Jef Menguin is an engaging keynote speaker and dynamic corporate trainer sought by CEOs and HR leaders in the Philippines. He is distinguished for sharing actionable ideas and easy-to-use frameworks on leadership, growth mindset, resilience, and teamwork.
Appreciative leaders inspire hope that the vision will be realized.
Without hope, there will be no enthusiasm, no energy, no commitment, and no persistence. An appreciative leader is a dealer of hope.
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I believe that you and I deserve the best in the world.
We do not have to wait for others. We do not have to wait until we are ready. Waiting wastes time. I am not happy with the status quo — and I believe most of us are not happy too.
The traditional idea made us believe that to be a leader is to be the boss.
We are the first movers, and all the rest follows us.
Not everyone who will introduce you knows how to introduce a speaker. Some will use the moment to shine, delivering a performance that draws the spotlight to themselves rather than preparing the audience for you. Others won’t prepare at all. They’ll pick up your curriculum
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When I was young, most of my teachers made us students memorize trivial information. I topped quiz bees because I could remember most information we were asked to memorize. I found that my nephews are still required to memorize information they do not understand. I
Our training beliefs determine how we grow. There are those who believe that training programs are multipliers of skills and accelerators of progress.
I will not put successful entrepreneurs in a box. There is no way for me to tell you that everyone goes through the same path in order for them to succeed. But there are known secrets common to them. Those you can learn. Those you can start with.
Ana avoids problems. She thinks that any problem that her staff creates reflects her ability as a supervisor. Problems stressed her out.
Successful supervisors are effective problem solvers. And you can learn to solve problems systematically.
As you gain experience in public speaking, you will learn to put aside all conscious thought of rules or methods. You will learn through discipline how to abandon yourself to your intentions and to give spontaneous expression to all your powers.
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Students will find it difficult to learn entrepreneurship from those who are afraid to become entrepreneurs themselves. When professors only mouth what management gurus say about entrepreneurship, you know that you will be eating theories and find entrepreneurship complicated and hateful. You will learn a lot of B.S. in B.S. in Entrepreneurship.
The best leaders aren’t those with ready answers for everything. No, not the know-it-all type. The best leaders are those who learn like a child.
You can be in a room full of participants wearing expensive suits. But people will surely give their attention to someone in shirts and jeans if his name is Warren Buffet. What you wear creates the first impression. Your leadership presence and the way you
What do you want to achieve in life? Is it crazy enough? I want you to know that once you start dreaming big, people will laugh at you. They’ll say that you are getting crazy. This is because most people think you cannot do better
Most HR professionals consumed their time in compliance to regulations. You must get out of these traps.
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Management guru Peter Drucker said that as soon as you move one step up from the bottom, your effectiveness depends on your ability to reach others through the spoken and written word. You must illustrate what they do not see, give reasons to actions, and
Vital behaviors are the smallest set of actions that lead to the results you want. They are the few high-leverage actions that if you keep doing, produce the outcomes you’re after.
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Team building initiatives fail because of unclear objectives, and playing games that destroy collaboration and teamwork.
Today is the best time to write your book because today is what we have. Yesterday has passed, and we cannot do anything about it. Tomorrow is not certain, you might get busy. Today is the only day we have. I dreamt of writing a
A low performer will find all the reasons for low performance.
The boss is not a good person. The boss does not know how to lead. The boss has favouritism. His efforts are unappreciated. The company gives so little, so why work hard?
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That’s the one question that matter the most to your customer.
Your presentation must be able to answer that question concisely and convincingly.