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I received a call this afternoon. My new supervisor made a big boo-boo — She erroneously gave our staff the wrong schedule causing the store to still remain closed until noon. The late opening caused us to incur mall late opening charges, which usually, if hidden, can be charged to the affected staff for not […]
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In the Philippines, we have a saying that you should not have a Crab Mentality. Have you ever seen crabs in a barrel? Everyone wants to escape to avoid being eaten, but every time someone gets a leg up, the rest of the crabs in the barrel pull that crab down, until everyone gets eaten. […]
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I usually need just one interview to decide to hire. If I am on the fence, I would usually ask the applicant to come back 2 to 3 times. But most of my hires got an offer by the end of the interview. What do I look for? First, is COMPETENCE. The primary consideration is […]
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Responsive HR Leadership was covered by Mr. Ericson A. del Castillo, Country Head for HR for Nissan Philippines Inc. He begins his talk by saying we should not be reactive leaders. It’s better to be PROACTIVE LEADERS. Why? Hirap kasi maging reactive HR leader. Because they are affected by their environment. But proactive leaders understand […]
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This topic is taught by Mr. Bob Hooey, author, speaker and creative catalyst for Ideas at Work! Bob believes that employees are the company’s most important assets. Training does not always eliminate conflict. But talking about it, bringing everyone to try to solve the problem, then everybody wins. A program will NOT solve the issue. […]
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Mr. Patrick Gentry, CEO and Co-Founder of Sprout Solutions capably speaks about this topic: History Humans were a nomadic species who moved around a lot. There came the agrarian revolution when people started to settle down in a single location. Population boomed. People became stable. Quality of life improved. The Industrial Revolution came in the […]
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Ms. Grace Abella-Zeta is the president of IRC Philippines, which does executive search, staffing services and outsourcing in the Philippines. Her talk is about Workforce Planning. For her, HR Planning ensures that the right number and the right kind of people are available at the right time to achieve business objectives. Workforce planning has always […]
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The AQ for Ambiguous Environment topic is handled by Mr. Jesse Francis Rebustillo says that Technology will become more pervasive. According to Mr. Jesse, the world has evolved. The way we do business has CHANGED. The way we lead and the people we are leading have transformed… There’s a lot of things we do in […]
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Dra. Joyce Carols is an international speaker, author, TEDx Speaker and Founder & Owner of Enjoy EsC and Drive4Diversity.com and talked about Responsive Coaching She started her talk with a lot of myths which include: People who are unhappy will speak up People who work long hours are more successful The trend is clear: 89% […]
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I’m here at the 12th Philippines HR Summit, and it’s a big crowd! Mr. Bobby Atienza welcomes us to the event. He encourages us to see HR as “A dynamic force in any organization that makes things happen.” It’s not just about human resource management, but about PEOPLE management. He says this event is about […]
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I was talking to my supervisor today about how he talks to his staff. “Tell me again what you happened,” I said. “What did Camille answer you?” “I asked her why she didn’t fill in the inventory sheet as she should have done,” replied my supervisor Ryan. “She answered me and said it was because she didn’t […]
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A lot of people want to be in business to get rich. They feel that to be an employee, you’d be stuck working for someone else for peanuts for the rest of their lives. I actually disagree. For one, many corporate dudes work for extremely high salaries — high enough to support a demanding unemployed […]
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