Circles of Friends — Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 11.9.2016 We all have a lot of friends, especially during this age of social media. Our contact lists keep growing in Facebook, WeChat, Line, Twitter, email, and Instagram. We measure our popularity by the number of ‘Likes’ we get on our postings. But are we really…
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Two Minutes to Properly Start and End a Working Day — Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.31.2016 Would you spend 2 minutes a day to properly start and end your working day? How is that possible? Let me describe two simple routines I have learned and used over the last 40 years. It has helped…
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Career Journey and Bike Riding Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.30.2016 In many ways, the journey of a career is just like riding a bike. You’ll encounter many ups and downs — experiencing the joy of cruising, the struggle of climbing hills, and the agony of falling down. But that is all part of the…
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Climb the Career Platform Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.23.2016 So many times, people ask for advice on how to climb the career ladder. But do you really want to climb the ladder? You know that the ladder is narrow and unstable. Any false move or misstep and you could tumble down. Also, other people…
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Should Leaders Be Visible or Invisible? – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.6.2016 In Western cultures and business schools, we are taught that leaders must be visible — to the troops fighting a war or to the frontline employees in a competitive business. Such action will motivate the people, give them courage, respond to their…
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Finding and Becoming the Right Partner – Musings of Dr. Jamie Hsu, 10.1.2016 It is always a very happy occasion to attend weddings — to see the lucky couple who found each other and to immerse in the happiness of family and friends. The couple has taken years to know each other, to fall in…
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The Joy of Creation, Letting-Go, and Rebirth – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.13.2016 Just like every child, you must have played at the beach and built a sand castle, only to see it washed away by the waves and swallowed by the sea. Did you feel sad? Not at all. You laughed, clapped,…
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Successful Leaders Scope the Big Picture and Sweat the Details – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.11.2016 What do leaders do and where do they put their priorities? Is setting the right strategic direction more important than operational excellence, or vice versa? Numerous case studies of both successful and failed companies would tell you…
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Be Aware of Goal Setting and KPI – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 9.1.2016 Are you walking 10,000 steps a day? Are you making $100K a year? Do you have goals in life? Does your company use key performance indicators (KPI) to measure you? Of course you do! And Of course your company does!…
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Priority in Life: What Are the Big Rocks in Your Life? – Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 8.30.2016 We all have only finite time on hand. With every increasing demands from our work, family, friends, and social duties, we try to become efficient by using the to-do list. When one list is done, we…
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