BoardRoom Discussions

I received a text message from an acquaintance about her medical condition. She just came from the hospital and complained of chest pain. She was also diagnosed to have an irregular heartbeat. Possible causes, allegedly, were thyroid, high blood pressure and stress.

I remember blogging about the corporate and business world 2 years ago. Since all of us must make a living (except perhaps a privilege few), we will be exposed to this environment. In this world, we can be honed to be a better person or become the opposite. “Monsters” may thrive in this environment– the corrupt culture, the highly competitive dog eat dog world and, the rude and mean creatures around. All for the love of “mammon”.

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Power play, that’s how sportscasters describe a “successful” move of an athlete against the odds facing him.

In the corporate world, office politics thrive. Politics is a neutral word, however, because of power play, office politics developed a negative connotation. Power play in the corporate world “may” mean the non value adding use of power– using any of these

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