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Official Business (OB) Rules: Employer Liability and Employee Accountability

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 17, 2025 | ASK and Answer, Corporate Governance and Compliance | 0 comments

Understand what employers are—and aren’t—liable for during official business (OB) trips. This guide explains safety duties, employee accountability, legal limits, and real scenarios HR teams often face.

When “Defending Your Team” Becomes Dangerous Leadership

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 18, 2025 | Accountable Leadership, Resilience | 0 comments

Leadership isn’t about shielding your team at all costs. Learn how discernment, accountability, and values-based coaching build stronger, self-leading teams.

How the ASK Framework Bridges Strategy to Everyday Impact

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 14, 2025 | Alignment to Values Mission Vision, Capacity Building, People First Culture, Sonnie's Talks | 0 comments

Big plans mean little if people can’t live them out. Here’s how alignment, learning, and small habits turn strategy into results.

Janitor Fish Story: Leadership Foresight and the Law of Unintended Consequences

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 8, 2025 | Accountable Leadership, Capacity Building | 0 comments

A Filipino story on how harmless intentions without foresight can harm — and how the ASK Framework turns intent intowisdom through alignment and diligence.

“Standing Up for the Team”: A Popular Narrative That Oversimplifies Leadership

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 6, 2025 | Accountable Leadership, People First Culture | 0 comments

Learn how standing up for your team requires alignment and integrity rather than dramatic defiance in leadership.

Core Ideas that Drives Organizational Resilience: Agile Leadership, PPP, and Collaborative Leadership

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 26, 2025 | Knit and Kickstart (K) | 0 comments

Three key ideas that drives organizational turnaround: Agile Leadership, PPP, and Collaborative Leadership

Purpose-Driven Profitability: A Business Turnaround Case Study

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 21, 2025 | Align and Advocate (A) | 0 comments

Discover how a Philippine company cleared USD 27 M in losses by 2025. This business turnaround case study reveals how transparency, employee profit sharing, and the ASK framework sparked purpose-driven profitability.

Aligning Purpose, Strengthening Culture, and Kickstarting Execution with the ASK Framework

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 11, 2025 | Align and Advocate (A), Knit and Kickstart (K), Strengthen and Strategize (S) | 0 comments

Discover how aligning vision, mission, and values through the ASK Framework strengthens culture, boosts engagement, and drives success.

A Sweeping Metaphor for Leadership, Team Building, and Community Restoration

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 9, 2025 | Servant Leadership | 0 comments

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

The Philippine Economic Shift: What Businesses and HR Need to Know

by Sonnie Santos | Jul 16, 2025 | Adaptive Thinking | 0 comments

The Philippine economy faces major changes. Learn critical steps for business leaders and HR to prepare. Stay ahead!

Building Tomorrow’s Leaders: Why Family Matters Most

by Sonnie Santos | Oct 30, 2024 | Accountable Leadership | 0 comments

The family dynamic provides a training ground for developing leadership skills like communication, collaboration, and accountability.

Embracing AI in HR? Take One Step Back Then Two Steps Forward

by Sonnie Santos | Sep 26, 2024 | Knit and Kickstart (K), Sonnie's Talks | 0 comments

Before embracing AI in HR, take a step back to assess your organization’s challenges before taking two steps forward with the new tool.

Women Empowerment in the Time of Jesus

by Sonnie Santos | Mar 8, 2024 | Empowerment, Spiritual Intelligence | 0 comments

Women’s empowerment is not a modern concept. In fact, Jesus played a significant role in amplifying women’s empowerment during His time.

What is People Strategy and Why it Matters for your Company

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 25, 2024 | Accountable Leadership | 0 comments

People Strategy is not just a set of policies or procedures, but a management framework that puts employees at the center of everything.

Stay sensible and don’t let the moment sway you.

by Sonnie Santos | Jan 13, 2024 | Wellness | 0 comments

we should listen to the advice of those who care about us and not to get caught up in the moment and ignore common sense

How People Strategies Can Drive Business Performance

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 12, 2023 | Alignment to Values Mission Vision, Sonnie's Talks | 1 comment

People strategy is the forward-looking plan that define how to get the best performance out of your workforce to meet business objectives. While human resource strategy focuses on the operational side of people management

Executive Presence and Power Dressing

by Sonnie Santos | Nov 10, 2023 | Executive Presence, Power Dressing | 0 comments

Executive presence and power dressing can make you noticeable to others. It allows you to stand out and receive special treatment.

Boomers Deserve Respect- The TVJ Story

by Sonnie Santos | Jun 4, 2023 | Accountable Leadership, Empathy | 0 comments

The ‘alleged’ disrespectful treatment of TVJ from new leaders just mirrors how some boomers are also being treated in organizations.

The Importance of Values-Mission-Vision

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 6, 2023 | Alignment to Values Mission Vision | 0 comments

VISION answers the “where”, the goal for at least a decade. VALUES answers the “who”, your brand, while MISSION answers the “what”, your purpose

Compete with yourself before competing with others

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 3, 2023 | Resilience, Wellness | 0 comments

Professional goals are different from an exercise, but we can overcome it with same mindset- Compete with yourself and be better before competing with others.

What Running Can Teach You About Business Planning

by Sonnie Santos | Apr 1, 2023 | Accountable Leadership, Resilience, Wellness | 0 comments

Running is like business planning. You need a target, a strategy, and discipline to continue with the action steps.

When is Discipline Needed Most?

by Sonnie Santos | Dec 2, 2022 | Accountable Leadership, Resilience, Wellness | 1 comment

Discipline is unpleasant; however, we can avoid a larger pain later when we have no control or experience it now in a controlled environment.

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Sonnie Santos receiving the Pillar of HR Award — recognition for leadership and contributions to the Philippine HR community.

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