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A Sweeping Metaphor for Leadership, Team Building, and Community Restoration

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 9, 2025 | Servant Leadership | 0 comments

When a team member falls away, do you discard them or make the effort to restore them? This article explores profound lessons on leadership and community, inspired by the simple act of sweeping a courtyard

The Power of Embracing New Challenges

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 12, 2024 | Resilience | 0 comments

I accepted an invitation to speak at a convention of pediatricians w/o giving much thought. I Later realized my folly and panicked. However, by the grace of God, it turned into a beautiful experience.

Turning 55 Today: Gratitude, Faith, and Family

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 6, 2024 | Family Bond | 0 comments

Turning 55 and feeling great! A celebration of life’s journey and the importance of gratitude, faith, and family in this new chapter.

Tech, Tithes, and Good Karma: A Phone’s Tale of Faith

by Sonnie Santos | Jul 6, 2024 | Spiritual Intelligence | 0 comments

Our actions, rooted in faith, will reinforce the timeless truth that we reap what we sow. I lost my fancy phone, but it was returned.

Executive Presence and Power Dressing

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 10, 2023 | Executive Presence, Power Dressing | 0 comments

Executive presence and power dressing can make you noticeable to others. It allows you to stand out and receive special treatment.

Musings When I’m 54

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 5, 2023 | Thankful Attitude | 0 comments

Feeling ko I’m just in my 30’s! It has not been an easy journey, but God has been faithful and present throughout.

Compete with yourself before competing with others

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 3, 2023 | Resilience, Wellness | 0 comments

Professional goals are different from an exercise, but we can overcome it with same mindset- Compete with yourself and be better before competing with others.

What Running Can Teach You About Business Planning

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 1, 2023 | Accountable Leadership, Resilience, Wellness | 0 comments

Running is like business planning. You need a target, a strategy, and discipline to continue with the action steps.

Quiet Firing is Constructive Dismissal

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 7, 2023 | Corporate Governance and Compliance | 0 comments

Quiet firing is a fancy word used by millennials in modern workplaces. But the concept is not new, it is actually constructive dismissal

When is Discipline Needed Most?

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 2, 2022 | Accountable Leadership, Resilience, Wellness | 1 comment

Discipline is unpleasant; however, we can avoid a larger pain later when we have no control or experience it now in a controlled environment.

The Freedom that comes with Resurrection Sunday

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 17, 2022 | Spiritual Intelligence | 24 comments

If Jesus remained in the grave, we’d be in hopeless limbo and are like headless chicken!

Can Religious Expressions Add Value in the Workplace?

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 30, 2021 | People First Culture | 0 comments

Religious expression in the workplace is common in the Philippines. Some believed it help address behavioral issues, but some believed it can also create new ones. What is your take?

Critical Thinking By Using Stories

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 20, 2019 | Strengthen and Strategize (S) | 0 comments

Storytelling is a powerful tool to spur thinking. It a technique that bypasses the resistance of a person and opens an opportunity to get across a message.

Leadership Lessons from the Mountains

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 7, 2018 | Adaptive Thinking, Servant Leadership | 2 comments

Early this week, I withdrew to the mountains to spend some time reflecting, praying and fasting. There are several lessons I gained (notes to self) from reading the story of Kings Saul and David, here’s a few leadership lessons that you may want to consider

Rendezvous with Death?

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 24, 2015 | Wellness | 4 comments

My body from waist up was numbed, can’t talk, move; and I’m grasping for air at the ER of Medical City. Is this a rendezvous with death?

The Mighty Heart Of NU Bulldogs

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 16, 2014 | Grit | 0 comments

From cellar dweller to a champion, from laughing stock to a respected brand. A new era for NU (National University) Bulldogs has come.

How To Avoid Failure

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 30, 2014 | Spiritual Intelligence | 0 comments

Past experiences and present opportunities are not coincidences, they are intertwined with your purpose. Find that purpose and you’ll know your future..

Success Lessons from Jonathan Yabut

by Sonnie Santos | Aug 19, 2014 | Grit | 15 comments

What defines successful people is grit. The sustained passion and determination for a long period time.

To Inspire Someone Is To Make Him Think, Not Feel Good

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 24, 2011 | Accountable Leadership | 35 comments

To inspire is to offer an alternate solution so people can make an intelligent choice. Inspirational speakers are not in the business of making people laugh

My Close Encounter w/ a Demon Possessed Woman

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 10, 2008 | Spiritual Intelligence | 35 comments

Possessed by grief, a widow’s intense mourning and attempts to reconnect with her dead husband invited a demonic entity into her life.

Entrepreneurship, Globalization And Becoming A Great Nation

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 25, 2008 | Accountable Leadership, Adaptive Thinking, People First Culture | 7 comments

This piece is originally posted at Universal Rubina blog. Value adding and inspiring!   Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I...

Love and Generosity

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 23, 2007 | Empathy, People First Culture | 0 comments

Instead of celebrating Christmas the traditional way, we pooled our resources to “adopt-a-family. I’m proud of my staff who showed love and generosity

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