Bahala na

Bahala na

Any manager who doesn’t have a clear objective (or fail to communicate one) is destined for disappointment. It is critical to have a mutual understanding of expectations between team members when dealing with tasks. Some so-called managers don’t even...
Attack ka muna

Attack ka muna

We, old foggies, were transferred out to new assignments. That left some leadership void that (we are glad) our best people filled in. (I’d write about the Peter Principle some other time.) While part of letting your wards blossom is giving them space,...
Job hunting for the young ‘uns

Job hunting for the young ‘uns

So I’m helping out with recruitment and boy, do I really feel old(er). At this point, I am already an elder among young ‘uns at the office. I could really feel the generation thing happening as my kumpare, Kim, and I often share our peeves with managing...

This sporting idiocy was brought to you by…

I recently started following the UAAP men’s basketball. I mainly have lost interest in it due to the fact that UP has been losing and that I have been critical of the lack of coverage of the other sports. But what can you do when you live in a basketball...
KPUP simplified

KPUP simplified

After a couple of takes (Grade Conscious,  Measuring What?) on how DepEd plans to assess learning in the new K-12 system, they’ve gone and revised the assessment framework yet again. DepEd Order 8 Series 2015 provides the details on the new framework. The...