My relative was in my hometown for a long while before we got in touch with each other, well, he was so busy with the change in employment to study and all the adjustment, and it just did not occur to me to get in touch with him, that when…
Organisational management has come some ways, from top-down to side-ways to bottom-up. There is a missing magic wand where “talent management” (TM) has remained “talent spotting”, the management does not manage the talent. What TM does is shape the talents that are, or recruited, to align with organisatioal goals for…
Writing this blog at this season of the year, my attention is captured by Leviticus 8:7. What is spiritually resounding about the procedure here, about putting on garment on a person, in this case for liturgical purposes? Certainly, the context is important. The sequence cannot be done in any other…
What else is Leviticus telling us in chapter 8? In verses 4-6, there is another condensation of liturgical details. Everyone was in an air of expectation or wonderment. The people gathered. Moses gave an introduction. Moses then conducted a ceremony for Aaron and his sons. What are the principles or…
Recently a close friend showed concern about how I was doing, not that they had a concern, but it was more an “exploratory” question. That person has legitimate ground for concern for me, though my concern is that they showed that concern to me very sparingly, and almost always only…
In expressing love to another person, our intention might slightly “misalign” with what the other person expect. Misunderstanding might happen. When we are close with someone, it can be very difficult to tell whether we have done too little, or overstep expectation. For example, it might be our gift to…
Humanism is not as simple as “being human”. For example, a baby is human, a sportsperson is a human, an artist is a human, so is a paraplegic, a road sweeper, a toddler, a homeworker, an airline pilot, a king, a blind etc. The “ism” in humanism is saying we…
I have studied and worked in societies where the populace expect major decisions taken and implemented by others. This might be described as the high torque group. I have also done so in high performance teams, make decisions to influence impacts across organisations, etc. Amidst all the permutations in decision…
Love is not enough: A loved one at some time will depart from this world. No matter how strong (or weak) the love is, neither side has the capability to determine the time or manner of departing this world. There is only so much “will power” can override the end…
The birth of Jesus is celebrated on the 25th December, with some traditions making that observation or remembrance within a few weeks of that date. No one denies that the date of 25th is not a “fact”, it was a simple arrangement to remember his birth. The “simplicity” of grace…
So pleasantly surprised we didn’t remember the details. Anyway, for some reasons our names were on one of our bags. Somebody walked pass us, or we went pass them, and they happened to see our name on the bag. They called us out, and both were stunned for a few…
We got ready. We discovered the wheels on the suitcase needed attention, they are so worn out that soon one or more might get detached from the case. We decided to see if we could find a replacement. We know there is a shop that sells suitcase. We assumed it…
