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Wed, December 12, 2018 | 12:49

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'A Doll's House'

Thanks to the benefactors of our sister who lived as a missionary in Russia long ago, I watched a Korean version of “A Doll's House” produced by promising Russian director Yury Butusov in November. “A Doll's House” was performed in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Seoul Arts Center in Korea.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-11 17:28

MIT's emphasis on research projects in student admissions

An emerging trend in universities now sees schools moving toward including research and portfolio-based components in their student application process, something that is a departure from the traditional emphasis on grades and test scores.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-10 17:43

My Korean friend in Brazil

My friend in Brazil's name is Dae hyun, I will not reveal his family name. He is Korean, although Brazilians all know him as Joao.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-09 18:13

Effective leadership (part 2)

There are a few things that are necessary in order to create a culture of effective leadership development. First, effective leadership development culture works as a cradle for long-term talent development because it enables the long-term oriented development of leaders through a deep-dive study of what and how to develop both individually and collectively.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-07 17:32

Effective leadership (part 1)

Recently, I received an email from the HR director of a company whose leadership development program I have been leading since spring. I had just conducted a workshop for some senior leaders, and this director asked me for some feedback on how the workshop had gone and how the participants had progressed. This was only our second workshop, and I had already begun to sense how...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-06 17:34

Envy makes world go round

Meeting someone who puts your English to shame is a frustrating experience. Your English isn't as stellar as you thought. See that snake over there, slithering in the shadows? Yeah, that one. It's our old friend - envy. Just like a demon, envy creeps into your mind, just to take over your thought processes. Envy takes you down a path of psychological perdition by making you c...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-05 17:11

During Korea's struggle for independence from Japanese colonial rule, one of the many foreigners who devoted themselves to this cause was Kaneko Fumiko, a remarkable female nihilistic anarchist from Japan.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-04 17:25

Brexit drama continues

“Fog in channel, Continent cut off,” is an old British joke about a newspaper headline about weather over the English Channel. Current developments regarding the European Union (EU) underscore the enduring reality that Britain is “in” but not “of” Europe.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-03 17:35

Strengthening Romania-Korea ties (part 2)

The Republic of Korea is Romania's second largest export market in the Asia-Pacific, bilateral trade being stimulated by the Korea-European Union Free Trade Agreement. Nonetheless, there are still many opportunities left for the development of trade. For example, Romanian wine is well-regarded throughout the world; but in 2017, it exported less than $30,000 worth of wine to Korea, compared with about $3 million in exports that headed to China.

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-12-02 16:50

Strengthening Romania-Korea ties (part 1)

Seoul recently hosted Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Teodor Melescanu. His visit came after Moon Hee-sang, the speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, visited Bucharest last month. The reason for these bilateral visits is something that, unfortunately, few Korean or Romanians are aware of: 2018 marks the 10th anniversary of the signing of the strategi...

Thoughts of the Times | 2018-11-30 17:15

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