Graduate School of Business
Dean's POV
When I returned to school to study for a Ph.D. degree – mine was in Leadership Studies in Ateneo De Manila University – one of my key motivations was to develop my own frameworks, based on research in the Philippine business context. Too often, we rely on frameworks that we borrow from the West, but these do not always translate well to the Philippine context.
That has also become my motivation for teaching in that program, to encourage students to develop their own models through research, to teach using those models, and to use their models to impact the lives of Filipinos.
Thus, it’s always fulfilling when my students are able to publish their work based on their own research. That’s the case with Dr. Reyner M. Villaseñor, who was my student in 2021 and has since become an AGSB professor. Prof. Ney, as we call him, has become quite prolific. He has published three papers, on the digitalization of public service and education in the Philippines.
He came out with his first book, The Digital Dilemma, on these subjects.
He proposes a national framework for digitization, based on a comprehensive roadmap comprehensive roadmap focusing on three pillars: improving digital literacy, building robust digital infrastructure, and cutting through red tape.
I asked Prof. Ney about his motivation for writing the book. He replied, “I wanted to provide an easy-to-read material for everyone to pick up from my dissertation on public service
digitalization. I wanted to get the conversation going and rally more support and understanding towards improving public services.”
Prof. Ney has since released two more books, on business communication and on reimagining Philippine governance.
On May 26, the AGSB Dean’s Council met to wrap up fiscal year 2024-2025 and to welcome the new fiscal year 2025-2026.
These last several years, the Dean’s Council worked hard to meet the different challenges that we’ve faced as a School:
- The lockdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic, as AGSB rushed to mount the online learning management system
- The closing of the Rockwell Campus for the renovation
- Adapting the School to the new normal and the HyFlex learning mode that is the norm in AGSB
- The reopening of the Satellite Campuses, first in temporary locations and soon in their permanent locations
- The new CHED regulations for onsite hours
- The criteria for accreditation by PAASCU
- The criteria for program assessment of AUNQA
- The integration of Higher Education Schools in Ateneo De Manila University
- The reorganization of the support services functions in the University
…all these and more, while running the School and conducting constant improvement in the design and delivery of the programs.
In the photo, front row, left to right: Dr. Cherry Bernardo-Lazaro is the incoming Program Director of the MD-MBA Program that AGSB shares with the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH). Mr. Jong San Pedro is Assistant Registrar for AGSB.
Second row, left to right: Ms. Juvelle Martinote is Assistant to the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs. Ms. Khrisna Reyes is Assistant to the Dean.
Third row, left to right: Prof. Ana Bess Pingol is Chair for the Department of Economics, Finance, and Accounting, overseeing courses that include FINMAN, ECOMAN, FINACC, MANACC,
METRES. Associate Dean Malyn Divinagracia heads the Office of Administrative and Student Services.
Fourth row, left to right: Associate Dean Louie Montalbo heads the Office of Academic Affairs. Prof. Gilda Del Rosario is Director of the Quality Assurance Group, implementing the Internal Quality System and spearheading the School’s accreditation and assessment campaigns. Mr. Rey Reyes is Associate Registrar, overseeing the Registrar’s Office in the Professional Schools. Dr. Obet Tanchangco, outgoing Program Director of the MD-MBA Program and now Associate Dean of ASMPH.
Last row, left to right: Dean Jet Magsaysay. Prof. Ralph Ante is Chair for the Department of Operations and Information Technology, overseeing courses that include OPEMAN, INFOTE, MANSCI, APMATH, MASTAT, QUANTI. Prof. Mars Balgos is Chair for the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Human Resource Management, overseeing courses that include LEADER, ETHICS, HUMRES, BUSCOM. Dr. Ayedee Domingo is Program Director of the MBA in Health Program. Prof. Leveric Ng is Chair for the Department of Strategic Management and Marketing, overseeing courses that include STRAMA, MARKMA, PRIMAN, MANDYN.
Not in the photo but also part of the Dean’s Council are Prof. Dennis Ryan Cruz, Director of the
Office for Student Leadership and Formation; and Prof. Jon Bulaong, Director of the Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Ethics Center.
Who is your customer?
In business school, that’s one of the first questions that you learn to ask and find the right answer to. I’ve read and heard many answers to that question that were vague or even
incorrect.
