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TweetHaving been exposed to the corporate world for a while, I have taken note of interesting match between jobs and people. Economic background, IMO, affects paradigm and job. People who graduated from an A-list university and grew from a well off family tends to be good on property management (i.e. hotel, resort, shopping mall management)…

Tweet  In a recent meeting of HR Managers, a colleague handed a paper containing the most likely reasons why an employee would leave the company. Herewith are the top 10 reasons: Your company is experiencing a downward spiral. Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair. Your life situation has changed. Your values are…

Tweet“Maintain a proper balance. Entrepreneurs have tendency to focus too much on their business that they end up neglecting other aspects of their life. It’s very difficult, but I strive to strike a balance between work and family, activity and rest, worldly and spiritual pursuits. It would be very ironic if you spend most of…

Tweet“A business [should be] dynamic. It must be flexible and attuned to the changing times. It must not stand still or be passive. It should continually search for progress and improvements. It must regenerate and reinvent itself.” –ROLANDO HORTALEZA, Splash Corp.– “You have to adjust to the flow of business. If you’re not open to…

October 7, 2007 · by Sonnie · Ask Sonnie, Career, Career Series, Sports, Stories that Coach

TweetI just finished watching the rematch of Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao against Marco Antonio “Baby Face Assasin” Barerra live via sattelite at SM Cinema. As expected, Manny won the fight, unfortunately, it was not via knockout but unanimous decision. I thought this was a boring and dirty fight courtesy of Barerra. Barerra’s battle plan is not…

October 4, 2007 · by Sonnie · Ask Sonnie, Career, Career Series, Self Help

Or as a nation or race, we either receive preferential treatment or slur like the one made at Desperate Housewives.

Tweet“Real entrepreneurs know success doesn’t happen to them; they make success happen. It’s about taking control of their future, otherwise, they wont have much of one.” –JACKLYN LUTANCO-CHUA, Success 101 “Success is always there at the horizon. To get there, know how to chart the surest path, and follow it no matter what happens along…

TweetFinally, my How To Lose Your Job series can be closed On August 29, 2007, it was an honor to handle one of the break out sessions of the 1st HR Philippines National Convention and I handled the discussion on Employee Discipline. Using the same approached I employ with fellow HR practitioners, I would like…

Tweet  More than 2 months ago, a bunch of young professionals and entrepreneurs, who barely know each other, worked on a goal that we thought to be close to impossible. And that is to host a national gathering of HR Philippines members. And exactly, who do we think we are? An HR e-group whose members…

August 27, 2007 · by Sonnie · Career, Career Series, Pers. Social Responsibility

TweetOn Wednesday, I hope to see some of you guys on the 1st HR Philippines National Convention, “Go the distance, touch lives“. I will be handling one of the break out sessions, and discuss Employee Discipline. Likewise, I hope to conclude my “how to lose your job” series as post event FR. Last Friday, I…

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