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This blog contains my ideas from all facets of my life: my very contrarian ideas on management and business transformation developed under Jimeu Consultants; very fascinating facts from Malaysian socio-political history; my insights into the geopolitics and everyday living of the world around us as well as exploring the traditions of the Church.
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Case Study 1 - The young man
At the beginning of the pandemic, I met a prospective client on the phone: a young man who has been quite successful in his business...
Oct 12, 20234 min read
Catholic Soundbites 02 - Priests
There have been many aspects of the Catholic Church, that has always fascinated me ever since I was a boy. The decades of reading and...
Sep 22, 202210 min read
011 Malayan Union - the Malay response
One of the British Military Administration's first instructions from London was to announce the Malayan Union proposals. The response...
Sep 22, 20229 min read
Catholic soundbites 01 - Liturgy
There have been many aspects of the Catholic Church, that has always fascinated me ever since I was a boy. The decades of reading and...
Aug 31, 202213 min read
Singapore and its road policy
The Singapore government have had the luxury of a string of uninterrupted victories at general elections for 63 years, from before...
Aug 29, 20226 min read
Not letting a management argument go too far
We have all been there before, looking at the management meeting table while two managers knuckle it out - ok, metaphorically. Very...
Aug 29, 20224 min read
010 A very ordinary Malayan woman, but brave
Sybil at thirty and her husband Abdon Clement Kathigasu It was during a holiday visit to Penang that we chanced across the story of Sybil...
Aug 7, 20225 min read
So, what is intelligence?
While working in the corporate world, I did a lot of hiring and like most other managers, I had to interview many candidates to find the...
Jul 31, 202211 min read
Singapore and its unique constitution provisions
Singapore is a small country with a very high soft power index. The 2019 pre-pandemic Soft Power 30 Report ranked Singapore third in...
Jul 20, 20228 min read
009 War and the bloody interregnum
It was a divided nation that the Japanese invaded in December 1941. The Japanese occupation divided the country even further, preparing...
Jul 20, 202211 min read
Using psychometric tests
I get asked what I think of psychometric test and here, I would like to share my thoughts on it. It seems like something popular and...
Jul 5, 20226 min read
008 Flags of the independence movement
Malaysians may remember an incident about a decade ago, where some young men were arrested for flying a flag said to be a...
May 24, 20224 min read
Evolutionary Psychology in the Office
I have discussed in an earlier article a few examples of the way evolution psychology impact our lives. In this article, I will like to...
May 21, 20227 min read
007 The first attempt at Merdeka
Early Malay nationalist movements in Malaya were rather moderate and limited their objectives. For instance, they pool funds to buy land...
May 11, 20226 min read
Where do priests come from?
It is interesting that while priests were mentioned in the Old Testament, they were largely absent from the New Testament, although the...
May 9, 202211 min read
The tragic shadow of Russia's history on its worldview
I have read much analysis of the reasoning behind Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, including those by professional Russia watchers & experts...
Apr 28, 20229 min read
006 A most colourful Malayan
Of all the photos I came across in my research, the one above intrigued me most. It is the office of the Communist Party of Malaya in...
Apr 24, 20225 min read
005 Malays becoming a minority
The decennial census A rapid economic expansion, especially during the Great European War of 1914-18, was brought about by the heavy...
Apr 6, 202212 min read
Forging a new TVET strategy
During my short but exciting stint with Pasak, the youth agency for the Malaysian state of Perak, we were called upon to coordinate the...
Mar 30, 20228 min read
Business Strategy: 2 Values and the Group
One of my bread and butter is to help organisations develop their strategy, design an implementation roadmap to execute it and run the...
Mar 27, 20226 min read
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