Expats’ guide to managing Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines – How do you really deal with Filipino white-collar and blue-collar workers most effectively? Win them to your side and you have the most loyal and productive people in your company. Understanding the Filipino psyche and the cultural diversities among the different regional groups in the Philippines can boost your leadership and management performance and even marketing campaigns for the Philippine market! Whether you are handling one or 1,000 of them, there is a right way to manage your people successfully.

The Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with ITAP International – the specialists in doing business internationally and across borders and cultures – presents the premier launch of this one-and-a-half day special seminar entitled, “Expats’ Guide to Managing People in the Philippines” to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 17 & 18, 2014 (1.5 days) at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines.

The seminar will feature the best practices and global gold standard in cultural diversity training that will help locals and expats of different cultures leading people effectively, communicating clearly, negotiating more successfully, working harmoniously with culturally diverse teams and gaining more respect from subordinates, peers and superiors. Many studies have proven that expatriates who understand the cultural diversity issues of their people are able to successfully lead and manage their organizations more effectively. For details and a complete list of upcoming best practices seminars including Filipinos’ Guide in Handling Expats and Foreigners – The right way, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (032) 512-3106/ 07 or Baguio line: (074) 423-5148. Early bird and group discounts are available.

Lecturers in this program include Marie Segura who has done extensive cultural awareness programs in various multinational organizations in the Asia-Pacific region including Deutsche Bank, WHO and ADB. She is a certified Culture Coach specialist of ITAP International and is also the official Ken Blanchard leadership programs global facilitator.

It will also feature Robin Velasco who is currently HR vice president for Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) which is a holding company for Meralco, North Luzon Toll Roads, Maynilad, Makati Medical, Cardinal Santos, Asian Hospital and other companies.

His initiatives include the development of a totally new performance management system, performance based bonus scheme, long term incentive plan (stock and cash), and compensation and benefits structure of MPIC. Prior to this, he was the HR director for Asia in Synovate (Global Market Research firm), leading the HR Function for 12 Asian countries (2007 to 2008) and was HR director, talent management for Asia Pacific, for Johnson and Johnson 2005 to 2007.

The third lecturer is Ruy Y. Moreno, vice chairman of Center for Global Best Practices and concurrently, Executive Vice President and board director of NADECOR, executive director of the International Chamber of Commerce (Philippines) and operations director (private sector) of the National Competitiveness Council.

This seminar is applicable to expats and locals who are handling people from different regions in the Philippines, business leaders, professional managers, HR practitioners, business consultants, and those who wants to manage people effectively. Pre-registration is required in this limited-seats-only event. –(The Philippine Star)