1. I have so many friends; and I can hardly count the number of enemies that I probably have. I value my friendship highly. Friendships remain forever.
2. Living in this our very own world, where open criticism is not the norm, I find it quite uncomfortable the way 'collegiality' is promoted, and used extensively, in the university's administrative system (Im fully aware that it is not a complaint management system). I read a number of books, articles, conference papers, and I asked a few friends and was made to understand that collegiality is something like, "How people look at you" rather than "How you look at your ownself".
3. In the study of leadership, there are a number of theories applied for years to explain the subject better. Theories like, "Great Man Theory", "Trait Theory" and "Behavioral Theories" suggest how leaders are 'appointed' and 'recognized' by the followers. Some believe that leaders are born (Alpha Male or Great Man); some are of the opinion that leaders posses several traits that eventually make or turn them into leaders; while there are also people who believe that the personality or who the leaders are, are not really important; its what the leaders do matters most.
4. 'Collegiality' was a Roman Catholic Church tradition. Elements of authority and powers (between bishops and the Pope) were involved at some level of the administrative system. Im not quite sure how the elements - power and authory - are looked here, within the university's system. In Malay, 'collegiality' is translated as 'keserakanan', or 'colleague'.
5. Let's wish for the best.
