Pangp Hong Kong

i finished it last night at 4am... can't put it down really. a journey that's been starting since 1997, and after 10 years it's coming to an end - a very happy ending. i love all 7 books but more attached to 3, 6 and 7. i think there are a lot of themes the books touched on: there are good and dark sides of everyone (even Dumbledore is not perfect as revealed in 7) and it's just that how much we want to control that within ourselves, there are always choices that we can make, enduring friendships and love will help us through the challenges in our lives, etc. i have a lot of takeaways from the voyage of HP. i enjoyed the company of the other side of the world... ... (continue)

touched my soul. got attracted by the introductary note at the back cover. i love reading successful biz/people stories - but this was about a successful CEO got diagnoised with Brain Cancer and left with 3 months' time unexpectedly. the part describing how he was saying goodbye for everyone he loved (friends, family, co-worker, etc.) - i could feel the pain of letting go of something we treasured so much in our lives (love, friendship). we always say we will do this tomorrow, but at birth everyone is walking towards the passage of death, and nobody knows when the day is here. another theme he brought out was work-life balance which i truely believe will be the important driver for a company to keep its talent in the coming 5 years. ... (continue)

this book gave me a whole new perspective on leadership. the author's suggestion on 6 leadership competency is definitely more realistic than those competencies that's been promoted in a company. i love the way the author provided ways to develop the competency rather than saying a lot of things in theory and in the end - no action. ... (continue)