are Enneagram and Genogram all about?   Leadership within.  That you have traits that make you a leader. (However, in Enneagram, there is a thesis there that your goal is to be a leader.  You can be made transformed into a leader. Whether you agree with Joseph Campbell, or with Enneagram, the point being emphasized here is that there are inherent traits in Leaders that either you have or you dont.  (Again this is debateable as we have debated on Day 1. Some Leaders disagreed that even in stories or moviesdid not follow Joseph Campbell monomyths - they are myths).  Geneogram is another exercise, experience on Leaders are born....(My story does not conform to this thesis.  How about your life

The above activities are all part of self awareness, which is an important part of Ignatian Leadership. and or the idea leadership emanates from within.  (We will come to that.  Leadership as a passion. You must eagerly enthusiastically passionately desire to be a leader)



2.  What are going to do on July 24, 2015?

    4     Following the leader GW      Enneagram                                         Submit and   share enneagram in class                                                                                          

   1.   (From the list of assignnents.  Leaders are encouraged to blogsend their sharing of the Ennegram.  (The submission uploading is graded as Class Participation which is 35%)  If you want to get high grade, then you must up your outputs.

   2.  The group work is challenging.  Your group will be given an hour to come up with something.  Anything.

  3,  We will continue the graded recitation (Class participation) but we will re raffle the numbers

3.  We will discuss Genogram

    My Genogram

     Father's side

    1.  My  Grandparents

        Angel Saguinsin  occupation fisherman, educational attainment  unknown.   Was feisty, hot tempered, and what he says he does

       Siblings:

       Belen -  married a Perdiguera, had lone son.  Was an accountant (CPA)

       Sofia -   married Bambong, the first guy in our town who had a car.  Had daughters 3, two are teachers.  The eldest put a school.  Son is municipal councilor, daughter is a doctor who has her own OB Gyne clinic, and a condo in Espana.

     Procopio - was not very close to their family.  He was uneducated too, Children are tricycle drivers, one owned a sari sari store

    Juana - the youngest,  3  lady children in USA   a nurse (before a bank employee)having been petitioned by the eldest who was a US Citizen by virtue of being a US Navy Sailor.   one is married to an investor at Midwest, the other lady died of CA, one CE, a real estate investor in US, one is in the PH, a lola now, fmr public school teacher.

    Sixta Medina  -  education unclear;  plain housewife

   Siblings:

    Salud  -  sewer;  died OM;  uneducated

    Rosendo -  fmr public school teacher and a division chief in Rizal Provincial Capitol.  Had two sons:    one was chemical engineer who worked before with Crispa, migrated to Australia;  his children work there, another worked with PACD (with Ernie Maceda) used for long time in South Vietnam (I suspect with CIA)   Had a daughter college grad who married a lawyer NBI agent

  Jose - public school teacher who became principal in Naga City and Cotabato City  They were all over the country.  Had two children:  Luzviminda (now deceased) and Jose Jr who became Usec at DAR.  Used to work before with PACD.  He had foreign education at NY.  He was my idol

  Consuelo - married a former DBP official and Fishery expert, Domiciano Villaluz who later joined SEAFDEC and BFAR.  They had the biggest all hardwood house in our town.  His children included a retired US Navy, a lady Doctor (MD Dr. Edna) who is now deceased, a teacher (Norma) Domiciano Jr. who became a BFAR director,  and Sixto a DVM, and now heads agri companies.

My father Amado

A HS grad when he married my mother.  He studied law, became a CPA and studied Masteral in Laws at the urging of my mother.   He was a govt employee all his life.  He was cargador under my Lolo Rosendo, and rose the ranks:   a Cashier, Admin Assistant, Asst Provl Treasurer, Provl Treasurer at Large under DOF

His Siblings:

Timoteo -  became US Navy;   did not finish Chem Engineering at Adamson U.

Emma -  his twin plain housewife;  now deceased

Lydia -  OM a high school teacher;  formerly wanted to be Protestant Pastor. She finished the course in the seminary

Amelia -  deceased.  Studied to be teacher

From my mothers side

Mariano Unidad -  was a farmer.  I do not know much about his siblings

Maria - she died early from OB Gyne diseases.  I only know about Isabel who died single.

We know of many relatives but they were not related to Maria

My mother:  Teresita

She was orphaned at an early age.  She was in the elementary during WWII and we are not sure as to whether she finished her elementary.  She was frugal, very hard working and ambitious.  She did not want us to experience her hardship.  She laundered clothes for others, planted rice, and did many odd jobs so that we would be fed and educated.

She eventually finished her HS when were of school age.  Sabay kaming nag grade 1 at siya First Year.  That was the paying forward of my father who became lawyer due to the effort of my mother.

My uncles and  aunts:

Leonarda -  elementary school graduate. Had children two of whom are teachers.  The eldest Rosario became a department head at Rizal High School and later became a professor at PUP teaching Filipino.  They have a sister who is an architect.  She and her husband own a construction supply company

Leonardo - a well driller.  He has a grandson who is a parish priest in Marikina, has a daughter who got married to an Australian.  The other children did not have much achievement.

Reynaldo -  had 3 children.  Two are in Mun Govt.  The other one who finished architecture is a plain housewife

Bella -  had two daughters now deceased (HS graduate) and they settled in Bagong Ilog Pasig, Mamerto used to work at LTO,  Sanseng Unik (now deceased) used to be supervisor at a foreign owned garments factory in Taguig.  She eventually became a subcontractor.  The other children with second husband have so so career.  Maritess though runs a travel agency

Clemente -  the youngest. Had plenty of leaders  It is not clear to me whether they finished college.  One of his children though went abroad and amrried a Dutch. Clemente is the only one surviving and spends most of his time at Thunderbird Casino

My siblings:

Sixto -  former US Navy sailor, finished Economics at UP

Minda -  graduated a MD at UST, practiced abroad;  Midwest and Eastern seaboard;

Maria Teresa -  finished FS at Lyceum;  worked with the family business all her life. Ran the supermarket which we eventually lost.

Amado Victor -  the youngest son. I do not know if he graduated.  Became a councilor and Vice Mayor of our town (with the family business support)

Conclusion:

As you can see, the thesis that Leaders are born into a family does not hold much truth for me. If I followed their genes and situation in life, I would be just another guy.  But  that I was inspired by my uncle June Medina to be somebody else in the future, to be ambitious, is extrinsic for me.  I am just another student of the academic aspect of leadership.  What does your genogram tell about your success.?  Were you born or were you developed