Productivity

LEARNING & INNOVATION Last column we shared with you some characterizations made by Dr./Professors Ernesto Franco and Tomas Andres of Filipino management styles. Today let’s discuss the Filipino working style. I am not sure who did this research but I found these notes from seminars I’ve attended. I will try to explain them as best…

They’re more than icebreakers and bonding activities – they can actually increase productivity in the workplace and boost company morale. Here’s how to make the high last.

WHILE agricultural growth can be achieved by the expansion of agricultural area and input intensification, growth through the improvement in productivity is a promising option, according to a discussion paper released by a senior research fellow of the government think tank Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS)

THE obvious difference between employed and unemployed individuals is that the former can afford to take a paid vacation, if not heal themselves with free medical coverage while under some illness.

I often have to remind the smart, dedicated CEOs I work with that leading takes time and energy. Directing the attitudes and behaviors of a team is a big task. I also hear the secrets of these CEOs’ employees—both the things that truly aggravate them and what they love about their bosses. To keep top…

Why is it that Pinoys are constantly proving themselves world class abroad but the country itself seems unable to extricate itself from the third world? Name any field of endeavor… science… business… athletes… artists… entertainers… teachers… doctors… nurses… even religious leaders and we have proven ourselves equal to the world’s best.

DAVAO CITY (22 February) -Thirty trade union leaders from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao completed recently the National Workshop on Productivity and Labor Management Cooperation (LMC), focusing on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Collective Bargaining.

Manila (12 February) — A high level delegation of six officials and experts of Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF) headed by its President and former JTUC-RENGO (largest trade union organization in Japan) President, Mr. Tsuyoshi Takagi, will arrive in the Philippines on February 16 to observe and participate in Trade Union Congress of the Philippines’…

THE EMERGENCE OF NEW and emerging information and communication technologies can no longer be ignored by organizations. Whether organizations provide it on their own or not, people are bringing these technologies to the workplace.

I remember starting a new job about 10 years ago and being introduced to an employee who was plugging away in his cubicle. As we moved out of earshot, the manager who was showing me around remarked, “Good guy, but a bit of a poet.”

Wellness for multitasking working A HAPPIER WORKFORCE YIELDS greater productivity and creativity in the work environment. Aware that the modern-day woman leads a stressful life now more than ever, the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp. (HSBC) developed workshops tailored to the concerns of today’s multitasking woman.

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY: Six established Filipino companies, including an electric cooperative in Western Mindanao, have been named regional winners in the prestigious Department of Labor and Employment’s 2009 Productivity Olympics. The six winners were Julies Bakeshop, Philippine Pioneer Rubber Products Corp., Pagadian City Springland Resort, Vic Engineering and Drilling Services, Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative, Incorporated…

I do a whole day seminar on customer service excellence. I make it a point to share the philosophy behind why we do what we do. I provide opportunity for my participants to share with each other their personal customer service horror experiences as well as the pleasant ones they have encountered too.

The National Wages and Productivity Commission, an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment, announced that 23 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are vying to become the next “Productivity Champions.” The 23 MSMEs finalist were selected by from 48 contenders nationwide. The finalist will compete in nine categories representing the three major…

MANILA, Philippines – Internet connectivity has already become the standard in many work settings, and technology has been proven to enhance productivity and growth.

MANILA, Philippines – Business-led trade policy think tank Universal Access to Competitiveness and Trade, in partnership with the International Trade Centre (ITC-Geneva) will release a program that will help people understand trade policies.

THE National Competitiveness Council (NCC) is pushing for so-called five-star projects to boost the country’s rankings in competitiveness surveys.

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines needs to do a lot more of spade work to stop it from slipping to the ranks of the least competitive nations on earth.

MANILA – The Philippines has become the least competitive country in the Pacific region, lagging behind its neighbors in economic performance, government efficiency, and infrastructure, the 2009 World Competitiveness Ranking showed.

MANILA, Philippines – The government decried yesterday the latest assessment of the World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY) indicating that Filipino workers have low productivity that is why the country’s competitiveness ranking slipped three notches to 43 from 40 last year.

MANILA, Philippines – The slowdown in the country’s growth and overseas sales is not directly related to the global economic crunch but rather the lack of competitiveness that has plagued the different industries for years, a top economist said.

CEBU, Philippines – The Philippines’ export industry was already suffering from a deteriorating competitiveness long before the global economic crisis has ever begun.

Survey finds preponderance of service companies   MAJORITY of privately held businesses in the country conduct relatively shorter planning periods compared with most firms around the world, according to an international business report.

MANILA, Philippines – It’s all about the 3Cs — and what the consumers really, really want.

Idon’t know this fashion designer, not any of his labels out on retail in malls all over Metro Manila. But yes, I’ve heard of his abusive behavior at the Duty Free Fiesta Mall Outlet in Parañaque some 10 days ago. Asked to produce an ID before he could use his credit card, witnesses say he…

MANILA, Philippines – The government has started the program to train and create more polite and efficient workers to curb unemployment caused by the global economic crisis.

IT IS one thing for prices at the pump to go up once in a while, but definitely quite another when they go up practically every week. And hikes are not just by a few centavos, but sometimes by over P1 a liter.