Managing A Multi-Generational Workforce
Balancing the requirements of the organization vis-a-vis the different work behavior of employees coming from different generations is fun.
14 Work Life Principles of Henry Sy Sr.
Mr. Henry Sy Sr., is one of the tycoons in the Philippines builder of the famous SM Aura. His SM Group is dominant in the Retail, Leisure, Shopping Mall and Bank industry. The 14 Work Life Principles is being considered as the guiding business principle of his family
Purpose In Life
I enjoy listening to TobyMac, especially the remix of the “Do you know where you are going to?” song. I believe the question is relevant to us all. Purpose in life is one of the issues besetting the youth and young professionals. On certain...Be Scared, be very scared
Allow me to borrow the tag of Conrado de Quiros review of the movie “An Inconvenient Truth”, be scared.. be very scared!
What To Do When Insulted By Your Boss
Got scolded more than you can count? Don’t react and lose more. Let me share what I did, it’s not pleasant, but it got me promoted!
Profit vs. Corporate Social Responsibility
Though expecting profit is not necessarily bad, governments, specially that of the first world, have set guidelines to ensure a minimum CSR is observed.
Invest In Your Oxen
To HR, the ox is an analogy of the human capital. You have to identify your oxen– the backbone of your business operations.
The Backward HR Mindset On Hiring?
While still hopping around different blogs, I bumped into a post from INTRAP that refers to a post from Work Matters. This is about the seemingly backward HR mindset.
About Selling and Life
A story that coach: “Everything I learned about selling I learned one afternoon from my father at his furniture store in New Era, Michigan”
How to get ahead: Lie and cheat?
“Lie and cheat” has become an operative keyword in some culture to win or grab an opportunity, or escape trouble. Do we have to live with this culture?
Crossroads wisdom
Hope this one adds value to your day. Cheers! WHEN SOMEONE LIES TO YOU– it teaches you that things are not always as they seem. The truth is often far beneath the surface. Look through the masks people wear if you want to know their heart. And remove your own...How To Survive Office Politics
How to overcome office politics? You’ve got to be proactive and in control of your own behaviour, situations and dynamics change on how we respond to determinants
Why I Believe In God (3)
Typhoons will come and go and bring temporary grief, but I still believe God is good all the time
The Strategic Role of HR
What are the different levels of the strategic role of HR? By Dr. John Sullivan
A Life Of It’s Own
FINALLY! Electricity was restored… This entry was supposedly published on the 28th but we faced off with “milenyo” I checked my old Sonnie’s Porch, I am no longer updating the site since I moved to .com.ph . To my delight, the site is still...Gokongwei Patriarch leaves half of fortune to charity
Self-made multibillionaire John Gokongwei Jr. is donating half his fortune — at least P20 billion — to charity to mark his 80th birthday and his holding company’s 50th anniversary.
Occupational Safety And Health (OSH)
In the Philippines, occupational health and safety as one of the core labor standards.
The Devil Wears Prada
This is a must see movie for young professionals…. making right choices early in one’s career will make a lot of difference when you reach the top. There are several twists in the story— depending on what perspective you are looking at....The True Value of Life
By Karen Develos-Sacdalan, M.A. August 3, 2006 at 11:45pm, my husband John handed over an envelope; a piece of paper that seems so clueless but has remarkably changed our lives forever… Early March 2006, I learned that I was almost 8 weeks pregnant. Admittedly, the...Laughs from Employee Performance Evaluations
These are actual quotes taken from federal government employee performance evaluations.
From Playroom to Boardroom: The Reboot Story of the Rabbit and Turtle
The rabbit and the tortoise is a story that teaches us teamwork is better than individualism; competing is not bad as long as it is against the situation, not rivals.
Is Lower Wages Beneficial To The Philippines?
I read an article a few days back about the dilemma of small and medium size companies having to cope with the rising labor cost. An old argument was presented ” cheap labor cost generates more jobs to the unemployed”. Because of higher wages, the...
