The five mandates: Lessons on leadership and work ethic from my former bosses
The greatest stroke of luck in a career is the quality of your early mentors....
OKRs: The power of focus and the teacher’s essential mandate
What makes OKRs so revolutionary? OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, is a management framework...
The obsession with certainty is obsolete
Your career path is not a straight line. The only preparation is adaptability. When I...
Urgent policy mandate: Stabilizing Vietnam’s private education sector during crisis
This is a set of personal policy recommendations, based on observed realities and financial risks,...
Investment is not for amateurs: The economic reality of private education
The private education sector is arguably one of the most complex industries for investment. Its...
The courtesan’s dilemma: What Joe Biden’s poem tells us about Vietnam’s geopolitics
Part I: The poetic paradox At a state dinner for Vietnamese General Secretary Nguyen Phu...
The sin of complacency: Why leaders must force their people to learn
Every entrepreneur who finds success must first overcome immense pain. For me, the deepest agony...
The parent trap: Why moving your child to a top specialized school is a downgrade
The question is common and agonizing for parents in Vietnam: Should I move my child...
The teacher’s survival guide: Becoming human in the age of AI
As the tentacles of artificial intelligence wrap around the world of education, whispers of apocalyptic...
Beyond the buzzwords: Clarity in corporate titles and power dynamics
Observing the current surge in startups and corporate news, I’ve noted a recurring trend of...
