Working hard isn’t enough when the task is unclear. Learn the critical thinking move new professionals need: clarify first, then execute. Includes a simple script to confirm output, standard, and purpose—before you waste hours on the wrong work.
New at work? Learn the critical thinking skill of asking clarifying questions before you start. Spot the “Nodding Trap” and use the 3 Smart Questions Script to deliver the right output.
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Read this when you keep “making progress” but you keep sending the same update: almost done. Your week fills up with meetings, polishing, and follow-ups, yet nothing crosses the line—so people chase you, trust leaks, and you feel that quiet pressure building in your chest.
Many “strategy meetings” in LGUs and companies are just update sessions. Learn how better questions can turn your mayor’s or CEO’s meetings into real strategy conversations that lead to clearer choices and stronger results in the Philippines.
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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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Use this when your week gets rewritten midstream and you’re tempted to freeze, complain, or overthink. You want to stay useful, calm, and effective even when nothing is stable. Stop fighting change. Start rebuilding your next step. Name what changed, choose what still matters, then
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Use this when your week gets rewritten midstream and you’re tempted to freeze, complain, or overthink. You want to stay useful, calm, and effective even when nothing is stable. Stop fighting change. Start rebuilding your next step. Name what changed, choose what still matters, then
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Learn to make well-informed decisions, reducing the influence of assumptions or biases on your thought processes.
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In 1914, Thomas Edison watched his entire factory burn to the ground. Years of work—gone in flames. Most people would have collapsed in despair. Not Edison. As the fire raged, he turned to his son and said:“Go get your mother and all her friends. They’ll
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You can prepare well and still walk out of a room feeling small. You polished the deck. You practiced the flow. You kept your timing tight. You showed up ready. Then someone asks, “So what changes after this?” and your confidence wobbles—not because you lack
Confidence isn’t just a feeling—it’s a signal others pick up before you even speak. If you can’t sell your confidence, people will assume you don’t have it—and your ideas, skills, and leadership quietly get ignored. In this article, Jef Menguin shows how to speak with credibility, own the room, and build trust fast.
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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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