Leadership in Times of Crisis
Leadership in times of crisis requires new mindsets and skills. Leaders must be compassionate, creative, and inspiring. They uplift others and enable them to act.
10 Ways to Increase Leadership Influence
If you lack leadership influence, you feel it fast: meetings loop, follow-through collapses, and you keep pushing harder just to get basics done. In this article, Jef Menguin explains what leadership influence really is—guiding people without relying on position—and how to strengthen it with daily behaviors. Practice it, then pass it to your managers so your culture runs on trust and momentum, not reminders.
Leadership for Students: 10 Proven Ways to Succeed
Leadership for students matters when you want to lead clubs, projects, or teams—but you feel ignored, unsure, or stuck watching louder people take over. In this article, Jef Menguin shares practical student leadership moves he’s taught and seen work with Filipino student leaders. Practice one tip this week and share it with your orgmates so you build confidence, earn trust, and lead with real impact.
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Why Leaders Must Play Bigger
Leaders who play bigger do not sabotage themselves by trying to succeed in many things. They don’t measure their worth by how many hours they worked in a day, people met, or tasks completed.
Speak to change the world (at work, first)
A plant manager in Sta. Rosa delivers great presentations—but nothing changes. Learn the simple shift that turns polite listening into real commitment, plus a WIIFM tool you can use in your next talk.
Lead Amidst the Challenges of the Covid-19 Crisis
The Covid-19 crisis shows us opportunities that most of us have not seen before. Leaders, this is the best time to demonstrate our leadership. As the coronavirus spreads around the world, leaders face unique, if not unprecedented, challenges. Many so-called charismatic leaders, those who thought
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New Normal or New Nation: You Choose
Leaders who have limited imaginations limit us all. Take our government leaders, for example. They said that the GCQ is the new normal. Then after some days, they changed it to MGCQ. I said before that being quarantined is not normal. They don’t have long
What I have learned from Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant played his best, every time. It does not matter whether he was number 1 or number 2 on the team. He gives his best every time. And though I was not a fan, I surely know who he was and what he did.
3 Simple Solutions to Traffic Congestion in Metro Manila
Buses came and went. I was not able to get into one even after 75 minutes. There was no more space between passengers at both doors.
It was a pitiful sight.
And two days ago, the President said that there is no way to solve the traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Two weeks before that, his aid, Senator Bong Go declared that only Superman can solve the traffic crisis in EDSA.
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When leaders lack malasakit
Malasakit is a superpower. When you have an abundance of malasakit at work, profit overflows.
Malasakit works.
Leadership experts talk advocate people-centered organizations. I think that the fastest way to do that is to promote a culture of malasakit.
Malasakit works at work. It takes a person to show malasakit. All work is personal. Let your people recognize their human-to-human connection.
Get a leadership speaker.
It is the job and mission of a leadership speaker to help you become better leaders. Better leaders inspire people to a shared vision, engage and uplift people, challenge the status quo, and make everyone you lead find the better future they aspire.
Grow the Great Teacher
I became a teacher three months before my college graduation. I wanted the money, though contemptibly small. Having a job is a badge of honor in the Philippines. I knew then, as now, that many college graduates don’t get jobs. Those who took Political Science
What is your story?
What is your story? Do not impress people with data. Data is garbage to those who do not understand. Those who can make sense of data have the power to inform us. They do not just see numbers, they see patterns and they can tell
Why It Is Okay to Be the Only One
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.
Raise team awareness.
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.
Plan for Success!
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
Multiply Your Impact as a Leader
Pursue excellence. When you leverage learning, you can grow your impact ten times.
Why Traditional Methods of Training Fail
Many organizations spend millions on training programs. They want to develop leaders, build teams, and engage employees. Unfortunately, many of these training programs fail to deliver desired results. Here are five reasons. Most training programs don’t have measurable goals. Many organizations who have professional development
Lead Yourself First, Then Lead Others
Lead yourself before you aim to lead others. This is not just a saying but a fundamental principle of leadership. For every Filipino professional aspiring to climb the ladder of success and influence, understanding the essence of self-leadership is crucial. This article offers insights and