This is a ”look back”. An autopsy of SEAOIL growth story from 2016 to 2019, as it climbed up to be the Top 3 Oil Company in the Philippines. This paper applies Dr. Fred R. David’s Comprehensive Strategic-Management Model to map SEAOIL’s strategic trajectory. The model outlines three interlinked stages of strategy: Formulation, Implementation, and Evaluation. It serves as a fitting lens to dissect how SEAOIL responded to market forces, shaped internal strengths, and positioned itself to move up the in the ranks of market players (Ranked 3rd in 2022).

This paper introduces the 2x2 Drivers of Board Effectiveness Matrix – a practical framework that combines both the “hard” structural elements of governance and the “soft” behavioral elements, which was inspired by “What Makes Great Boards Great” by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld |Harvard Business Review (2002) | Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs and Lester Crown Professor in the Practice of Management, Yale School of Management.

This paper evaluates the U.S. imposition of tariffs, primarily under President Donald Trump and their ongoing legacy—through an ethical lens. Using the latest 2024–2025 perspectives of Dr. Keyu Jin and Dr. Kishore Mahbubani, it examines the economic, political, and moral dimensions of U.S.-China trade relations. The paper is structured around three themes: the good intentions behind protectionist policies, the damaging unintended consequences, and the deeper structural and strategic failures that have reshaped global trade and trust. It closes by advocating for a values-based recalibration of global economic statecraft. 

Integrating Ethical Dimensions: A Leonardo Polo-Inspired Framework
In a world of increasing complexity, this paper introduces a 2x2 ethical matrix inspired by the moral philosophy of Leonardo Polo. It explores how personal virtues, moral norms, interpersonal relationships, and societal systems can be harmonized into a holistic model of ethical decision-making—for leaders, educators, and reflective practitioners alike.

Cowabunga Culture: A Parody of Cameron & Quinn’s Competing Values Framework on Organizational Culture and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles®
In this playful yet insightful reflection for an HROD class, I reimagine the Competing Values Framework through the personalities of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Blending pop culture and academic theory, this paper explores how organizational cultures—Hierarchy, Adhocracy, Market, and Clan—come to life in the dynamics of your favorite heroes in a half-shell. It’s a humorous take with serious implications for leadership, alignment, and workplace effectiveness.

This paper introduces a culturally grounded ethical leadership model that integrates Filipino values with a framework inspired by Leonardo Polo’s philosophical anthropology, related to my previous paper, Integrating Ethical Dimensions: A Leonardo Polo-Inspired Framework. At the core of this model is a 2x2 ethical matrix that organizes ethical reflection and action along two key dimensions:  [1] Direction of ethical focus – Towards-In (Internal Mastery) and Towards-Out (External Influence); and [2] Subject of ethical concern – Me (Personal Ethics) and Others (Social Ethics)