'Why keeping your bonus in the drawer is not a good idea'
By Ma. Esther Salcedo-Posadas

THE news you read every day tells you that there’s more bad news to come. In fact, some people have already gone into panic mode enough to send world stock markets into a nosedive, at least over the last few months.

Something tells you that global economies could be approaching just the beginning of a recession. With a little extra cash this Christmas season, you figure that perhaps you ought to keep the money in your pocket for complete safety.

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'Manage and develop your firm amid the crisis'
By Tita Datu Puangco
Contributor

ONE frequently asked question by businessmen these days is: How do we manage and develop our enterprises in the light of the global financial crisis? Is there a framework we can use for decision and action?

In our management consulting work, we have used the enterprise development framework crafted by our friends from Palo Alto, California -- Herman Gyr and Lisa Friedman of Enterprise Development Group, authors of “The Dynamic Enterprise.”

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