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  Friday, January 20, 2006


Being busy without prioritizing

Filed under: On Life, on Business

too busy to prioritizeI debated with myself whether this goes under the heading of business, or whether it should be in life, but finally decided that being able to prioritize was not only something that you need to be effective in business, but also in living life.

I tried to observe some of my colleagues and friends, and I think one of the things I observe is how many of us fail to prioritize.

Many people just simply list down the things or task that they need to do, and often (more…)


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The Expectation of being Misunderstood

Filed under: on Business

business communication Proper communication is an issue in many developing countries, and a malady in many developed ones. And it is not something that is strongly caused or correlated to education, literacy or technology at all. In fact, two highly educated people from two different cultures or backgrounds ( or same ones) can have the illusion of agreement and communication when in fact, they may be grossly misunderstanding each other using the same terminology of which they have different interpretations. Are we visualizing the same thing when we say dog? Are you thinking of a doberman, while I am thinking of a chihuahua?

As I laughingly say, if after 12 years, (more…)


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Business Trends for Asia Pacific 2006

I was asked by Small Business Trends, a leading site for entrepreneurs and small businesses, and a 2005 awardee from BusinessWeek’s Best of the Blog for Business to write my thoughts about what is in store for the Asia Pacific economies for 2006. My write up is found here.

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