Monday's Morning Email: Could The Pilot Be Behind The Missing Plane?

We wonder why the pilots are being investigated.  It turns out that Capt Sha harbor anti govt sentiments being sympathizer of Abdul Ibrahim.

Why does he have a flight simulator in the house?  Why did his family leave their house one day before his flight?  Why did he wear  "Democracy is dead t shirt?"   Why did he watch the hearing for Ibrahim before his flight?

Why is Wall St a big Ponzi scheme?

The wall st is a big bubble waiting to burst.  Never has DJIA risen so fast in so little time with all fundamentals wrong.

Find out why it is a big Ponzi scheme

This Fuel Shortage Could Rock America This Year

 Sun Gas video from Uncommon Wisdom

Is there really an oil boom in US?  Or is this an illusion? 

Is it true that the drillers are losing money there?  Are just these being used to prop up the weak US economy, and the dollar?

How bankers defeated Putins Russian troop at Ukraine

How bankers defeated Putin to the draw

From Rumormillnews - Ukraine victory defeats Putin

 

Putin had to change his tune and withdraw the troops to Russia after the invasion of Ukraine was imminent.

From Time - Effects on Russian Economy is staggering

Reason: Russian stocks fell as well as debt papers by as much as 10% in one day.  Putin had to call the bluff.   With a down rating, Russian companies had to borrow at a higher rate.  He needs those foreign borrowing to keep the Russian economy growing

Who said that power comes only from barrel of a gun or tank?  Bankers around the world defeated the Russian dictator without firing a shot.

Happy 25th birthday WWW!

Ateneo Professor on Entrepreneurship

Rizal Philippines  |  March 11, 2014

 
Prof Tim Bernes Lees brainchild was the web


From NBC news  by Keith Wagstaff

Tomorrow is the 25th birthday of the web. when Prof Tim Bernes Lee released the code for data transfer to the world for free  It would have been as old as Harry Potter.  This was a result of scientific paper entitled:  "Information Management:   a Proposal" at a physics laboratory in Switzerland, 25 years this week   Before this was emails and forums but thereafter, data was shared with just anybody.  It became a mass adapted technology.  The ww was not widely used until December 20 1990 when Prof Lee created the first website. It made its debut to the public on August 6, 1991.

According to Al Jazeera forum last night, there are over 2 billion internet users and the number is growing at the rate of 8 new users a second (I just joined the group 3 years ago this April) the ranking of users are:    USA, Europe, ME China, Asia, and Africa.  Africa lags the rest of the world in web use.  But it has great potential.  Drones are seen as a solution to this problem by having geostationary drone deliver broadband for free.

Is it a good or bad thing?

Good:   faster learning, faster research, connectivity

Bad thing:  censorship, hacking, computer fraud privacy issues

Is internet good or bad?

Top 10 richest Filipinos from Rappler

Ateneo Professor on Entrepreneurship

From Rappler   3| 4 | 2014

Ten Filipinos made to the list of the world's richest men in the world according to Forbes.  The 10 have combined networth of $40 billion.  At the top of the list is Henry Sy,followed by   Lucio Tan, and Andrew Tan.(3rd)  (All Filipinos with Chinese surnames!) <Hi buhay, why dont we call them Chinese?>

The others, all Filipinos (mixed origin) are:

• #354 Enrique Razon Jr., 54, net worth $4.2B (port: ICTSI, and casino: Bloomberry Resorts)
• #388 John Gokongwei Jr., 86, net $3.9B (real estate: Robinsons Land, food manufacturing: URC, and airline: Cebu Pacific)
• #483 David Consunji, 92, $3.3B (construction, power and mining: DMCI Holdings)
• $764 George Ty, 81, $2.3B (banking: Metrobank, and power: Global Business Power)
• #1046 Tony Tan Caktiong, 61, $1.7B (fast food: Jollibee)
• #1154 Robert Coyiuto Jr., 61, $1.5B (insurance: Prudential Guarantee, and car distribution: PGA Cars)
• #1565 Andrew Gotianun, 86, $1B (real estate: Filinvest Development)

The best balls in NY?

Ateneo Professor on Entrepreneurship

 

From Papaperrone Food Truck in NY - the best balls in NY

I happenned to watch Nat Geo this noon and saw features of Papa Perrones Rice Balls being sold at food truck in NY.   Long lines form at the food truck because of the incredible taste.

Rice balls are made from balls of rice that contain many flavors, are rolled into balls with bread crumbs. Baked and served a lot more goodies.  The flavor is locked in by the bread crumbs.  So are deep fried and there many variations

Pappa Perrone

They also serve pizza and pasta

How do you develop leadership? By building relationship

From Lead Change group  by Joshua Uebergang   |  February 27, 2014

Leadership is about capturing the minds and hearts of followers/associates?

How do you do it?

1.  Go down to the experiential level

2.  Search for the emotion

3.  Relate to this

Change take place when you make the people feel good about themselves.

