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When a Critical Employee Resigns
It’s always a big blow to the self when a staff resigns. Two of my critical staff resigned last Saturday. One was a probationary employee who was already on the way out, and the other was my trusty lieutenant, who … Continue reading
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Tagged bonus, challenges, entrepreneurship, God, performance, philipines, relationships, resignation, work, work-life balance, workforce
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Mommy Chronicles: How to Raise a Budding Entrepreneur
“One dollar! One dollar!” exclaims my daughter as she tries to sell her wares to my staff from the shop set her grandma gave her today. She must have learned selling from Ryan’s Toy Review. Either that, or one dollar … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, business, Early Learning, Education, entrepreneurship, Family, Parenthood, raising kids, work
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One of the Hardest Things to Do is to Do Nothing
My husband’s business is in a bit of financial constraints due to having too much expenses vs. lowered revenue plus operational inefficiency and some wastage. The easiest thing to do is to loan his business money. If you have the … Continue reading
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Tagged credit cards, debt problems, entrepreneurship, Husband, life, random thoughts, relationship, train wreck, trusting your husband, work
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When someone doubts your integrity
One of my staff got paid her back pay today. The amount was about php39,000, about 3x the minimum wage. Her backpay consisted of one month of wages. She had been with us for 3 years before resigning to get … Continue reading
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Tagged business ethics, employees, entrepreneurship, integrity, ramblings, staff problems, work
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What’s the Difference Between a Aspiring Entrepreneur and the Boring Employee?
A lot of people want to be in business to get rich. They feel that to be an employee, you’d be stuck working for someone else for peanuts for the rest of their lives. I actually disagree. For one, many … Continue reading
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Tagged business, business advice, entrepreneurship, math, potato corner, risk, tough decisions, work
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Why I got into Business
A high school student came the other day and asked me about my experience as a businesswoman. His comments made me reflect on the decisions that I’ve made and why I actually got into business. My parents were both businessman. … Continue reading
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Posted in Business, Dad's Advice, entrepreneurship, Family Drama, Hong Kong Life, Husband, leadership, Marriage, Personal opinion, Philippines, Reflections, Work
Tagged Advice, business, business ethics, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, explanations, Husband, managing your own business, onlyinthephilippines, Philippines, relationships, work
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Leadership Lesson: Be Kind
When I was in Hong Kong, I learned how to be a bigger b*tch. Everything was fast paced and everyone was on top of their games. I worked with the best of the best, and loved it. I worked from … Continue reading
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Tagged Advice, business, business ethics, entrepreneurship, life lessons, Philippine relationships, Politics, ramblings, reflections, relationship conflicts, work
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Leadership Lesson: Assign Responsibility to the Person to Increase Accountability
We love a hurrah story — A story when a group comes together in lieu of a single goal, working together cooperatively and achieving success. A hurrah story is big picture. It makes a great story, but when you inspect … Continue reading
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Apparently, I’m a boss b*tch
One of the hardest things about being a boss is making unpopular decisions. I had one such experience last month. One of my contractual sales staff had a personal emergency. The night before, she fought with a live-in partner and … Continue reading
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Tagged being a boss, bitch, boss, business, defiance, entrepreneurship, hiring practices, leadership, personal opinion
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Matigas ang Ulo (Hard Headed)
I have extensive experience of multiple staff who are especially hard headed. These are the people who intentionally try to circumvent the rules when they can, and pout when they cannot. True Story # 1: My brother went on a … Continue reading
