Insights make pieces of us immortal Maybe what makes artists “immortal” is the insight and meaning they have managed to articulate in their works. Is that a glimpse of what eternal life could look like? Maybe eternal life is eternal insight — a complete understanding of all things that transcend time and space. —Luke 21:29-33. […]
It takes courage to pursue insights The past few weeks have been filled with many research defenses both at the graduate and undergraduate level. Having sat both as a panelist and as an adviser, my key takeaway is that the pursuit of insight requires courage. Are researchers willing to swim through uncertainty to fill gaps […]
Basketball, flowing, and being in the zone I’m always amazed by basketball athletes playing at the highest level. Basketball is so fast paced and requires so many improvisations — it is not a good game for the overthinker. Teams who play the Beautiful Game build a chemistry that seems so unreal — imagine your teammate […]
Training ourselves to feel morally obliged Ignorance is bliss, but ignorance is the opposite of attentiveness, insightfulness, reasonableness, and responsibleness. The latter four states of being is what Fr. Bernard Lonergan describes as the transcendental precepts of authenticity. Thus, to pretend to be ignorant is to fool ourselves; and it is very inauthentic. How many […]
To give more than the sum of our parts One of the most fascinating principles of systems thinking is that a system’s value can be more than the sum of its parts. The best example I could think of is the 2014 NBA Finals where the Spurs beat the Heatles headlined by three superstars. The […]
Renew, not resume The end of this year’s Catholic liturgical calendar seems to coincide with a holiday season where everything is going back to normal. It has been more than two years of the pandemic, and at least, the light at the end of the tunnel has never been so brighter. As we in the […]
Life is an opportunity for infinite meaning-making Memes, slangs, idioms, figures of speech – these are manifestations of how much meaning (positive, mundane, or negative) humanity can make. Our power to create meaning can even transcend life and death, for even when we leave the world of the living, we can also leave behind a […]
Mission drift Steering away from our intended mission is called “mission drift”. And since we live in a world that can be characterized as an open system, many forces emanating from structures that surround us can distract us from pursuing our goals. Just as waves and weather can stop ships, so to can other forces […]
The gift of self-determination The freedom and autonomy to choose our paths can be a great gift. Thus, the leaders who influence organizations to promote self-determination and integral human development are managers who treat the profession as a true vocation. Maybe to lead is not necessarily to direct nor control; but rather, to lead is […]
Maximizing our potential is an obligation, not an option These past few days, we’ve been interviewing applicants of the Applied Corporate Management program. And maybe the overarching question is: have the aspirants done their best in maximizing their potential and opportunities given subpar and suboptimal conditions? It’s not easy to summon drive, passion, and discipline […]