Wanting to change is the biggest stumbling block to progress.  Leadership is the key to change/progress.

How do get recognized as a leader?

From Smarblog on Leadership by Dan MacArthy | February 27, 2014

Is it just ok to do your job, and that is it, eventually you will be recognized as a leader and be promoted?

False.  You must be recognized.

But isnt just tooting your horn,  or just like being a black bird  (a crow, always announcing its name?)

Thus it is always important to report to you boss, and give complete accounting of what was assigned to you.  He gets a clearer picture of your ability to understand and execute

Here are some tips:

1.  Propensity to lead;

2.  The ability to bring out the best in others

3.  Authenticity

4.  Receptivity to feed back

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According to research by the Corporate Leadership Council, performance was found to be more of a “gatekeeper” to being even considered for promotion to the next level. That is, 90% of “high potentials” were strong performers. So, yes, being great at whatever you are doing matters. If you’re a poor or average performer in your current role, you’ll never be considered for higher-level responsibilities. While we all like to think of ourselves of being a top performer, the reality is, most of us are not. So step one, especially early in a career, is to establish a consistent track record of strong performance.
However, only 29% of high performers have what it takes to succeed at the next level. Other factors come into play when it comes to predicting success at the next level, including aspiration (willingness to take on new, higher-level responsibilities), engagement (your commitment and willingness to go the extra mile), and ability (a combination of innate characteristics and learned skills).
The good news is, many of the abilities that organizations look at to evaluate leadership potential can be learned. According to Development Dimensions International, employees that demonstrate the following abilities have a strong chance at being successful in a senior leadership role:

1. Propensity to lead. They step up to leadership opportunities.
2. They bring out the best in others.
3. Authenticity. They have integrity, admit mistakes, and don’t let their egos get in their way.
4. Receptivity to feedback. They seek out and welcome feedback.
5. Learning agility.
6. Adaptability. Adaptability reflects a person’s skill at juggling competing demands and adjusting to new situations and people. A key here is maintaining an unswerving, “can do” attitude in the face of change.
7. Navigates ambiguity. This trait enables people to simplify complex issues and make decisions without having all the facts.
8. Conceptual thinking. Like great chess players and baseball managers, the best leaders always have the big picture in mind. Their ability to think two, three, or more moves ahead is what separates them from competitors.
9. Cultural fit.
10. Passion for results.

So, I’d suggest evaluating yourself against these characteristics and see where you stack up. Of course, there are limits to self-assessment (we tend to be clueless as to how we are perceived by others), so it’s even better if you can get some candid feedback from your boss or others.
Then, identify one or two things you need to get better at and create a development plan to address those areas. I’d recommend sharing it with your boss, for a number of reasons. First of all, to get feedback, and secondly, to get additional ideas and support. Finally, going back to the “aspiration” component of potential, to show that you’re interested in leadership development and willing to do what it takes to learn and grow.
Just one more thing when it comes to “tooting your own horn.” That’s something many of us are not comfortable with, and no one wants to be seen as a self-promoting blowhard. It’s always better when other people toot your horn for you. That is, your boss and decision makers are hearing good things about you behind your back, from your peers and others.
Given that, managers, as much as they should, are not always aware of every one of their employee’s accomplishments. It’s up to you to humbly let them know on a regular basis during your regular meetings, and especially during your annual performance review. A lot of managers will ask for performance review “input” — this is the one time per year that you are allowed to loudly toot that horn.
It’s the lucky few that can just consistently shine and get picked for one plum role after another. The rest of have to work hard at it, do a little self-promotion, and have the confidence to ask for it when the opportunity presents itself.

Bill Marriott 12 Secrets of Success

From Marriott on the move  | February 25, 2014

Here are the 12 leadership success secrets of Bill Marriott (the famous hotelier).  They excel in hotel management. (rather than hotel ownership)  Sofitel and another Spanish firm, do good business managing hotels.

The elder Marriott that anything is never perfect.  You can keep on improving this.  He is known to have signed up for the next one, after installing the newest sign.  Nothing is ever perfect and can be improved

Here are some of the rules:

1.  Do it and do it now

2.  Celebrate the success of your associate, not yours.

3.  Know what you are good at and keep on improving

4  Take good care of your associates and they will take good care of you.

5.  Challenge your team to do better each time

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Is big better; find out the contrast between VW and Ferrari strategies

From Bloomberg businessweek

Is big necessarily better?  Not so.  For once, "small is beautiful is correct"

VW went out on sales doubling binge. It sold 600,000 cars It was successful.  But its quality lagged badly and was behind quality among major brand.

But Ferrari actually reduced its production to only 7,000 cars and actually improved its profitability.   The reduced production actually enhanced its brand/image of exclusivity.   The founder, after learning for instance is 500 cars would only order 250 cars to created long  waiting lines an long lead ordering time

The Ferrari President Montemozolo notes, that quantity is good, but focusing on quality is much much better