after friendship comes PROFESSIONALISM...

Note: As per request by my old UP orgmate Lyra after I wrote my last blog, I'll deviate my next blog from the traditional love theme. Anyway, this blog is about handling work.

This was taken from my memo to my subordinates in mid-2001, when I was still the president of the Junior Philippine Computer Society AMA Makati Chapter (I resigned after 5 months because I was already a Philippine Computer Society member 2 months after I took office).

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I know some of us are still afraid of responsibilities, I know that some of us are still raw, I know we are afraid that we would make mistakes, but these mistakes gives us important things… lessons. Always remember that wisdom comes from experience.

It’s better to make mistakes now and learn from it, rather than make it later in your life, when it really matters.

But for your every action comes RESPONSIBILITY; you must bear the consequences of your action. Don’t expect your boss to be happy when you make a mistake. You will hear many things from your colleagues, superiors, and your subordinates, things that are against you, things that are said behind your back. Don’t let it bring you down. It is very frequent in company offices and other organizations that you should get used to it. But rather than be angry about it, challenge yourself. Make them realize that they’re wrong, and after they realize it, admiration follows. Another thing that you should have is INTEGRITY. Stay firm in your decisions. As much as possible, if you think you’re right, fight for it, but if you’re wrong, accept it wholeheartedly. But in the first place, you should know what is the right thing to do. Always use TACTICS and STRATEGY; it will help you a lot.

When you become a company/organization officer, remember this: you rather have a set of subordinates who are irate with each other and doing their job than having a set of subordinates who are in harmony but don’t do their job.

"When dealing matters pertaining to work or an organization, treat each other as colleagues, not as friends."

The bottom line is that WE MUST DO OUR JOB.

As one of my colleague said, "As friendship ends, comes professionalism."