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Francis Kong's "How Bad Decisions Happen"

BUSINESS MATTERS (Beyond the bottom line) By Francis J. Kong (The Philippine Star)  Updated November 2, 2014 - 12:00am   Leadership is never easy. People desire positions of high leadership without knowing the many challenges that accompany such titles. Most people equate leadership with high positions, but this is not quite the case and I do have an explanation for this.   These people are focused on the perks of leadership; they do not understand the price of leadership. When you’re a leader, all eyes are on you.   Every person makes mistakes. No one is exempted from making wrong decisions. When you were a junior, you probably got some tongue lashing or a memo.   As a leader, you get the blame for every mistake. The entire team criticizes and comments against you. Your bosses start to doubt your capabilities and you begin to doubt yourself as well.   I’ve made many bad decisions when I was building my career as an executive in the companies I wo

The Scare that is Ebola: FAQ's

Information from The New York City Department of Health. Ebola is a severe, often fatal disease caused by a virus. A large outbreak is now occurring in three West African countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.   It is spread by direct contact (through broken skin or your mouth, eyes or nose) with - body fluids (such as blood, vomit, urine, feces and sweat) of a person sick with Ebola (People only become contagious after they begin to have symptoms, such as fever.) - objects soiled with the body fluids of a person sick with Ebola. - the body of a person who died from Ebola. Ebola is not spread through the air or simply by being near someone who is infected. During outbreaks, the disease can spread within health care settings if workers do not wear protective gear and take proper precautions.   The current outbreak is taking place in three West African countries: Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Four cases of Ebola have been diagnosed in the U.S. The first U.S. pa

Start 2014 with Patience

We need to realize that it is all in God’s timing. If we want to move things along, then show God what we’ve learned. If we are responsible with His blessings, Scripture tells us He will give us more. If we waste them, then scripture tells us He will take them away. If things seem hard, and we don’t know why, take a look at James and his example of a farmer. The farmer learns all he can about growing crops and he puts it to use. He isn’t irresponsible with the grain, or the water, or the fertilizer. He does exactly as he needs to, and then waits for God’s timing to produce his crop. You and I may not be farmers, but we might as well be. There are things in this life that we want and need. And more importantly there are things in the next life that we should be looking forward to. Without patience, we won’t see any of them. I pray a generous blessing of God’s mercy and grace on each of you. Be patient, do as God commands, and see how He blesses you for it. - From the sermon shared b