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Essay | We’re a Crawl, Walk, Run Company – the Internet Bubble and Its Lesson Contemplated in Good to Great (Jim Collins, 2001)

February 3, 2019July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

"What rationale did people use to justify these rather extraordinary numbers? "New technology will change everything," the logic went. "The Internet is going to completely revolutionize all businesses," the gurus chanted. "It's the great Internet landgrab: Be sure first, be there fast, build market share - no matter how expensive - and you win," yelled … Continue reading Essay | We’re a Crawl, Walk, Run Company – the Internet Bubble and Its Lesson Contemplated in Good to Great (Jim Collins, 2001)

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Essay | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

November 17, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

"From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the Pilgrim's Progress, my first collection was of John Bunyan's works in separate little volumes. I afterward sold them to enable me to buy R. Burton's Historical Collections; they … Continue reading Essay | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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Essay | On As a Man Thinketh – What is Your Most Cherished Book?

November 11, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

"Each of us is where we are by the law of our being. The thoughts which we have built into his character have brought us there, and in the arrangement of our life there is no element of chance, but all is the result of a law which cannot err. This is just as true … Continue reading Essay | On As a Man Thinketh – What is Your Most Cherished Book?

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Essay | Think and Grow Rich

November 11, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

""Truly, thoughts are things," and powerful at that, when mixed with purpose, persistence and a burning desire for their translation into riches or other material objects." - Chapter 1. The Power of Thought, Think and Grow Rich I needed a little inspiration and a fresh breath these past few days, so I decided to pick … Continue reading Essay | Think and Grow Rich

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Essay | Jeffrey R. Immelt – The Strategist In Action

February 10, 2018July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

(photo by @harvard_business_review, on Instagram) "A CEO has different tasks in different cycles. Some CEOs are founders and builders. Others have the luxury of managing momentum through a stable economy or a period when business models aren’t being disrupted. My task was different: remaking a historic and iconic company during an extremely volatile time. ... … Continue reading Essay | Jeffrey R. Immelt – The Strategist In Action

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Essay | Easy Does It

February 6, 2018July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

I have been filling up my journal with mantras and good quotes that can help me navigate the new year with new attitude with different themes. Yes, this is part of my new year rituals. : ) The first was "Either You Run The Day, Or The Day Runs You." My all time favorite mantra … Continue reading Essay | Easy Does It

Essay | A Leader as a Great Person

February 1, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

What's the definition of 'leadership?' The single reason why I chose this book - The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma - from my favorite bookstore in Singapore several years ago, was because of the phrase 'who had no title.' I loved this idea so much. The notion of a leader or leadership somehow seems … Continue reading Essay | A Leader as a Great Person

Essay | Professor Acemoglu and Why Nations Fail

January 26, 2018July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

My next favorite author, Daron Acemoglu, an economist, is a professor at MIT since 1993. He ranked third in the list of "Favorite Living Economists Under Age 60" in a 2011 survey among American economists, behind Paul Krugman and Greg Mankiw. And I don't doubt this acclaim. He co-authored 'Why Nations Fail' with James A. … Continue reading Essay | Professor Acemoglu and Why Nations Fail

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Essay | Professor Mauboussin’s Book Shelf

January 25, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

(photo by @mjmauboussin, twitter) My favorite author, Professor Mauboussin's bookshelf at Columbia Business School. He is teaching Security Analysis course for straight 26 years! I should have known him and his books much much earlier! Will they offer me a chance to attend his class? 🙂 Note, Jim Rogers also taught an Investment course in … Continue reading Essay | Professor Mauboussin’s Book Shelf

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Essay | What Are Your Intentions?

January 19, 2018July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

When we start something, be it a small chore during the day or a project that requires strenuous efforts and time or a journey in life, let's always be clear on what we want and set clear intentions with the end result 'visualized' in mind. What I am learning these days is, the more I read … Continue reading Essay | What Are Your Intentions?

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Essay | My New Year Reading Goals

January 16, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

In my previous post, I have wrapped up my 2017 readings. Then what's my selection for 2018? This year's selection is humble, I would say. I found that I frequently add up any intriguing subjects during the year, so this time I decided to start small. And I still have amazing books unfinished that are waiting for … Continue reading Essay | My New Year Reading Goals

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Essay | The Best Business Books in 2017

January 14, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

January is a month for closing and beginning for me. I am doing lots of purging and hatching jobs these days! For this reason, I feel obliged to wrap up my readings that I've completed last year. I intended to finish around twenty books when the year started but made around fifteen or so. 'Come … Continue reading Essay | The Best Business Books in 2017

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Essay | On The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

January 10, 2018July 23, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

"An excellent way to get acquainted with the two functions of your mind is to look upon your own mind as a garden. You are a gardener, and you are planting seeds(thoughts) in your subconscious mind all day long, based on your habitual thinking. As you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap … Continue reading Essay | On The Power of Your Subconscious Mind

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Essay | On New Year Rituals

January 9, 2018July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

Do 'what we do' and 'how we do' on New Year's Day set the tone for the whole year? What's your thought? The more conscious I become on what I think, what I do and how I spend time in every passing year, it seems the more I tend to think and act consciously. After … Continue reading Essay | On New Year Rituals

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Essay | Have You Heard of a Leader Who Had No Title?

April 16, 2017July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

What's a leader? To lead, what quality do you need? If you are a follower, what quality do you expect from a leader? Yes, I can hear your answers. We have certain qualities in mind that are somehow traditional and never changing. But do followers always have to 'have' a leader? Or do we always have to … Continue reading Essay | Have You Heard of a Leader Who Had No Title?

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Essay | On Alan Watts’ ‘The Wisdom of Insecurity – A Message for an Age of Anxiety’

April 15, 2017July 27, 2020 / Jay / Leave a comment

1950s was the period in the U.S. history marked by growth, prosperity and optimism after the long depression started in 1920s. People started to get over the trauma of the hard and difficult time after the depression, started to dream for the future and started to accumulate wealth. Alan Watts wrote this book at the … Continue reading Essay | On Alan Watts’ ‘The Wisdom of Insecurity – A Message for an Age of Anxiety’