Focus is survival: Why corporate diversification is fatal in emerging markets
The greatest lesson I learned over the past year is simple: Focus, Focus, and Focus....
Ho Chi Minh’s playbook: A cross-cultural study in level 5 leadership
Analyzing Ho Chi Minh’s leadership style through the lens of modern management theory reveals profound...
The culture of exit: Why loyalty requires grace, not grudges
For most small to mid-sized private companies, there is an inevitable, painful moment: a close,...
The unpaid debt: Why Vietnam’s teacher wage crisis must be solved by the market, not the state budget
I. The 15-year promise and the fiscal impossibility For 15 years and across four different...
The prime minister’s dilemma: Why political ambition is the enemy of crisis management
If I were to offer a single piece of advice to Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Phạm...
The cost of inspiration: When a founder’s generosity violates governance
I must preface this by saying I expect brickbats for writing this. I fundamentally support...
Don’t wait for the end of Covid: Embrace the wartime mentality
A man jogging on the streets of New York on April 16, 2020 – Photo...
The ‘tenth man’ fallacy: Why Vietnam’s covid success became its gravest risk
This piece analyzes a critical failure in strategic foresight—the Tenth Man Rule—and why the lack...
Domestic vaccine production: Why caution must overrule urgency
The necessity of building domestic COVID-19 vaccine production capacity is clear, but my view is...
The official and the servant: An allegory for work ethic
In a certain land, a King traveled, attended by a civil official (the “Official”) on...
