As a practitioner of principle negotiation the goal is to always have a win-win situation. It does not mean winning at all costs but to help both sides win. Here are some things to take note of when negotiating:
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As a parent we can only worry about how our children will turn out, and knowing we have a role to play in their success/failure is a huge responsibility and burden. Here are somethings we can do:
I read this article and reflected on what qualities I will need to work on in 2018:
So we got our year end bonuses in Dec, and after all the festivities we might have a little bit left. So what to do with it?
(Inspiration source) I looked at the list, and found some of the skills that were listed lacking in my own leadership toolkit.
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(Inspiration source) Empathy is one of the most, if not the most, important leadership skill to possess (the others being inspiring trust, self-discipline, critical thinking, and self-awareness) .
This is an area that I am weak at. I once did a test that showed that I rated high on all scales except empathy. While I am able to recognise my own feelings and manage my own feels, as well as recognise other people's feelings, my ability to empathise is low. This plays out with my kids. My first reaction to bad behaviour from my kids generally lacks empathy. The follow up after the initial action tries to make up for the low empathy initial reaction. I tend to suffer fools poorly, and I process information quickly. This leads to a lack of empathy. I also realise with my colleagues I tend to display more empathy (what little of it) and with my loved ones my empathy is super low, especially with my boys. This is made worse when I'm really tired or hungry. While I try to correct this behaviour, I hope that my follow up action of reasoning with my boys helps soothe the initial sting. My worry is that they will also pick up on my poor empathy and also develop low empathy skills, which will take a lifetime to correct.
(Inspiration Source) So I recently got back from a trip to the Kansai region (i.e. Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto). And on one of the days, I visited a Daiso. The Daiso sold kakeibo. As a topic for discussion in Auntienomics, I thought it was a good start because managing personal finances is the first key to wealth protection and accumulation. A kakeibo (sometimes spelt kakebo) is a household budgeting tool or a household financial ledger. The reason it is a big thing in Japan is because, as I understand it, Japanese women are in charge of the household finances. It seems, traditionally, Japanese husbands give all their money to their wives who then give them an allowance. So it becomes very important for a Japanese wife to keep track of the budget.
How does it work? Here's from what I understand:
That's the basic of kakeibo. I also hear that they will draw out everything in cash for the week (based on their budget) and once all the money for the week is gone, then they actually don't spend at all for the rest of the week. I think I actually will try and see if I can do one. No need to buy a kakeibo, maybe create my own via Excel or Word and start using. What do you think? Would this be helpful for us in Singapore? |
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