Writting a book is not easy. I started my first draft in 2005 and am about to complete it (or thought so) in 2025. But I am not in a hurry because it is my life story, so I can change or add details to it as memories flash back to me as I progress.Continue reading “Coming Home Book review #chapter 8”
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Shared values: Learning Resources
November 11, 2025 During my time working as a program executive at Globethics, I had compiled a long list of values-based education learning resources. That took me months to complete the list. Today, with AI assistance abound, I have got some curated online resources focused on ethical leadership. I’ve organized them into categories for clarity,Continue reading “Shared values: Learning Resources”
Reader’s Note #1: State Power
13 Nov 2025 My interest starts to shift to political philosophy after reviewing my notes on governance and ethical leadership. The latest developments with the Ukraine conflicts, the escalation of tensions in South China Sea and the confrontation between EU political leaders led me to think more abouut the role of political powers and thoseContinue reading “Reader’s Note #1: State Power”
Governance Ethics #1: Ethical Leadership
I have been working on the theme of ethical leadership for the past 2 days. I need to summarise: 1) the role of ethical leadership in public administration. 2) Why is it important? 3) What are some of the principles of ethical leadership? 4) Is ethical leadership linked to responsible leadership as defined by theContinue reading “Governance Ethics #1: Ethical Leadership”
Sharing Values #6: Ethics Education
In my reflections on sharing values across cultures, I considered how to prepare the younger generations of Vietnamese to share values across borders. On the one side, young people in Vietnam who yearn to reach out to the world, and on the other side, young people of the second generation of the Vietnamese diaspora whoContinue reading “Sharing Values #6: Ethics Education”
Sharing Values #1: Global and Contextual Ethics
Shared Values #3: Mandate of Heaven
In my last post, I mentioned the Tianming concept in Confucian ethics. This is the most important contribution to the modern concept of legitimacy, which relates to Conflucian ethics or social order. So, why is it so important to understand this concept? Well, because the Eastern philosophers worldviews are based on the cosmic interpretation ofContinue reading “Shared Values #3: Mandate of Heaven”
Sharing Values # Principles
On Sharing Values accross Cultures and Religions Ten years ago, I started my journey back to my cultural roots which I shared in my book “Coming Home. My journey to Inner Harmony as a Migrant”. Looking back, It probably started with the fundamental question “Who am I?” like the case of all of us. ButContinue reading “Sharing Values # Principles”
A New Turning Point Note #12
12. Being good (Reposting from my LinkedIn Account) I found a small note I wrote some years ago, about ‘Being good’ which I would like to share with you. First I would like to share with you this link on Lotus flowers, sign of purity in Buddhism. These pictures are the most beautiful piece ofContinue reading “A New Turning Point Note #12”
A New Turning Point Note #8
8. Pourquoi écrire ? (Reposting from my LinkedIn Account) On a quelquechose à donner, on ne sait pas quoi, on ne sait pas à qui mais c’est là, alors on prend un crayon, on trace, on dépose les petits cailloux, on sait qu’on reviendra et que ces petits cailloux nous parleront. Nous n’avons pas tantContinue reading “A New Turning Point Note #8”
Coping with intercultural differences 