Just an observation from personal experience. If you put a lot of overachievers in one group, the group tends to self-destruct. Everybody tends to do something their own way and everyone wants to become Teacher’s Favorite. It’s much better to work with smart people who were not that obsessed with grades in school and do not have this need to prove that they are smarter than everybody. As George Costanza said:”Not too dumb and falling behind the pack and not too bright to be arrogant. Just smack in the middle”.
@the chronicler of boredom: I agree, the initial choice is almost always based on who’s the “best” in the field, and then these people underperform because as you’ve mentioned they want to do things their way. However, nothing could have prepared them to the harsh reality of bureaucracy
they’ve been blaming “birthing pains.” sobrang tagal naman yata. buti naman, somebody at the dot had the balls to resign and take the blame for the “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” snafu.
@ #2 Onyx: Yeah. I noticed that bureaucracy tends to stun them. Also, they have this habit of making everything personal. Hindi ako bitter ha observation lang(defensive).Hahaha!
@ #3jessicazafra: Yes. Election. Reese was so effective in it that I wanted to smack her myself when she was jumping up and down when her friend gave her the thumbs up while the votes were being counted.
“The President wants only those whom he trust to be around him. This is not a sign of a good leader,” she added.
Santiago contended that a good leader must be so sure of himself that he is most willing to take even those who are better than him. She cited the case of former President Ferdinand Marcos who assembled a Cabinet made up of outstanding and competent officials.
“A good leader should be strong enough to get people better than himself to gravitate around him,” she said.
Santiago also belittled the scholastic achievements of most of the members of the Aquino Cabinet.
“Who among them graduated with honors from the University of the Philippines [UP], Ateneo [de Manila] or La Salle?” she asked.
It’s just frustrating sometimes, other countries manage to recruit their overachievers to work for the good of their nations. Of course there are countries worse off, but why would we want to compete with those? We were once the best place to live in in Southeast Asia, durnit.
As always, lovely handwriting. Are those Moleskines catalogued according to business and national leaders for whom the edicts are intended? What happens when notebooks filled up?
By now, we know the the “P-” prefix in PNoy is an abbreviation for Palpak. It should be awarded as a badge of honor to the PNoy’s inglorious basterds: PRico, PMai, PSonny, PEnteng, and more to come as the shit continues to hit the fan…
Perhaps the most questionable appointment of the bunch is that of Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, who has been responsible for two defective Executive Orders that had to be sent back to Malacanang for revision. This for a position that requires both a keen legal mind and savvy executive ability. The few interviews with him that I’ve read, he has been underwhelming, lacking in gravitas. I had hoped that President Aquino would do an Obama, who chose Hillary Clinton, his fiercest rival in the nomination process, to a position next only to the presidency in scope of influence and stature. The pick seemed counterintuitive at the time, but it showed Obama has the confidence and sense of security not to fear he would be overshadowed or dominated by her. Sadly, for President Aquino, “comfort level” seems to have weighed heavily as a criterion for choosing his cabinet.
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November 23rd, 2010 at 20:37
Just an observation from personal experience. If you put a lot of overachievers in one group, the group tends to self-destruct. Everybody tends to do something their own way and everyone wants to become Teacher’s Favorite. It’s much better to work with smart people who were not that obsessed with grades in school and do not have this need to prove that they are smarter than everybody. As George Costanza said:”Not too dumb and falling behind the pack and not too bright to be arrogant. Just smack in the middle”.
November 23rd, 2010 at 21:28
@the chronicler of boredom: I agree, the initial choice is almost always based on who’s the “best” in the field, and then these people underperform because as you’ve mentioned they want to do things their way. However, nothing could have prepared them to the harsh reality of bureaucracy
November 23rd, 2010 at 21:36
the chronicler of boredom and Onyx: Good point. Honor student syndrome. Reese Witherspoon in Election. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
November 23rd, 2010 at 22:51
“They can’t treat government service as some kind of audition.”
Yeah, like those clueless wags who audition for American Idol.
Ray of hope: the DOT undersecretary resigned and PNoy accepted it.
November 23rd, 2010 at 23:38
they’ve been blaming “birthing pains.” sobrang tagal naman yata. buti naman, somebody at the dot had the balls to resign and take the blame for the “Pilipinas Kay Ganda” snafu.
November 24th, 2010 at 00:48
@ #2 Onyx: Yeah. I noticed that bureaucracy tends to stun them. Also, they have this habit of making everything personal. Hindi ako bitter ha observation lang(defensive).Hahaha!
@ #3jessicazafra: Yes. Election. Reese was so effective in it that I wanted to smack her myself when she was jumping up and down when her friend gave her the thumbs up while the votes were being counted.
November 24th, 2010 at 12:39
kung ano ang puno siya rin ang mga alipores.
sino nga ba uli pumipili ng mga rank amateurs na eto?
November 24th, 2010 at 13:14
Senator Myriam agrees:
“The President wants only those whom he trust to be around him. This is not a sign of a good leader,” she added.
Santiago contended that a good leader must be so sure of himself that he is most willing to take even those who are better than him. She cited the case of former President Ferdinand Marcos who assembled a Cabinet made up of outstanding and competent officials.
“A good leader should be strong enough to get people better than himself to gravitate around him,” she said.
Santiago also belittled the scholastic achievements of most of the members of the Aquino Cabinet.
“Who among them graduated with honors from the University of the Philippines [UP], Ateneo [de Manila] or La Salle?” she asked.
Source: http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/top-stories/29175-miriam-belittles-some-cabinet-men
November 24th, 2010 at 14:17
It’s just frustrating sometimes, other countries manage to recruit their overachievers to work for the good of their nations. Of course there are countries worse off, but why would we want to compete with those? We were once the best place to live in in Southeast Asia, durnit.
As always, lovely handwriting. Are those Moleskines catalogued according to business and national leaders for whom the edicts are intended? What happens when notebooks filled up?
November 24th, 2010 at 14:28
By now, we know the the “P-” prefix in PNoy is an abbreviation for Palpak. It should be awarded as a badge of honor to the PNoy’s inglorious basterds: PRico, PMai, PSonny, PEnteng, and more to come as the shit continues to hit the fan…
November 24th, 2010 at 17:20
Perhaps the most questionable appointment of the bunch is that of Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, who has been responsible for two defective Executive Orders that had to be sent back to Malacanang for revision. This for a position that requires both a keen legal mind and savvy executive ability. The few interviews with him that I’ve read, he has been underwhelming, lacking in gravitas. I had hoped that President Aquino would do an Obama, who chose Hillary Clinton, his fiercest rival in the nomination process, to a position next only to the presidency in scope of influence and stature. The pick seemed counterintuitive at the time, but it showed Obama has the confidence and sense of security not to fear he would be overshadowed or dominated by her. Sadly, for President Aquino, “comfort level” seems to have weighed heavily as a criterion for choosing his cabinet.
November 25th, 2010 at 08:58
. . . and Boy Abunda as Ambassador for the Phil. Int’l Arts Festival and his long-time partner Bong as high-ranking Pagcor executive. Ano beh!!