For Romy Sia and Christian Tan – high school friends, business partners, and co-founders of Healthy Options – the answer to that question is not just clear, but is admirably concise and vivid. One who is health-conscious, yes, obviously. One who believes that prevention is more important and ultimately less costly than the cure, that’s also part of the profile. And then
there’s this: “Someone who studies the labels on bottles and packages.”
Romy (on the left in the photo) is managing director and Christian (on the right) is president of Healthy Options. As the oft-told story goes, Romy’s son suffered from food allergies and as Romy sought the right products for him, he and Christian had an insight that there could be many like-motivated people. More than 30 stores later, they’ve proved that insight to be correct.
For AGSB, we’re always fulfilled when we partner with an organization whose purpose overlaps our school’s. As I pointed out to Romy, Christian, and their executives during the graduation of
the first batch of the Leadership Development Program that AGSB-CCE conducted for Healthy Options, the way they articulate “excellence” and “compassion” parallels the way we uphold Magis and Cura Personalis. And when they say, “we protect the world we live in,” at AGSB we say, “we develop responsible business leaders” who “care for the planet.”
One of the key competences that students learn in AGSB is how to think strategically, which
they apply to the capstone, culminating in the “Strama” paper and defense.
AGSB leaders have been working on how to update Strama, to make it more flexible and to guide students in critical thinking and applying strategy frameworks. The result is a set of revised guidelines for Strama, crafted by Dr. Leveric Ng, Chair of the Department of Strategic Management and Marketing (DSMM), and the professors from DSMM.
In a series of meetings, AGSB faculty have gone through an orientation on the revised guidelines for the course, paper, and defense.
On May 22 I released a memo on these guidelines, and together with Dr. Leveric I will be meeting with the incoming Strama classes in the Third Trimester, to start implementation.
For those about to take Strama, we will see you soon!
AGSB students more than study for an MBA degree, they answer a call to leadership and service. The officers of the AGSB Alumni Association embody this, so I am pleased to recognize them – both the outgoing group of officers and the incoming group.
On behalf of the School, we thank outgoing President Judy Esguerra-Ibuyan and her team, and welcome incoming President Avi Musnit and her team. Good luck and more power to our servant leaders!
Officers:
President: Ma Avegail P. Musnit, MBA
External VP: Armie Aileen T. Dela Cruz- Vidad, MBA
Internal VP: Angelo Paolo S. Gonzalez, MBA
Corporate Secretary: Edgardo B. Liu, MBA
Treasurer: Judithea Esguerra-Ibuyan, MBA
Auditor: Anna Tinio Cruz, CPA, MBA
PRO: Felomino Tugade Bacquiano II, MBA, ECE, ECT
Committee Heads:
Ways and Means : John Louie Tejada, MBA ; Craig Dennis F. Garcia, MBA
Membership - Camille Ante, MBA
Services - Charlene May M. Cajano, MBA
Advisers:
Charlie A. Jorge, MBA
John Allan T. Vinta, MBA
Rene I. Dela Cruz, MBA
In the OrSem held on March 22 was entitled “Hiraya,” to symbolize the dreams, hopes, and aspirations that new MBA students bring with them to AGSB.
One hundred eight students were on hand to start their MBA journey.
Here were some of the questions they asked: “Is there a possibility to take some courses abroad?”
Yes. In fact I just sent out a memo for the Summer Exchange Program 2025 of our partner school ESSCA, in Budapest, Hungary.
There are 12 slots available, two for tuition-waved and 10
for tuition-paying. And, two weeks ago, I welcomed back our two students who took courses in Kyushu Business School.
We continue to work on partnerships with international schools that will be offering courses for AGSB students. Stay tuned.
Another question:
“If we give constructive feedback in the faculty evaluations, won’t the professor get back at us?”
No.
We anonymize the data on the identity of the students, and the faculty honor this process as part of our quality improvement and as welcome feedback to how we can better.
I just received the survey response rate for the ongoing midterm evaluations and it’s above 90%. Our goal, together, is to get it to 100%, so please answer the evaluation surveys!
AGSB faculty members are achievers in the disciplines that they practice. For Ryan Jerard F.Nazareno, those disciplines are media and communications. Prof. Ryan has been a distinguished marketing communications leader with campaigns recognized by Philippine Quill Awards, Anvil Awards, Marketing Excellence Awards, MSAP Ice Awards, Hashtag Asia Awards, and Digiz Awards.
