By Lucell Larawan As a former business management mentor, I do get surprised if many blindly follow certain principles to run their organizations. These principles, however, are cults because they are based on values that have some inherent validity but are actually unhelpful dogmas that generate dysfunctional behaviors. At least those who are involved with
January 27, 2020
By Lucell Larawan Beyond the “scratch my back in return” motive of being kind—which should not always drive you–why be kind? I am talking about that good old impact of simple consideration for your fellow employees, clients, friends or business partners. In today’s cutthroat business world, it is easy to brush caring for others which
January 17, 2020
By Lucell Larawan Making millions is not anymore, a dream for businesses and individuals in the age of technological boom and rapidly growing industries. Many will gain financially. I am not yet in the rolls of the Fortune 500 but I constantly learn from star entrepreneurs. They teach at least six habits and strategies which
January 14, 2020
By: Lucell Larawan “I don’t need research for my business,” a friend quipped when I proposed the idea over a cup of green tea last few months ago. I cannot judge him because he is such a cost-sensitive start-up entrepreneur. I thought his intuition could be as sharp and accurate as a seer. Later, I
January 6, 2020
By: Lucell Larawan Most of us do not always thank God for every day’s blessings, as if we walked without gravity and breathed without oxygen. This can happen if busyness takes the reins. Take away gratitude and our grind becomes fuel for the flame. Without saying “thank you” to the One who gives us the
December 17, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan Carabao dishes have not become a popular menu in most areas in the country because it is not as affordable as cow’s meat. Moreover, the animal helps the farmers. Only some parts of Bohol and Mindoro serve the meat. For me, preserving the tradition of the Lobocanonbalbacua is important because as a
December 11, 2019
By: Lucel lLarawan The kitchen never becomes bare again with the usual viand of tulingan that defines the family’s identity. I say this because my father, Papa Be, brings home half a sack of carabao legs, around seven kilos, in the last week of April 1987. He says that this is for balbacua. Thank God,
December 9, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan Memory can be daunting, yet making it tell its story is what can heal us and make us human. This is what Martin Genodepa presents to commemorate Yolanda through his installation art entitled, “Kayab Pagsaka” at the Arts and Science Grounds of UP Visayas Tacloban College in Tacloban, Leyte. This project is
November 25, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan “Real estate is an imperishable asset, ever-increasing in value. It is the most solid security that human ingenuity has devised. It is the basis of all security and about the only indestructible security,” averred Russel Sage, an American financier and politician. No wonder, investors and end-users find it attractive. As there are
November 13, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan IF BUSINESSES capitalize on digitalization, the benefits are immense: improving productivity by optimizing processes and automating the system, increasing productivity by saving costs, speeding up production and reducing errors. In the fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0), the digital transformation increases efficiency by 15 to 20 percent and is responsible for 20 percent
October 28, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan IF WE look at the most valuable companies in the world, they foster innovation that expands their reach beyond traditional boundaries. This is true to Google and Facebook—the new unicorns that have replaced manufacturing companies in the past decades. Entrepreneurship has taken a new step forward. In today’s era, business models mostly
October 21, 2019
By: Lucell Larawan I could not forget a Sunday morning in Jaro, Iloilo City. The service of a Christian church was going well with its usual worship songs when suddenly, a lady was led out of the congregation. She may have uttered distracting things causing the congregation to stop and look. But the ushers could
October 14, 2019