How To Be Relevant In Social Web
There are many voices in social web and the internet, to be relevant, one must offer value adding options to life’s miseries.
Slidecast: Toot Your Own Horn Or Buoyant Force?
As a micro entrepreneur in the sea of competitiveness, I struggle to determine how much tooting of own horn is acceptable to get noticed. Though this is acceptable in modern self branding concept, I am still uncomfortable. Allow me to share with you what I have...Pursue Your Passion
If you will pursue your passion, the likelihood that you are fulfilling your calling or purpose in life is high. You will not only get people’s attention, you will also find inspiration.
What to Do If You Have Been a Victim of Identity Theft
Likely targets of Identity theft are high profile individuals like entertainers, political activists, successful people, corporate brands and philanthropic organizations. Here’s what you can do if you fall victim to it.
Video Blogging
No I am not into acting or short movie productions, but I’m video blogging my keynote presentation, events I hosted, and press briefs I attended.
Personal Branding 2.0
Update: Revisiting my thoughts about Personal Branding There are several tools that can enhance ones personal brand, but at the end of the day, despite the marketing efforts, we will be remembered not by our appearance, intelligence or skill, but by the...Why Organizations Need To Define Online Philosophy
About a week ago, I gave a talk to delegates of the 4th HR Philippines National Convention about HR’s Role in the Social Media era. I shared with them a framework or template that they can follow to make their company culture and structure social...What Is HR Role In The Midst Of Social Media Revolution
I am in the opinion that HR should take a more proactive role as strategist, to help the company prepare for its eventual corporate use.
Full Time Employment or Solopreneurship?
Full time employment or be a Solopreneur? The right choice will be determined by your purpose, moral support of family and money in the bank.
Visualize, and Make It Happen
What started as a concept has become a reality! While facilitating module 2 [protect your brand: use social web responsibly] of my social web series, an idea was born. I thought why not tweak my lecture to educate parents on how to keep their kids safe online. Since...Integrity and blogging
Because blogging has become a source of influence in politics and biz, we have to be responsible because our actions will have an effect to the community.
Breaking Free
How long have you been working? Do you find it easy balancing the demands of family and work? I asked because there are those who are successful in the corporate world, but still would like to get out of their comfort zone to be their own boss. On the other hand, I...Tithing and Financial Freedom
A few Sunday’s back, instead of the usual scenario where I follow up my kids to bring their tithes to the Lord, they proudly came to me prepared. I have been instilling to my children the value of tithing and how this should be handled. A tithe is giving back to...Another F.F.
Allow me to discuss another F.F., but this is still not the “friends with benefit” practice of young couples 😀 This FF is about the dream of ordinary people, those working in 8-12 hour shifts, those whose aspiration is to give their families good lives at...Social Media And Personal Branding
Though we are not marketers by profession, we are brand managers of our own reputation. Social Media and Personal Branding are match.
What’s Wrong With The News?
Every time I listen or read the news form the mainstream media, specially on the aspect of the economy, it’s as if doomsday is at hand. I’m certain the folks behind mainstream media exert considerable effort to balance their story, but the impression it...Are Employers Deserving of our Loyalty?
At this point in my career, I just turned one year as an executive, when I received a call from a headhunter acquaintance, requesting for my updated CV. Her client is a flourishing company and in need of executive for their HR Dept. The offer is rather tempting, so...Divide And Conquer
This strategy has been used time and again by leaders to keep control of the people, area or situation. And this is being used right now by the giant oil companies in the Philippines to dictate oil prices at the same time silence resistance from consumers. For the...Ending Probationary Employment Without Termination Notice
One mode to non regularize a proby employee is to let the probationary contract expire, according to this SC decision
When Brother’s Fight
I’m pre-occupied with current events lately following both international and local news. The international news of interest has something to do with my faith. While the local news have an immediate effect in our part of the world. Both, however, have...What Went Wrong.. What Went Right
2008 is set to end in less than 2 months, this is the best time to look back and reflect, and plan for next year. If business organizations are doing this, specially in anticipation of the effects of the financial meltdown of world markets and recession of major...