Media and communications are also the focus areas for his upcoming studies in Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) in Portugal, Prof. Ryan was chosen as the sole scholar from the Philippines for the Erasmus+ Program Scholar.
I asked Prof. Ryan what he is looking forward to integrating his studies and teaching. He replied,“I make sure that what I discuss with my students is not just theoretical but also applicable in today’s business environment. By deepening my knowledge in media and communication, I can share more cutting-edge insights, incorporate international case studies, and integrate emerging industry practices into my courses such as business communication, marketing management, integrated marketing communications, and brand management.”
Santa Clara University (SCU) represents the best of two worlds: the innovative ethos of Silicon Valley and the ethical compass of Ignatian values.
We have started to work on how we could open opportunities for AGSB students to benefit from this unique combination that SCU provides.
I discussed these opportunities with Dean Ed Grier and Romana Bucur, Senior Assistant Dean, Strategic Initiatives and Global Engagement of the SCU Leavey School of Business, who recently visited AGSB.
Stay tuned.
Is leadership a talent? A skill? A role?
AGSB students realize at some point in their careers that, more than all of these, leadership is a calling.
That’s the essential message of the Leadership course in AGSB, and of the book authored by Prof. Jake de Guzman, “The Call to Lead.” In a previous project, Jake and fellow Jesuit business school professors defined the ideal graduate of Jesuit business education. The first bullet point speaks of this calling:
“…Is one who sees leadership and business as service to others as the common good as a first priority. They see leadership and business as a response to current realities based on Ignatian Spirituality (reflection, compassion, action).”
Congratulations to Prof. Jake and to the Department of Leadership, Ethics, and Human Resource Management on our new textbook.
Credits to AGSB Student Council for the group photo during book launch.
Four AGSB professors landed in the Top 100 Filipinos on LinkedIn and the Top 30 Leaders on LinkedIn – Ronald Malicdem, Jman Lopo, Gemmy Lontoc, and Jacques Castillo – who were cited as among the “most inspiring and influential Filipino professionals and aspiring leaders” on the platform.
At AGSB we recognize the importance of networking with and inspiring others. With this in mind, I asked each of our awardees: How does LinkedIn help you in your role as professor in AGSB?
Prof. Ronald: “As a professor of Ateneo GSB, Linkedin has been a key communication channel for me with the business and professional community to share, collaborate, network, inspire, and push forward our advocacies and core purpose aligned with our VMV towards building a better world.”
Prof. Gemmy: “LinkedIn provides me with an effective platform to develop meaningful professional connections and generate real-life economics and management applications that enable me to grow as an educator at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.”
Prof. Jacques: “LinkedIn helps me bridge academia and industry by connecting with other professionals, sharing insights, and bringing real-world perspectives into the classroom to enrich my students’ learning experience, while also allowing me to post about my students and AGSB, which often surprises my network and sparks personal inquiries about our MBA programs. In fact, some of them are already planning to enroll in AGSB next year.”
Prof. Jman: “LinkedIn allows me to stay updated on business trends, connect with industry leaders, and bring real-world insights into the classroom. By sharing relevant articles, research, and thought leadership content, I can foster meaningful discussions and enhance student learning beyond traditional lectures. Additionally, it serves as a platform to build collaborations with businesses, invite guest speakers, and showcase AGSB’s impact in the business education landscape.”
It’s been 25 years since we welcomed the first students into the Rockwell Campus. Together with the Ateneo Law School, we celebrated this milestone with a Mass, dinner, and a special program. University officials, led by Fr. President Bobby Yap and VPHE Dr. Marlu Vilches, graced the event.
In the program, I quoted Ayn Rand, who wrote in The Fountainhead, “A building is alive, like a [human]. Its integrity is to follow its own truth, its one single theme, and to serve its own single purpose.” That purpose has been to spread the Ateneo mission of education to two vital professional communities, law and business, for two and a half decades.
23 December 2024
In the AGSB we are passionate in their belief in the interdependence of integrity, service, and expertise.
During Christmas, service comes to the fore, in particular, through the AGSBigay program, which has become a highlight activity during this season. “Thanks to everyone’s unwavering support, we successfully hit our target amount for the donation drive and provided for the needs of our beneficiaries,” reports RJ Yambao, Student Council President for SY 2024-2025, “beyond the financial contributions, we also received additional in-kind donations, allowing us to extend even greater assistance through Christmas packages and other essential items.”
