Tag: Self-awareness
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Protected: 2024 in Work
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I Executed a Re-org
Yesterday, we executed a re-org. I let 6 people go. This is the 5th re-org/mass layoff I have been involved in- Accenture in 2001, Cyberware in 2002, Nike “category offense” in 2009, Apple “incident” in 2012. Phew. Everything started 2 days ago. All of a sudden, it became real. The names I had previously provided…
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48 Laws Of Power: Lead us not into temptation.
I am reading The 48 Laws of Power. I’ve always found it intriguing but avoided it because I thought its teachings were immoral. I worried that I might be tempted to use these tactics for selfish reasons and bad deeds, and that I might end up making deals with the devil. After almost five years…
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On The Edge
It’s interesting. I think one of the ways things work here is everybody needs to be on the edge. You can’t know for sure how things will turn out. You can’t know what good or bad looks like. You can’t be too sure. You have to keep trying, keep guessing, and always be unsure. I…
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I Am A Presenter
We had an offsite in Macau. We shared business updates, hung out, and ate a lot. I saw the founder presented for the first time. He mimicked Jobs’ iPhone introduction speech. It was fun, energetic, and frankly, a tad emotional! I also presented. We shared retail strategy. It wasn’t my favourite kind of topic to…
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Protected: Things I Want to Say To Sandy
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The Unraveling Of Self Confidence
Recently, I returned to the workplace. I took this offer because I was in a rut. My coaching practice wasn’t growing, and I was anxious about not having a steady income. The pressure of my family’s needs, though irrational, began to bother me more than I liked. I also fell into depression and melancholy often…
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A Freak Show #Tokyo2020
I admit. This is a freak show. I am talking about the Paralympics. I want to hide it but this is how I really feel- This is a freak show. I would be pretentious if I claim to be very comfortable and supportive of the Paralympics games. I would be lying if I say I…
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CCP @ 100
Anything that generates a lot of internal resistance is probably something we should pay the utmost attention to. Understanding Communist China is one of those tantalizing things. On one hand, the naive part of me wants China to be good. This is not because I am Chinese, it is because we all are stuck on…
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Honestly (The 2021 WhatsApp Exodus)
The day I saw the pop-up on WhatsApp, I decided to try and ditch WhatsApp (again). What was I thinking at that moment, honestly? I did not even think about looking into it deeper. I felt it was an ultimatum, and I decided to ditch it. I ditched Facebook because of how much it took…