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On “prayer” and the outcome of the Malaysian elections

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Emmanuel Daniel| Leave a comment | Visitors: 265

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I am writing this entry to share two things – about how I think about “prayer” today and how I applied my mind to understanding the outcome of the Malaysian elections.
Let me begin by explaining why I chose to write … Continue reading…

A “prayer” for my country

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Emmanuel Daniel| Leave a comment | Visitors: 478

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The following is an entry on using the format of a “prayer” to think about the forthcoming Malaysian elections. I did not have enough time to think hard enough about what I needed to know before voting in the elections. … Continue reading…

Does a chief executive need to have personality?

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Emmanuel Daniel| 17 Comments | Visitors: 9,697

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Since the time of his appointment in 2010, I have had my reservations about the current chief executive of Singapore Airlines. Chosen from a lineup of equally geekish peers, his name is difficult to remember only because it did not … Continue reading…

Obama and the march of western civilization

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Emmanuel Daniel| 5 Comments | Visitors: 3,315

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I followed the recent US elections at an intellectual as well as at an emotional level.
At the intellectual level, I surveyed the full range of positions that both the candidates, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, represented. I have friends on … Continue reading…

Dick Kovacevich came to Asia

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Emmanuel Daniel| 3 Comments | Visitors: 6,285

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In the month of April 2012, I had the opportunity to host Dick Kovacevich, the highly regarded chairman emeritus and former CEO of Wells Fargo, and his wife, Mary Jo on a three week tour of Asia. It was something … Continue reading…

On Emilio Botin and entrepreneurs in family-run banks

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Emmanuel Daniel| Leave a comment | Visitors: 3,645

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I had the pleasure of having breakfast with Emilio Botin, the chairman of the Spanish Grupo Santander, at his beautiful campus outside Madrid late last year. The meeting and my knowledge of his accomplishments helped me pen some of my … Continue reading…


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