Here is a snapshot of AGSBigay in each campus, based on RJ’s report:
Rockwell Campus
Beneficiary: Dominican College Outreach Ministry Thirty underserved students and their guardians. Each student received school supplies to enhance their learning experience, while their guardians were provided with Christmas packages. Additionally, a large-capacity rice cooker was donated to support the ministry's daily operations. This event was made possible by the efforts of SC officers, former SC, and the Alpha Eagles.
Sta. Rosa Campus
Beneficiary: Barangay Don Jose Christmas packages and essential supplies were distributed to bring joy and relief to the 150 street-sweepers of Barangay Don Jose. With the leadership of Mr. Rene Dela Cruz, Satellite Director of the Sta. Rosa campus, and his dedicated team, the event was executed seamlessly.
Clark Campus
Beneficiary: Teodoro P. Tinio Elementary School A turnover ceremony for materials to repair and upgrade the male restroom facility of the elementary school was successfully conducted. This project aims to provide students with a safe and hygienic environment by improving sanitation and hygiene standards. The initiative was made possible through the dedication and efforts of Mr. Richard Galang, Student Government President of the Clark campus, and his team.
Cebu Campus
Beneficiary: Missionaries of the Poor Cleaning essentials were provided to ensure hygiene and cleanliness for 50 elderly residents, along with canned goods to address their immediate needs. A grass cutter equipment was also donated to the facility to support its maintenance needs. The event’s success was made possible through the efforts of Ms. Shannen Tan, Satellite Director of Cebu campus, and her dedicated team.
Iloilo Campus
Beneficiary: Aganan-Ungka Elementary School To support educators and enhance teaching methods, a projector and tripod screen were provided to facilitate interactive and effective teaching presentations. This contribution fosters better engagement between teachers and students. This initiative was made possible through the invaluable support of Royle Vincent Quiampang, Iloilo Campus Representative, whose efforts were instrumental in its success.
15 December 2024
Graduation day!
Congratulations to the Class of 2024
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20 December 2024
When Bianca Monica "Nix" Lañas completed her bachelor's degree, she could not afford to attend her graduation.
Health issues had befallen the family. Her dad Ermie was a businessman, and was successful for a while but had to shut down his company for health conditions. Her brother had to stop schooling due to illness. To lessen the burden on her mom Margie, Nix started her own video editing business to pay for her college tuition. She had spent her remaining money for her thesis, so renting a toga and paying graduation fees were out of the question.
From this experience, Nix developed an obsessive, workaholic personality, honing various skills that could earn her a premium rate, from video editing to real estate and insurance selling.
During the pandemic, she used residual real estate commissions enroll in the Masters in Entrepreneurship (MEnt) Program in AGSB, where she could receive formal training in business. She recalls, "When I began the MEnt program, I was just a regular real estate salesperson running my business like a headless chicken, chasing every opportunity without proper screening. My decisions were driven entirely by gut feel. I learned the importance of balancing passion with logic and making decisions based on hard data."
Nix likens completing the MEnt Program to running blindly through a dark tunnel, only to find a brightly-lit mirror at the end: "Before MEnt, I had no real understanding of my own potential, the audacity of my ideas, or the impact I had on others. I knew I was skilled at what I did, but the experience of having an audience - composed of classmates, professors, defense panelists, and the AGSB community - helped me to see that my mission is far greater than myself. At the end of the program, I came face to face with the best version of me."
Nix entered the program as a student and emerged as a teacher: "I have rebranded myself not only as a real estate broker but also as an educator. When working with clients, I focus on educating them about the real estate sales process and introducing them to various investment opportunities and products." She has also become an educator in the literal sense, as she has been invited to teach in the MEnt program.
On graduation day, as I read Nix's name and watched her walk onstage with her parents, garbed in a toga, receiving her diploma plus a medal, I felt that redemption had arrived - not just for her past, but for the future of the lost, confused entrepreneurs she will be helping to educate.
19 December 2024
"Care and Quality are internal and external aspects of the same thing," wrote Robert M. Pirsig.
Those twin attributes are embodied by Vika de la Paz, Student Council President for school year 2022-2023 and one of the three SC heads who graduated on Dec. 15.
Quality has been Vika's work. Care has been her calling.
