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Success redefined: Bridging generational gaps
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October 31, 2023
In the hallowed halls of my alma mater, a singular principle was instilled in us from an early age: become servant leaders. We were encouraged to dream big, aspire for success and reach for the stars. But our alma mater’s unwavering emphasis was on one crucial...
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Vision and values: The shifting success paradigm
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October 30, 2023
At the beginning of the year, our business was gearing up to accommodate increased postpandemic economic activity. A few months later, the global economy made us slam on the breaks. With this kind of environment, what is a young or budding CEO to do? What...
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October 25, 2023
VISION AND VALUES: The Shifting Success Paradigm   The shape of success is shifting.   Boomers and Gen-Xers have traditionally associated success primarily with wealth and economic power. But the landscape is evolving. The vision and values of our current and most recent generations have...
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Gender fair education
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October 24, 2023
With the recent opening of schools, I was reminded of a significant milestone that took place in September 2015, when 193 countries of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly, including the Philippines, committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Among the 17...
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Getting started with cybersecurity governance
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October 23, 2023
Board directors and executive management are focusing more time on cybersecurity threats and how to mitigate such risks. Cybersecurity governance is a trending topic, given that there are almost daily headlines on cybersecurity breaches, fines being levied related to unauthorized customer data leakage, financial losses...
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National security: Should business worry?
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October 16, 2023
The Philippines continuously faces threats from both internal and external sources that can potentially affect our national defense and pose adverse impact on national development. A holistic approach is needed for defense and security beyond managing traditional military threats. The priority plans and programs to...
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Ease of doing business, FDIs, and the outsourcing industry
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October 10, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic caused the immediate migration to work-from-home (WFH) to save and protect lives. In the case of the Offshoring and Outsourcing (O&O) industry, which is mostly registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), this meant suspending the requirement for the Registered Business...
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Income growth or economic equality? Strategic choices for a developing society
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October 9, 2023
Noninclusive growth has characterized most societies in recent years. While many economies the world over have been experiencing phenomenal increases in economic output in the past few decades, the larger share of the increased wealth has accrued mainly to a small minority of the population,...
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Auditing the auditors: enhancing audit oversight
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October 3, 2023
Throughout my extensive career as an external auditor (including being the Head of the Audit and Assurance Division), I primarily viewed my role as that of a service provider. However, transitioning into a position on the Board of Directors with oversight responsibilities over external auditors,...
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