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How To Make The Right Connection

by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, PR ToolBox, Start Up Tips | 18 comments

I often hear this in success talks, “it’s not only about you, it’s about the right connection, having access to the right people at the right time”

What To Do When Cyber Bullied

by Sonnie Santos | Bullying, Cyber Wellness ToolBox, CyberBullying | 93 comments

When being cyber bullied, there are practical ways to respond. But when the situation calls for it, don’t hesitate to get professional, legal and police assistance.

What to Do If You Have Been a Victim of Identity Theft

by Sonnie Santos | Cyber Wellness ToolBox, CyberCrime, Online Reputation, Online/Mobile Risks, Web Safety | 9 comments

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.

Personal Branding 2.0

by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, Online Reputation, Personal Branding, PR ToolBox, Talks, Videos | 3 comments

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

by Sonnie Santos | Change Management, HR ToolBox, Policies, Talks, Work 4.0 | 1 comment

    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

by Sonnie Santos | Digital Strategy, HR ToolBox, Organizational Development, Strategic HR, Work 4.0 | 2 comments

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?

by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, FAQ, Filipino Entrepreneurs, Personal Thoughts | 10 comments

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.

Integrity and blogging

by Sonnie Santos | Blogging, PR ToolBox | 2 comments

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.

Are Employers Deserving of our Loyalty?

by Sonnie Santos | Do It Yourself, HR ToolBox, Salt and Light | 10 comments

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...

How To’s of Due Process

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, Employee Relations, HR ToolBox | 33 comments

“The state affords the constitutional blanket of rendering protection to labor but it also protect the right of employers to exercise what are clearly management prerogatives, so long as the exercise is without abuse of discretion.” Pantranco North Express vs. NLRC GR No. 106516, Sept. 21, 1999.

Leaving your Company? Why Doing it Right Makes Sense

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox | 943 comments

Ending an employer-employee relationship is subject to due process, whether it is employee (resignation) or employer (just or authorized causes) initiated

When To Terminate Employee for Health Reasons

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox, Termination | 20 comments

Business owners can terminate employment for health reasons. But they can be more benevolent as others have done.

Employee Termination: Authorized Causes

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox, Termination | 13 comments

Employers can still end the employment of employees, thru authorized causes, even if employee records is clean

Offenses That Leads to Employee Termination

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox, Termination | 1 comment

This article is about a single but grave and serious act that can lead to outright termination, as spelled out in the just causes provision of the labor code

Progressive Discipline and Employee Termination

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, Employee Relations, HR ToolBox, Termination | 15 comments

Small infractions of an employee can lead to termination of employment if repeated consistently and after progressive discipline is applied

Introduction to Due Process In The Workplace

by Sonnie Santos | Due Process, HR ToolBox | 9 comments

Regardless of your rank in the organization, knowledge of due process comes in handy when dealing with problematic employee behavior

Procedures, Procedures, On the Wall…

by Sonnie Santos | HR ToolBox, Policies, Salt and Light | 0 comments

Am no fan of procedures, specially if it will complicate a rather simple situation. But procedures are meant to keep us safe or prepare us to the next level

Transactional vs. Strategic Functions of HR

by Sonnie Santos | HR ToolBox, Strategic HR | 8 comments

Do you agree that, HR is caught between its two functions– transactional against strategic?

Managing A Multi-Generational Workforce

by Sonnie Santos | Career Management, HR ToolBox, Personal Thoughts, Talent Management | 4 comments

Balancing the requirements of the organization vis-a-vis the different work behavior of employees coming from different generations is fun.

What To Do When Insulted By Your Boss

by Sonnie Santos | Career Management, HR ToolBox, Office Bullying, Office Politics, Salt and Light | 51 comments

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!

How To Survive Office Politics

by Sonnie Santos | HR ToolBox, Office Bullying, Office Politics | 15 comments

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

The Strategic Role of HR

by Sonnie Santos | Better Biz, Do It Yourself, HR ToolBox | 0 comments

What are the different levels of the strategic role of HR? By Dr. John Sullivan

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