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Advertisements 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 […]
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Advertisements Certificate of Employment (COE) — A simple document that has created so much ruckus in the HR community these days. Why oh why oh why? Technically, the COE is a very simple document. See DOLE Labor Advisory No. 6, Series of 2020 for the particulars: Verbatim to the advisory, a Certificate of Employment (COE) is […]
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Advertisements A few days ago, I reported to Lazada that my purchase did not arrive. After the 6.6 sale, I made a couple of purchases and this was the only one that did not arrive. I checked the proof of delivery and it contained my signature, which was not what I signed. So I reported […]
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Advertisements I’m not sure if everyone knows but I’m a Christian. My mother’s side of the family is Christian, and my uncle and auntie used to be field missionaries and are now head of a church in Marikina. If you worship in the Christian circles, then you will definitely know who Ravi Zacharias is. Ravi […]
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Advertisements The DOLE and DTI released the following Joint Memorandum Circular No. 20-04, Series of 2020 (DTI-DOLE Joint Memorandum Circular No. 20-04-A-3) last August 15 afternoon and created a big ruckus in the Philippine business and HR community for being non strategic, not friendly to businesses, and impracticality. Reading through 22 pages of it, I […]
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Advertisements What happens when you get sick? Uso na ang COVID-19 positive ngayon. At 95,000 confirmed cases, you will meet a suspected COVID-19 patient as you go on your daily lives. Everywhere I look, someone is positive. Too Many People are Contracting COVID-19 My aunt’s adopted son was tested positive of COVID-19. He is a […]
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Advertisements I’m sorry for not posting as much as I should. To give you an update, a lot of friends and relatives are testing positive for COVID-19 this week, and has been confirmed with RT-PCR. So I have been very busy helping them lead through what may seem like a tumultuous period in their mind. […]
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Advertisements Running a business is tough. You have to face labor concerns, market your products, sell them, and ensure that money is transmitted in the right way. I think I had a much easier time being part of the corporate world. All I had to worry was my own key performance indicators (KPI), and my […]
Read MoreAdvertisements Respect is very important in the time of COVID-19. During the time of COVID-19, I am reminded of the word RESPECT. There’s three ways we should respect — Respect for SELF, Respect for your WORK, and Respect for OTHERS. You gotta have all three to have a fruitful and peaceful life. How does Respect works? […]
Read MoreAdvertisements 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 […]
Read MoreAdvertisements This is a true story: The staff called the HR to ask why there was a missing php500 in her cash card. This was not the first time, but the third time already. She alleged that the agency was stealing from her payroll slowly but surely. Upon hearing the complaint, HR immediately conducted an […]
Read MoreAdvertisements 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 […]
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