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DO WE LIE ON OUR SICK LEAVES? Many employers do not require any medical certificate if the sick leave is only 1-2 days. Consequently, many employees go on “sick” leave during long weekends, instead of using their vacation leaves. The problem is, sick leaves are intended to be used when you’re not feeling well. It’s […]
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TEACHING KIDS HOW TO DEPOSIT MONEY Today, my daughter deposited her gift check from Ama Sandra. We went to the bank. She filled up her check deposit slip, and she wrote down her account details. This is the first time she’s done so. Hope this is a continuous habit for children to be mindful on […]
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My daughter was complaining about Kumon. She said yaya was distracting her from talking to her BFF, when in fact, yaya approved her talking to BFF while doing Kumon and it was BFF who was her distraction. I heard her being rude to yaya and called her out on it. Consequently, Aeva teared up and […]
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I am over the moon in having my article published at The Manila Times. Thank you to Benedict Carandang at First Circle for this opportunity! Please support by clicking the link! ❤️——————-THE MANILA TIMES – HIRING IN THE PHILIPPINES IS A NUMBERS GAMEby Tina Khoe Ang Recruitment in the Philippines contains challenges not found anywhere […]
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KEYNOTE: BEHIND THE MASK – HOW VULNERABILITY CAN MAKE YOU A BETTER LEADER By: Jacob Morgan, Author, “Leading with Vulnerability” Growing up, Jacob’s mom emanate emotional vulnerability, and his dad was not. His dad was more stoic. It was all about mental or physical toughness. Lead with Vulnerability Fleetwood Grobler, CEO of Sasol acknowledged that […]
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PEOPLEMATTERS: HIRE SMARTER, NOT HARDER: RISING ROLE OF AI-POWERED TOOLS SPEAKERS: What I learned from this session: Most companies can use AI for quantity, to shorten the weeks to hire and train management trainees. We would use 3-4 weeks to chore through the resumes. So the hiring shortened to 4 weeks and the turnaround time […]
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PEOPLE MATTERS: LAYOFF & AI OVERLOAD – IS THE ONGOING BURDEN TAKING A TOLL ON HR LEADERS’ WELL BEING Speakers:Ilham Maulana: Director, HR – Oral Care (APAC, ME & East Africa), P&GNanang Chalid: Chief People Officer, TokopediaRuchika Pal: Group HR – Corporate HR, Apollo TyresModerated by: Darwin River, Founder & CEO, Philippines HR Group The […]
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CEO & Editor-in-Chief, People Matters Ester Martinez starts by asking, “How is your weather in your own self, your own organization, in your own industry?” Her message can be summarized as: 1. Gratitude: Today started 5 years ago with a dream to bring together the largest TechHR conference in one room. For PeopleMatters, today started […]
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NEW SCAM – STOP CLICKING ON LINKS ON SMS You might receive this type of message from a bank. In this case BDO. If you click the link, the next site will ask you to enter your online banking username and password. Highly possible for customers not to check the URL of the link they […]
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We arrived quite late via Airasia so after checking in at our hotel in Ximending, we naturally scourged for food. Fortunately, A Cai Milkfish Belly (阿財虱目魚肚) is still open from 10:00pm to 4:30am, so it was our perfect first stop destination for our Easter weekend holiday. Here’s the kid at the airport. “Welcome to Taipei!” […]
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The 3,500-sqm Omniverse Museum is every dork’s walk-through dreamland. Since it opened last March 8, 2023, the Omniverse Museum featured 20 different rooms, showcasing Star Wars, Marvel and DC Superheroes, Harry Potter and other fictitious TV and movie worlds. A visit to the Omniverse Museum is like going to Universal Studios while staying in the […]
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The best business advice came from my wise father-in-law was to be hands on. His advice tore apart the mindset that being an entrepreneur meant being your own boss with everyone at your beck and call. People think if you’re an entrepreneur, you can boss people around. All you need was to give an order […]
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