His first love was advertising but his destiny turned out to be banking. And it seemed written in the stars for him to become not just any banker but to be “the rainmaker” who makes history as the first Filipino to head the Philippine operations of HSBC, some 137 years after the British banking giant set up shop in this archipelago.
Employees of an energy agency that figured prominently in news in the past weeks are quietly agonizing over the current leadership’s “tactics” of allegedly pushing some of the agency’s brightest minds to the edge and to the point of resignation, all for being associated with the previous leadership.
Many Filipinos are trained in Western theories of management and leadership. But are these theories applicable within the context of Filipino culture? What is the role of culture in effective leadership?
Trade Sec. Gregory L. Domingo has a ready smile, great for cheering investors that the Philippines wants to attract. Yet behind the positive outlook is the drive for results that has kept this foodie at work and away from the home kitchen for years.
Cesar A. Buenaventura has more prestigious awards than most executives now manning the helm of the country’s largest corporations.
Over the years, the skills and talent of human resources (HR) practitioners have proven beneficial to companies, making the HR unit more strategic and a key factor to corporate success. As businesses become increasingly competitive, some organizations in the Philippines now turn to their human resources unit to help drive company strategies.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in their publication “Economic Growth in Asia: Determinants Prospects” No. 220 Sept. 2010, envisaged Asia as comprising two-thirds of the world economy by 2030, up from one-third today.
He loves to bring out the best in people. He believes one can pick up something from everyone because everyone has an opinion, whether he is a janitor or a rank-and-file.
What will you say to a subordinate who asks you in the hallway if you have a minute to spare? Would you say, “Not now, I have two consecutive meetings to attend”? Or would you say, “Oh, yes, please, come walk with me to my office. What I can do for you?”
There have been countless articles on how to make companies more productive. The science of efficiency has been thoroughly discussed and preached, with objective maximization usually the main focus.
Her story has become a modern-day legend often told to inspire young people freshly graduating from the Bank of the Philippine Islands’ management training programs.
European bank Credit Suisse has announced top management appointments for its investment banking unit in the Philippines.