Vika started her MBA while in the Quality Assurance Group of San Miguel Foods. She was promoted to QA Head and elected SC President, and ran the two operations simultaneously. She moved to McDonald's as QA Manager and successfully defended her Strama at the same time. This ability to take on several leadership roles simultaneously is just what her mom and dad, Venus and Eugene, expect of her: "Vika is a self-reliant individual who thrives on responsibility and initiative."
An initiative that started in her term is the Meet and Greet. Here, the SC invites current students to share advice with new students on their MBA journey, and make them feel part of the AGSB community - a vital activity given the non-cohort, carousel structure of several programs. And, as ever, Vika and her fellow students thrived on serving in many outreach programs. "These showed the generosity, kindness, and readiness of the Ateneo network," recalls Vika. "We saw the Atenean values come to life through these projects."
What QA professionals don't thrive on is the bad rap they often get from other functions. They are seen as police who interfere and cause delays. A key Ignatian value that is ingrained in AGSB students is Cura Personalis, care for the person, which Vika practices by putting on her coaching hat: People are likely to follow when they feel the intent and sincerity of my message."
For this, Vika credits insights gained in the Leadership course, which she didn't expect to be different, or hard: "I assumed it was just going to be the classic how-to-be-a-good-leader course, so I have never been happier to be wrong about something. If I could frankly describe it, the Leadership course is brutal. It made me dive deep into my innermost thoughts, and uncover how these influence the way I treat others."
That is, to treat others with care - and quality.
18 December 2024
When we formally reopened the campus in early 2022, it was my first chance to address the student body in-person and onsite. Armie Aileen Dela Cruz-Vidad invited me to sit for an interview to be broadcast live on the AGSB channel and on social media. She immediately put me at ease and started engaging me, rapid-fire, from all angles. It was my first encounter with the force of nature that Armie is, and that I would come to appreciate.
Watching it later, one of my sisters said that Armie was able to bring out a side of me that they didn't see before - "she's a good interviewer."
That she is, among the many talents that I was to discover through Armie's term as SC President. In that period, we had to navigate through swathes of unknown territory - the continued lockdowns, the brief return onsite, the self-imposed lockdown because of the building renovation, the entry into the new normal, the rush to meet the government's regulations for onsite classes, the campaign for PAASCU accreditation - through which I tried my best to steer the School, side-by-side with Armie as student-partner.
"A visionary, goal-driven, hardworking," is how Armie is characterized by her dad Loreto Dela Cruz, with whom she started 8BTSI Corp, the company she serves as Vice President. As Dean I banked on those traits to communicate a constant vision amid the changes we had to go through. Whether the need was for a message for the Viber GCs, for hosting an event, for traveling to a community for an outreach project, Armie responded to each request without hesitation, without excuses, without exceptions - with her trademark relentless energy.
When we first met, I was surprised to hear Armie describe herself as an introvert who preferred the comforts of being curled up in a corner, reading a book after a day’s work. "But AGSB changed my life tremendously." She discovered more about herself: "Each challenge helped me grow to be better. We understood the values we were expected to embody."
Still, Armie says her AGSB MBA journey never made her feel that she lost her true self. Instead, she says, "I embraced my greater purpose of serving with my heart full, with discernment, with care."
And, I might add, all with unrelenting leadership energy.
17 December 2024
Youth is wasted on the young, observed George Bernard Shaw. But Mr. Shaw didn't get a chance to observe Angel Centeno. As Interim SC Head from April to September 2024, Angel is of the three Student Council presidents who graduated on Dec. 15, She started her MBA journey earlier than most students do, and at 25 she is one of the youngest in the graduating class.
Angel leveraged her youthful energy towards building a longer runway for developing a leadership style, which she could test immediately both at work and in her role as student leader. She reckons that starting her MBA journey at a younger age helped her to establish a strong foundation early in her career and to position for long-term growth. The optimism of youth helped her to adapt more quickly and to experiment with different approaches to problem solving, which she puts to good use as Client Success Manager in an advertising and tech company.
Asked to cite a vital lesson among the many she collected in her classes, Angel chose emotional intelligence. "This helped me to better understand and manage my emotions, as well as navigate and influence the emotions of others." She leans on these skills to balance competing priorities, develop innovative solutions for client needs, and communicate value to stakeholders.
Like many of our graduates, Angel considers her AGSB journey as a transformative and empowering experience: "It wasn’t just about acquiring knowledge - it was about learning to think, lead, and act with purpose."
