How to Write Career Objectives
Learn how to write career objectives that stand out. Examples, tips, and strategies from Jef Menguin, speaker and trainer on career readiness and leadership.
Think Like a Founder & Make Your Dreams Real
Every entrepreneur starts with a dream. But founders? They turn that dream into something real. They don’t wait for perfect conditions, a million-dollar budget, or someone else’s permission. They start building. They create because they’re driven by something deeper than money. Founders solve problems—real problems
Completed Staff Work: How Smart Leaders Get Things Done Without Micromanaging
These 12 stages walk you through the entire Completed Staff Work process, from defining what success looks like to presenting your work with confidence and reflecting on how you can do even better next time.
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50 Public Speaking Techniques That Work
Transform your public speaking skills with 50 proven techniques designed to help you fear less and wow your audience. Ideal for beginners and experienced speakers.
10 Epic Presentation Skills Secrets of Persuasive Leaders
The ability to deliver a memorable presentation has never been more critical. Whether you’re addressing a boardroom, a classroom, or a virtual room full of attendees, the principles remain the same: connect with your audience, deliver your message with clarity, and leave a lasting impression.
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12 Ways to Improve Public Speaking Skills
Public speaking turned my life around. Having the courage to speak before a crowd gives people the opportunity to be heard, make their thoughts visible, and lead others.
My 3 Big Steps in Achieving Personal Development
But when you commit to moving from zero to one, you challenge the status quo. You are claiming a new reality and a new future. At that very moment, you stop being ordinary.
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Motivational Speakers: Leaders Who Move People to Action
Motivational speakers deliver hope. They show you what limitless possibilities await you. Want to become a motivational speaker? Learn the secrets today.
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Public Speaking Guide for Beginners
I will teach you easy, enjoyable, and proven ways to speak to anyone, anytime and anywhere. Public speaking is easier than most people believe.
Find Your Niche and Succeed at It
Discover how to find your niche and succeed at it through ten simple shifts you can actually use. Learn how to focus your ideas, solve real problems, test fast, and build something people love to use again and again.
A Plan Is Not a Strategy: Why Busy Plans Fail and Bold Strategies Win
Eight years ago, I sat in a small office with five of my employees. For three straight days, we worked late into the night. Whiteboards filled with ideas. Tables of numbers. Timelines mapped out to the last detail. When we finished, we stepped back and
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Bridging the Gap: How the Philippines Can Integrate School and Workplace Learning
Learn how schools, companies, and communities in the Philippines can close the school–work gap and prepare students for jobs, growth, and real life.
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Diploma ≠ Deployment: Why College Alone Won’t Secure Jobs Anymore
Discover why a diploma no longer guarantees a job in the Philippines—and how schools, companies, and families can bridge the school–work gap.
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Leadership Training for Managers: How Filipino Leaders Can Shift from Overwhelmed to Empowered
Have you ever seen a great employee get promoted to manager… only to struggle the very next week? It happens all the time. Someone who’s excellent at their job suddenly feels lost when they have to lead people. The deadlines keep coming. The team looks
How Leadership Training Can Help You Transform Your Organisation
Your organisation has a bold plan. The board approved it. The budget is set. The vision looks sharp on slides. Everyone nods in agreement. But months later, the numbers don’t move. Projects get delayed. People lose energy. The strategy that looked so strong on paper
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Can Leadership Training Really Change Behavior? Here’s What I’ve Seen in 20 Years
“Does leadership training really change people?” I’ve been asked that question more times than I can count. Sometimes it’s whispered by an HR manager worried about justifying the budget. Sometimes it’s thrown at me directly by a skeptical executive, arms crossed, waiting to be convinced.
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Why Values Are Your Compass in the Age of AI
Discover why Filipino values are the true compass in the age of AI. Learn how bayanihan, pakikipagkapwa, and resilience guide students, teachers, and communities to use technology wisely and with heart.
The Roots of Filipino Hospitality: From Bayanihan to Kapamilya
Step into a Filipino home and you will almost always hear the same words: “Tuloy po kayo! Kain na!” It doesn’t matter if you’re a long-lost relative, a new neighbor, or even a stranger — the welcome is the same. A chair is pulled out,
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Hospitality for Ourselves: Why Filipinos Must Start Saving the Best for Themselves Too
Discover why true Filipino hospitality must begin at home. Instead of saving the best for guests, we should treat ourselves, our schools, and our workplaces with the same dignity and care — making hospitality a daily practice of self-respect, not performance.
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Hospitality as a Brand: How Filipino Warmth Builds World-Class Service.
See how Filipino hospitality can be a brand differentiator. Explore how bayanihan at work, malasakit in customer service, and kwentuhan in team culture create unforgettable experiences and drive business success.
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Hospitality with Heart: What Filipinos Teach Us About Belonging
When I enter a Filipino home, I often hear the same words: “Tuloy po kayo! Kain na!” It doesn’t matter if I am a close friend or a stranger. The welcome feels the same. A chair is pulled out, food is offered, and in a
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How to Deliver Commencement Speeches
You deliver commencement speeches to honor people.
As a graduation speaker, you have the responsibility to focus the spotlight on those who deserve honor. Because you are the commencement speaker, you have the opportunity to celebrate the uncelebrated and the unrecognized.
Trust Over Titles: Why Filipino Teams Follow Agile Leaders, Not Bosses
Instead of leaning on authority, agile leaders earn influence by creating trust. They don’t tell people what to do—they help people find the best way forward together.
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Ningas Cogon in Projects: Why Good Starts Fail and How Agility Sustains the Finish
Filipino teams are famous for starting projects with fire and energy, only to fizzle out before the finish. This article explores the ningas cogon mindset in the workplace and shows how agile practices sustain urgency and follow-through.
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What Is Technopreneurship? (And Why It Matters for Filipinos Today)
Some years ago, my family and I went on vacation in Hong Kong. We were exploring the city when we discovered something that, honestly, made me a little envious—the Octopus Card. If you’ve been there, you know what I mean. One card, tap anywhere. You
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From Palakasan to Pakikipagkapwa: How Agility Can Break Filipino Office Politics
Discover how Agile leadership can transform Filipino workplaces stuck in favoritism and palakasan, replacing connections with clarity, fairness, and performance. Real stories, practices, and tools to lead with pakikipagkapwa.
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Meetings That Drain vs. Meetings That Drive: The Agility Difference
Discover how Filipino leaders can turn endless committee meetings into short, energizing sessions that drive results. Learn agile practices, real stories, and tools you can use today—and explore The Agility Advantage workshop to stay ahead.
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Top Resource Speaker Topics for Seminars in the Philippines (and How to Choose the Right One for Your Event)
Discover popular seminar themes for Filipino resource speakers—and learn how to choose topics that inform, equip, and create real impact.
Choosing the Right Leadership Speaker for Your Team: A Practical Guide for HR Managers
Learn how to choose the right leadership speaker for your team. A guide for HR managers to match goals, culture, and budget for lasting impact.
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