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For our season finale, we are featuring the interview CBN Asia did to highlight the ministry of Lead Like Jesus in the Philippines. Peter Kairuz interviewed Rick Pickering, President of LLJ, as well as Boris Joaquin, lead for Southeast Asia and Frances Acu, lead for the Philippines. Take a listen to this inspiring conversation.

For servant leaders, “Lead Like Jesus” international president said success is counted sweetest by neither fortune nor fame, but how they made a positive impact in the lives of others.

As far as leadership philosophies go, “servant leadership” remains the best, and it is what the world needs right now, according to Rick Pickering, the current international president of the “Lead Like Jesus” (LLJ) movement, who is visiting the Philippines to spread the word about shaping “The Heart of a Leader.”

Pickering offered some of his leadership insights when he appeared on the most recent episode of “Breakthrough with Boris Joaquin,” which was streamed live last October 31 on the official Facebook pages of The Philippine STAR and CareerGuide.

Francisco “Paco” Magsaysay, the man behind Carmen’s Best ice cream, said entrepreneurs must be willing to put in the hours, and go the extra mile for their business to succeed.

The long-time businessman shared these thoughts in the Thursday evening (Nov. 16) livestream of “Breakthrough with Boris Joaquin” on the Facebook pages of The Philippine Star and Career Guide. The episode centered on leadership and innovation in times of accelerated growth.

Breakthrough with Boris Joaquin interviews Coach Chot Reyes, former head coach for the Philippine national basketball team. During his leadership, led the team to a historic silver medal finish at the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and the subsequent appearance at the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the country's first in 36 years.

He also coached the team in the 2023 FIBA World Cup receiving disappointing reactions from Filipino basketball fans.

Listen to the coach as he shares the highs and lows of leadership coaching. And what’s next for him as he steps down as the Gilas Pilipinas coach.

This episode of BREAKTHROUGH with Boris Joaquin entitled, 'What's Next, Coach?' was aired last Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 7PM.

Breakthrough with Boris Joaquin invites you to break from Performance Paradox box, that counterintuitive phenomenon that if we focus only on performing, our performance suffers. Discover how to balance learning and performing to bolster personal and team success with this revolutionary guide from a world-renowned expert on growth mindset.



Aired last August 17, Tuesday 8pm on the FB pages of the Philippine Star, CareerGuide and Salt and Light Ventures, Boris Joaquin interviews Eduardo Briceño, a global keynote speaker, facilitator, and program provider who supports organizations in developing cultures of learning and high performance. His TED Talk, How to Get Better at the Things You Care About, and his prior TEDx Talk, The Power of Belief, have been viewed more than nine million times.



In his latest book, Performance Paradox, Edu shares that most successful individuals, teams, and organizations habituate the two zones — the Learning and Performance Zones). To improve or innovate, we can’t spend all our time doing things as best as we know how, trying to minimize mistakes. We have to also engage in the mental state and strategies to go beyond what we know. When we do these together, we’re Learning While Doing.

Breakthrough with Boris Joaquin interviews celebrity couple, Anthony Pangilinan and Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan, as they navigate the challenging road to a lifetime of togetherness. Celebrating their 30th anniversary this year and with grown and growing children to boot, how have Anthony and Maricel stayed together in a world where staying married seems to have become the exception rather than the rule?

This episode dubbed as "Couple Goals" aired last July 25 at 7 PM, on The Philippine Star FB page.