What is the Truth Behind Strong Leadership?
A vision and action plan that is anchored on heavenly mandate and purpose, even if unpopular, is iron ball leadership.
How To Avoid Failure
Past experiences and present opportunities are not coincidences, they are intertwined with your purpose. Find that purpose and you’ll know your future..
Are ASEAN Millennials Incapable of Leadership Position?
Millennials are thought to be incapable of leadership responsibility because of delusional expectations and self-serving work ethics.
Customer First Philosophy
We often read customer first policy in frames, but we rarely see this in action during difficult situation. But Krispy Kreme proved me wrong.
A Leader’s Priority: Task at Hand or Family?
In emergency situations, what should be the leader’s priority, the task at hand or family? Will you attend to the needs of other people or your family?
To Inspire Someone Is To Make Him Think, Not Feel Good
To inspire is to offer an alternate solution so people can make an intelligent choice. Inspirational speakers are not in the business of making people laugh
The Path To Strategic HR
What should hr practitioners do to transition the department to strategic HR?
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 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...John Gokongwei’s Nine Rules of Success
The mark of a true entrepreneur is having the courage to rise above adversity- John Gokongwei Jr.
Entrepreneurship, Globalization And Becoming A Great Nation
This piece is originally posted at Universal Rubina blog. Value adding and inspiring! Before I begin, I want to say please bear with me, an 81-year-old man who just flew in from San Francisco 36 hours ago and is still suffering from jet lag. However, I hope I...Filipino Entrepreneur On Inspiration
I hope to blog about John Gokongwei’s life and inspiration in the future. Mean time, I hope this value adding quote will inspire you
Filipino Entrepreneur On Mentoring
Being a mentor myself, this quote caught my attention. I find it worthy to have a have a place in this blog
Filipino Entrepreneurs On Passion
Here’s a collection of quotes about “passion” from well known Filipino Entrepreneurs.
Filipino Entrepreneur On Honesty
Very few entrepreneurs have a public stand about integrity, kudos to Alvin Carranza for this honesty anchored quote. “Be honest with your partners, clients, and especially to yourself. If you’ve committed a mistake, the quickest way to rectify the damage is to admit...Filipino Entrepreneurs On Hard Work
I can tell you right now that when you have your own business, 24 hours is not enough. You need hard work to keep your business going
Filipino Entrepreneurs On Work-Life Balance
Entrepreneurs have tendency to focus too much on their business that they end up neglecting other aspects of their life, specially those that matters most.
Filipino Entrepreneurs On Change
Here’s a collection of quotes about “innovation” from respected and well known Filipino Entrepreneurs
Change Management: New Wine In Old Wineskin
Change management is like wine and wineskin. You cannot put new wine in an old wineskin, otherwise the wineskin will burst.
Success Quotes From Filipino Entrepreneurs
Discover powerful, experience-based success lessons from Filipino entrepreneurs—rooted in discipline, frugality, courage, and long-term purpose.
CSR: Barrier Free Environment For The Handicapped And The Elderly
Update (10/18/07): An article about the same recognition was written by Princess Daisy Dominga entitled SM Innovations for the Handicapped was published by Philippine Daily Inquirer Sunday Biz on Oct. 14, 2007. Being sensitive to the needs of persons with...10 Famous Lessons From Tatang (Henry Sy Sr.)
I bumped into this article from the company’s intranet portal, effort has been made to provide the URL of the article from Philstar but unsuccessful.
Pillar of HR Awardee
Sonnie Santos receiving the Pillar of HR Award — recognition for leadership and contributions to the Philippine HR community.
Blog Awards
Award-winning blog — Best Advocacy (2010) for Web Safety and Cyberbullying Prevention & Best Corporate and Brand Blog (2015)
CyberWellness Collaboration
Sonnie Santos with Family Zone Australia — promoting cyber wellness and digital parenting advocacy through ASKSonnie.INFO.
Collaboration for Better Careers
Sonnie Santos with JobStreet Philippines — a collaboration promoting values-driven HR leadership and employee engagement in the workplace.