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by Sonnie Santos | Sep 9, 2025 | Daily Musing, Personal Thoughts, Salt and Light, Volunteerism |
When a team member falls away, do you discard them or make the effort to restore them? This article explores profound lessons on leadership and community, inspired by the simple act of sweeping a courtyard
by Sonnie Santos | Jul 16, 2025 | COP Learning Events, Reviews |
The Philippine economy faces major changes. Learn critical steps for business leaders and HR to prepare. Stay ahead!
by Sonnie Santos | Oct 30, 2024 | Do It Yourself, Self Improvement |
The family dynamic provides a training ground for developing leadership skills like communication, collaboration, and accountability.
by Sonnie Santos | Sep 26, 2024 | AI, Change Agent, Talks |
Before embracing AI in HR, take a step back to assess your organization’s challenges before taking two steps forward with the new tool.
by Sonnie Santos | Jan 25, 2024 | People Strategies |
People Strategy is not just a set of policies or procedures, but a management framework that puts employees at the center of everything.
by Sonnie Santos | Nov 10, 2023 | Personal Branding, Testimonials |
Executive presence and power dressing can make you noticeable to others. It allows you to stand out and receive special treatment.
by Sonnie Santos | Apr 6, 2023 | Organizational Development, Values-Mission-Vision |
VISION answers the “where”, the goal for at least a decade. VALUES answers the “who”, your brand, while MISSION answers the “what”, your purpose
by Sonnie Santos | Apr 1, 2023 | 50's and Kicking, Physical Fitness, Salt and Light, Wellness |
Running is like business planning. You need a target, a strategy, and discipline to continue with the action steps.
by Sonnie Santos | Nov 27, 2022 | Better Work, Elon Musk, Public Relations, Start Up Tips |
Do you know that this leaked email happened on April 17, 2018? Intended for Tesla employees, not Twitter. But social media users went berserk sharing this like crazy.
by Sonnie Santos | May 20, 2022 | 2nd Look, Nation Building |
In influential leadership, people will not always agree with you, but they may still follow because of your empathic leadership
by Sonnie Santos | Feb 4, 2022 | CSR |
Empathetic leadership bring mutual happiness to both the leader and the team
by Sonnie Santos | Sep 2, 2021 | Better Biz, HR ToolBox, Strategic HR, Talks |
Strategic thinking is the process of making sense of the available information to determine a preferred future.
by Sonnie Santos | Aug 30, 2021 | Change Agent, HR ToolBox, Salt and Light |
Religious expression in the workplace is common in the Philippines. Some believed it help address behavioral issues, but some believed it can also create new ones. What is your take?
by Sonnie Santos | Aug 19, 2021 | Change Management, Government, News |
To put context on the DOH issue, it could be a failure of the takeover manager eaten by politics and bureaucratic system
by Sonnie Santos | Aug 13, 2020 | Crowd Sourcing, Personal Thoughts, Public Service |
Giving feedback and helping the government in our fight against COVID 19 is more value-adding to the greater majority of Filipinos than complaining
by Sonnie Santos | Jun 16, 2020 | Business and Human Rights, News |
The strategic partnership of JobStreet.com and #HRinHR advocate Sonnie Santos will help spread awareness of business and human rights.
by Nath | Jan 9, 2020 | Analytics, Big Data, Work 4.0 |
People analytics, also known as HR Analytics, is the “application of evidence to management decisions about people” – Mike West
by Sonnie Santos | Jan 4, 2020 | 2nd Look, Employee Engagement, Salt and Light, Talent Management |
When a person described his job as calling, a positive attitude towards work and the company should match the claim
by Sonnie Santos | Dec 17, 2019 | Employee Engagement, HR ToolBox, Strategic HR, Talent Management |
A high employee satisfaction creates an environment conducive to productivity. While the actions of a dissatisfied employee slowsdown productivity.
by Sonnie Santos | Dec 15, 2019 | ASEAN, Talent Management |
A few more years ASEAN will open more job opportunities to local talents and professionals when its economies are integrated. Are you ready?
by Sonnie Santos | Oct 10, 2019 | Coaching & Mentoring, Personal Thoughts |
When self interest empowers people to improve, it becomes value adding. Self gain is value negating because we take something away from another person
by Sonnie Santos | Sep 9, 2019 | Events |
In celebration of LODI Inc’s 2nd Anniversary, our theme will be anchored on the future of work. Thus, HR needs to be equipped to be future ready.