Business Lessons 3: The Business Connections

In business, connection is really an indispensable part; this is due to the fact that no one can live by himself. However, finding the right connection is a question requiring a careful decision.

The traditional meaning of connection is partially changed that thereby promotes the modern approach. The modern view on connection is not anymore limited to partneship or direct link to a particular entity; it is sufficient that there is a “constructive link” to constitute a connection.

It is totally forbidden in business to establish connection to a person without contribution to the enterprise. Contributions cannot always be measured by monetary or financial scale.

Strange as it seems, I considered a business competitor a good connection. They make you careful on your business decisions considering that they are expecting your fall caused by a slight mistake in trade practices. Also, you can learn from their mistakes, successes and possible remedies to a difficult trade problems. You could also research on how they started, how they grow, how they chose the business, or where did they get their supplies, so on and so forth… Somehow, the philosophical connection is significant.

You could also consider as connection some other related businesses who cannot be considered as competitors. Their company and associations are of great gain of intellect. Besides, they can be your supplier when someone needs something not found in your business. In business, you need to let all possible consumers feel that you could provide them anything they want.

You could also consider as a good connection the other unrelated businesses because they may be your host in accommodating your intent of progress; it means that there is a possibility that someday you need to make investments, business extensions and/or trade expansions.

Your consumers and regular clients, of course. They enriched your business. Giving them some rewards and some trade remembrance is insignifcant compared to the values of their existence.

The business associations [for example, La Camara de Comercio], indeed, is a good connection. It is where you learn the worst and best business partners and new techniques in business.

The public, being the advertisers and patronisers.

Legislation for Automatic Civil Service Eligibility

It is an undeniable fact that we have had a lot of high calibered professional who could be useful in the affairs of human civilization, business, politics and administration. Many of them can qualify as a civil servant if not hindered with some unreasonable requisite. However, many of our competent professionals are living in the dark cave of our society on the reason that they lacked the required license or certificates of eligibility issued by a particular office. This incident of our time is considered to be one of the greatest mistake in professionalism.

This humble writer is simply asking for a legislation for automatic civil service eligibility to the degree holders of engineering, masters, doctorate, medicine and law. The reason is simple: so that our nation could use them as an asset to the government operation rather than allowing them to roam around the streets without professional functions.

A legislation for automatic civil service eligibility is not so foreign in the mind with a logical thinking,

first – they were graduates from an institution of which its competence is duly recognised by the state, otherwise, the state will just refuse their continuation to public service or just simply order the closure of the institution should it fail in institutionalized academic standards.

second – their failure in the professional exam does not mean they cannot be useful in the government operations neither would it suggest that they have no learning from the schools; oftentimes the failures were attributed to a wrong examination/questioning systems.

third – attaining the degree in engineering, medicine, law, masters, doctorate are far more intellectually reliable than having a certificate of eligibility issued by an officer who does not even had a degree higher than those mentioned.

fourth – it is humbly proposed that those who had the degree in engineering, masters, doctorate, medicine and law, who does not have the professional license due to some circumstances, be given the automatic civil service eligibility in recognition to the peculiarities and learnings inherent in the course.

Many countries in Europe and Asia relied too much in their universities such that they no longer require any unreasonable requirements for eligibility though they cannot immediately practice their profession due to a practical training requirement; they relied to much in their universities such that they feel they are not worthy to subject professionals to any further complexities after they graduate.

A legislation for their automatic eligibility is required for the commencement of an effective governance.