Productivity
24 July 2025 – Increase productivity instead of controlling wages: “In the current debate on increasing the minimum wage, many in the business world contend that the Philippines must keep wages low in order to remain globally competitive. This is a nearsighted and obviously erroneous methodology which will keep the Philippines from becoming an industrialized nation.”
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Date posted on July 24, 2025
Working from home advice: 10 tips to improve productivity
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Date posted on January 4, 2021
Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?
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Date posted on September 8, 2020
Sustaining productivity in a virtual world
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Date posted on August 24, 2020
Strategies for showing your boss that you’re keeping busy
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Date posted on July 31, 2020
Lack of motivation? Here are 8 baby steps for finding your fire
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Date posted on July 19, 2020
To avoid burnout, work less and ignore ‘productivity propaganda’
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Date posted on May 11, 2020
5 Strategies for getting more work done in less time
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Date posted on January 7, 2020
Bridging the productivity gap
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Date posted on November 5, 2019
Productivity-driven policy to end the ‘endo’ problem
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Date posted on August 8, 2019
By Rene E. Ofreneo, Business Mirror, Aug 8, 2019 The “endo” debate is not likely to end soon. The re-filing of the security of tenure (SOT) bill in the Senate is an invitation for the renewal of the heated debates between organized labor and the employers’ associations.
ILO tracks global loss in worker productivity as climate change makes work places too hot
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Date posted on July 1, 2019
By Samuel P. Medenilla, Business Mirror – Jul 1, 2019 THE International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates global economic losses from the impact of climate change on worker productivity to reach US$2,400 billion by 2030, with the Philippines counted among the most heavily affected.
ILO tracks global loss in worker productivity as climate change makes work places too hot
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Date posted on July 1, 2019
By Samuel P. Medenilla, Busines Mirror, Jul 1, 2019 THE International Labor Organization (ILO) estimates global economic losses from the impact of climate change on worker productivity to reach US$2,400 billion by 2030, with the Philippines counted among the most heavily affected.
Starting your morning at an obscenely early hour won’t make you more successful—but these 5 things will
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Date posted on June 4, 2019
The joy of absence
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Date posted on May 16, 2019
4 reasons good employees lose their motivation
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Date posted on May 13, 2019
How to keep working when you’re just not feeling it
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Date posted on November 6, 2018
Open-plan offices make workers less collaborative, Harvard study finds
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Date posted on November 5, 2018
by Johnny Wood, Nov 5, 2018 Open-plan offices allow employees to see and hear their colleagues all day long, so you might think all this transparency would encourage them to work more collaboratively.
The blueprint for AmBisyon Natin 2040
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Date posted on September 25, 2018
By John Mangun, BusinessMirror, Sept 25, 2018 THE World Bank released a report this past week, titled “Growth and Productivity in the Philippines: Winning the Future.” This analysis concentrates on recommendations to achieve the government’s AmBisyon Natin 2040 program to transform the country “into a prosperous middle-class society free of poverty by 2040.”
Productivity rising—but not wages
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Date posted on September 1, 2018
Here’s how ageing populations could increase productivity
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Date posted on August 31, 2018
by Matt Flynn, Aug 31, 2018 People are generally living longer than previous generations across most parts of the world. Rising life expectancy is a result of advances in medicine as well as improving living standards and healthier lifestyles. But while this should be celebrated for social reasons, is it beneficial in economic terms? Does…
PHL employee engagement rises to 71% after 2016 drop — Aon
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Date posted on May 28, 2018
by BusinessWorld, May 28, 2018 EMPLOYEE engagement levels in the Philippines rose by six percentage points to 71%, according to a new report by global professional services firm Aon.
Gov’t announcement on uniforms triggers employee grievances
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Date posted on April 11, 2018
10 Habits you should abandon now to improve productivity
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Date posted on April 10, 2018
18 Ways to be more positive at work
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Date posted on April 10, 2018
How to make yourself work wen you’re not in the mood
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Date posted on March 8, 2018
by Dr. Travis Bradberry, Nov 15, 2017 Procrastination affects everyone. It sneaks up on most people when they’re tired or bored, but for some, procrastination can be a full-fledged addiction. They avoid all day the work that is right in front of them, only to go home and toil late into the night, frantically trying…
5 Soft skills that the best employees possess
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Date posted on March 2, 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution will bring a massive productivity boom
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Date posted on January 15, 2018
Readiness for the Future of Production Report 2018
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Date posted on January 12, 2018
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Are employee evaluations really necessary?
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Date posted on December 22, 2017
Are Employee Evaluations Really Necessary? Employee evaluations, staff appraisals, performance reviews. Whatever you call them, the process of examining your growth and accomplishments over time should be an enlightening experience for you and your boss, yet when it comes to discovering the usefulness and effectiveness of employee evaluations, it depends whom you ask. In a…
Labor productivity: What’s the best style, American or Japanese?
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Date posted on October 17, 2017
BY REY ELBO, Manila Times, Oct 17, 2017 THE CEO of one medium-sized enterprise woke up one morning to a serious management issue. Without taking his breakfast at home, he rushed to the office and convened a meeting with his department heads. His number one concern: labor productivity — a basic issue often ignored by…