Anne and Chris Centeno reflected on their daughter's key attributes: "Angel has a loving heart, a thoughtful spirit, unwavering optimism, a goal-driven mindset, and a deep faith in God, all of which make us incredibly proud and blessed to call her our daughter."
And we are blessed that Angel heeded the call to lead and serve us.
16 December 2024
On a personal note about the AGSB graduation, I am running a series of posts on daughters. Having two sons, I will be the first to say to our male graduates that fathers do love their sons, and congratulations to you. But as I and my wife did not have daughters, I thought I’d vicariously experience celebrating the graduation of some of our outstanding female students through the eyes of their parents.
This first post is about Camille Ante. In her speech at the AGSB graduation ceremonies last Dec. 15, Camille talked about the need to reinvent oneself, relating her own experience of how their family, starting with her dad, had to learn how to reinvent themselves after the closing of the mining facility where she grew up in.
Her AGSB education led her to discover her Ikigai, a staple of the Leadership course and, from there, how to craft a new vision for herself and her career - in a world that is never stable, as she learned early in life.
Her dad, Prof. Ralph Ante, the Department Chair for Operations and Information Technology, himself a graduate of the Ateneo-Regis MBA program, when asked about the outstanding traits of his daughter, was quick to reply: “Persistent, determined, honest, super loyal. And loves unconditionally.”
Those traits need no reinvention…
14 December 2024
“How well we practice determines how well we perform.”
To the biggest graduating class ever, see you tomorrow!
5 December 2024
What's it like to live in Japan and take up MBA courses there? Two AGSB students each year get to experience this, thanks to our continuing relations with Kyushu Business School (QBS). They speak positively about their QBS experience, as well as their AGSB education.
This year, the two students are Carmina Gammuac (3rd from the right) and Rhea Roxas (7th from the right). Let's hear from them...
Mina says, "While the core principles of the MBA align with what we've learned at AGSB (and probably in some areas, we feel we were "advanced"), the international mix has introduced new perspectives."
Rhea adds, "Living in Japan gave me a first-hand look at the discipline and innovation that characterize Japanese society, which inspired me to reflect on how our own nation could learn from their example. Academically, I found that the foundations I gained at AGSB prepared me well for my subjects here."
25 June 2024
29 May 2024
7 May 2024
We discussed five cases, ranging from finance to strategy to ethical decision making, simulating what you might expect in an AGSB classroom. We can learn everywhere at any time, and it's always fun.
27 March 2023
When we designed the Leadership and Management Development Program (LMDP) for Batch 1, almost 30 years ago, there was a gap in the market for a “mini-MBA.” The LMDP quickly became the flagship program for the Ateneo Graduate School of Business Center for Continuing Education (CCE) Ateneo Center for Continuing Education and has graduated hundreds of managers who wanted to retool, to upskill, and to advance their careers.
22 February2023
I was happy to be with the student leaders this weekend at the Leadership Conference (LeadCon) in Clark, admiring their accomplishments, listening to their aspirations, and engaging them in their plans for the student body.
16 January 2023
We all know Atty. Leni Robredo as a lawyer, a government official, a public servant, a political figure, and a leader. We don’t know much about her as a teacher.
Atty. Leni had just returned from teaching a course in the Harvard Kennedy School when I met her last Friday. We talked about how students in different countries prepare for a class; how students discuss a case study differently in the Philippines and in the U.S.; about student consultations and why her consultation lines were the longest in her time in Harvard; about questions that students tend to ask, and so forth.
4 January 2023
25 December 2022
29 April 2022
It’s undoubtedly a question of critical importance to our country. For the Ateneo Graduate School of Business, as a community devoted to learning about leadership and management, there’s a related question that is as critically important:
What is the thinking process that you are using to decide your own answer?
22 April 2022
For a relevant Easter message, I invited our Ateneo Professional Schools chaplain and my PhD classmate, Fr. Pat Falguera, to share his thoughts and prayers for Easter.
As we – with God’s mercy – enter the post-pandemic era, we would do well to reflect on Fr. Pat’s two themes of Hope and Gratitude.
11 April 2022
“Excited!” “Ecstatic!” “Overly excited ”
It wasn’t difficult to guess the overriding emotion felt by AGSB students as they attended the first pilot “flex” sessions held in the Rockwell campus. After one-and-a-half years of purely online learning, the students were eager to try the new learning mode – with some students onsite and some online, in the same class. As of this first week of April, there have been eight pilot sessions.