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James Kwan
He was my lecturer for Business Finance for 2 months. I liked his strict and demanding teaching. His ethics towards teaching is incredible because he is still studying one MBA and one PhD as he has lecturing job in SIM and SAA. He has already local degree,CPA, two MBA and one PhD. He is questing for knowledge.
Normally, anyone who is still studying a course and do lecuturing usually give normal effort to teach as much as his dull mind tell him so after the class to catch up the class. Unlike James, he ensures that we will be prepared for usual as well as unusual questions for examination.
Interesting courses and reputation of a school has become secondary to me as long as there is a excellent lecturer like James. It is my primary decision i look for when applying such courses.
Likewise, Buffett complained that he knew more about finance than any professors in Wharton University. Upon reading Benjamin Graham's intelligent investor, he seek further knowledge by enrolling in Columbia Business School after Howard reject his application citing that he was too young. Columbia Business School is where Benjamin Graham taught! Similiarily,i understood what Buffett intention was during his young days ever since i unknowingly sat in James' class.
Jimmy Boh
I happened to know when SMU student encourage a guy who has very poor grade to apply the degree course.
What is so amazing abut him?
The thing is that he was ex-convict having successful scholarship with SGX and in top 5% dean list(SMU). What is more he still reveal his past during the interview.
For your infomation, SMU and all scholarships require interview before admitting him in. Usually, the board of judges usually pick people with clean record and above good education profile for scholarship. Although he has good education profile, he still got himself picked despite of his convict record.
A news article about him
He has my admiration and respect for that. The reason why i wrote about both of them is that i want you guys to learn example from them and i will also learn from them as well. I know that some people will speak about long-term measure whether Jimmy Boh can last long or not. Let not think of that way and just watch him how he progress. Furthermore to forecast something is not easy feat. It is never been 100% accurate. And so don't try to reason me or anyone with any long-term reasoning.
My opinion if i were as a boss to hire
I will only hire people to suitable position where they love to do so
1)he/she must have high Adversity Quotient(AQ). I don't need people with high IQ.
2)he/she always do time management to stretch themselves as in an example like doing cycling after and before work from home to workplace and then back to home.
3)I will also hire people like Jimmy Boh as long as ex-covict is fully enlightened and clean from any evil thoughts.
4)I will not hire people who are collecting As for their satisfaction without understanding the crux part about each subject.
5)I will not hire people who say 'No Time!' or have this belief that i have no time to do such leisure part. If they have learn economics, they should know the opportunity cost and tradeoff themselves.
Your future is in your hands and you decide whether you want to make a step towards to one of few paths appearing in front of you.
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 2:12 pm
