Jef Menguin is a leadership development consultant, motivational speaker, and founder of Strategic Learning Consultants. He helps CEOs, HR leaders, and L&D teams connect leadership development to business goals and turn strategic priorities into daily leadership behavior.
Have you ever stayed quiet because you didn’t want to look stupid, then realized you lost a whole week because you guessed wrong? Silence feels safe in the moment. But it quietly charges you interest, especially when you’re new and everything still feels unfamiliar. When
One assumption Filipinos have is that when one lacks money, he can’t do anything. One who lacks money finds it difficult to be healthy socially, emotionally, and spiritually. Lack of money breaks many relationships too. I am no stranger to financial problems. When I was
An effective leader possesses characteristics that help inspire people to make change happen. Leadership learning is simple and you can become an effective one by optimizing the characteristics you already possess. Understand the exemplary characteristics of effective leaders you intend to emulate. You will learn
The aim is not to be number one but to be the only one. This should be easy. You have unique passions, talents, and skills. You already belong to a category of your own. It is not enough that you belong to your own category.
There’s a point in adult life where “I’m tired” stops being a sentence and starts becoming an identity. You say it in the morning, then again at lunch, then again at night. You keep functioning, so you assume it’s normal. But sooner or later, you
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A journey to a thousand miles begins in a single step. That’s according to a dead but wise Chinese philosopher.
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What do you really want in life? Have you ever found yourself lying awake at night, staring at the ceiling, and asking: “What do I really want in life?” Maybe some of you have everything planned out, while others are still searching for that spark,
Being a good team member does not necessarily prepare one to become a good team leader.
It is prudent for organizations to install a team development program to ensure that team members and team leaders are equipped to handle their roles.
Maximize your team’s productivity with our step-by-step guide to clarify team roles. Boost collaboration, minimize confusion, and achieve project success today!
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Working with others is never easy. In fact, working with others is usually frustrating, time-consuming, and stressful. Ask me why. Because teamwork isn’t natural to us, Filipinos are competitive that there is a tendency not to cooperate with others — most especially with people whom
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Think of team guidelines as the secret sauce to a happy, efficient team! They help us understand each other better, avoid silly mistakes, and make sure everyone’s on the same page.
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Teams stall when nobody says “I will” and everyone waits for “we”—and the result is rework, finger-pointing, and slow execution. In this article, Jef Menguin shares a simple way to build personal ownership inside teamwork through clearer roles, promises, and follow-through. Use it in your next meeting and pass it on so accountability becomes normal, not awkward.
Help your team make accurate assessments of its actions and structure. Understand that your team is a perfect fit to its current structure and performance of its members. People preoccupied about their daily businesses become blind to what they’re doing. They fail to correct themselves.
The main purpose of team building is to ensure team success. Unfortunately, much of team building activities these days pay more attention to fun and games and less on results. Probably because training providers sell the packages, not the purposes of team building. It is
Observe that in many team-building games, facilitators require you to play one game after another. They give you instructions. Then tell you the time available for you — and the best time ever which you are not likely to beat. They do not bother to
Pursue excellence. When you leverage learning, you can grow your impact ten times.
A Filipino motivational speaker can use humor and wit to entertain his audience. A comedian can use his craft to motivate people to do something. But a motivational speaker who brand himself as a comedian while saying nothing is missing out the essentials.
Almost all group sports promote teamwork. But you must be very careful in choosing your group sports for team games. Because how you win the game, not just how you build the team, is a metaphor of how you want people to achieve corporate goals.
What does it really mean to create value? Transform the lives of people who you intend to use your products and services. As a teacher, you can help the uneducated to learn what matters, those afraid learners to become confident, and the uncertain to thirst
This is a common mistake. In my eight years of helping organizations build teams, many managers think that team building is a great opportunity to chill and relax.
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