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Finding your Leadership Identity
1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. The story about my dad shaped not only me but all of us in the Sy family. We were taught that when we…
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Unboxing Leadership
I was shockingly surprised to see so many people at the first-ever Unbox Convention held in SMX MOA last June 18, 2022. Unbox Con is an event for toys, shoes, NBA cards, shirt collectors, and everything else (haha). The brainchild of Unbox is Carlo Ople, who announced last year that he was leaving his corporate…
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The Day Daddy Won My Respect Big Time
1 Corinthians 11:1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ. There are defining moments in a dad’s life that would shape how his kids would see him. It can be a success story or a story of how a man responds to a test given to him. I love my dad. I respect…
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Leadership is Never Playing It Safe
Stan Toler said that “Leadership is about moving people in a preferred direction toward a destination born out of a vision.”[1] It’s telling the people you are leading this is where we are going. It is driven by a compelling vision worth flinging your life to. I grew up in a safe church. All we…
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Welcome to the Digital Era!
To start the year right, we had Mr. Carlo Ople drop by in our strategic planning. In his message to the staff, he shared how he was able to pivot and lead during the global pandemic crisis. Carlo has leveraged the different social media platforms to spread his message. Some key learnings personally for me:…