In our time, charity is universally taken to refer to generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless. But in the old...

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads...

For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 Of the few virtues in life I aspire towards, faith is the most challenging because...

Leadership succession is a non-negotiable in a thriving organization. Too often an organization rises to greatness with a charismatic and...

The best organizations steer away from the extremes of either having only the management or the board driving the life of the...

Culture is a difficult word to define but an easy phenomenon to feel. You can walk into any organization and feel its culture almost...

The worst environment for a human being to live and work in is that where there is no consequence to his actions. Facing consequences and...

Nothing great in life is achieved individually - all human greatness comes about through collective effort. That explains why we learn...

Outside of the military and the business world, the word “strategy” is not commonly used. It follows therefore that many erroneously...

One of the first important things I had learned in leadership was a teaching from the Bible: Where there is no vision, the people perish:...

When it was the Chinese New Year and the first without our loved one who had passed on, the recollection of memories was exceedingly...

I was taught since my school days that a leader is the one in charge and has both the authority and the ability to mobilize followers to...

Something magical happens when we give up time and precious resources for someone else. There is a mysterious teaching by Jesus in the...

By now most people know of Marie Kondo, whose influence has swept through the planet and through our home. The 34 year old tidying...

Whether I realize it or not, my legacy is being written day by day. I thought nothing of this piece of advice when I was younger: live...

Grief does not go away easily. Should it, if it is someone precious who has left us? Grief also has many faces, not all of which are sad....

Dying is thought of mostly in physical terms. With the help of the palliative folks, a dying person has caring support for his physical,...

Human beings love imperfectly and, in the process of loving, often hurt one another. Not unlike physical wounds, wounds of the heart may...

Pain is ubiquitous - headache, backache, toothache, menstrual cramps. Nearly all of these go away with simple medicines. However, there...

If we knew how many days remain in our lives, it would suddenly be crystal clear what we would and would not do. That is a theoretical...

Two dear friends once quipped that they could raise the same amount of money (or more!) for charity without as much torture as involved...

My brother-in-law Ching Sim Lie was one of the most valiant men I have known. He was diagnosed with stage 4 liver cancer in March of 2018...

All good things come to an end, they say. I have had the privilege of serving as the 5th president of HCA Hospice Care since 2014 and...