MANILA — The Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) passed a five-point resolution on Tuesday calling for reforms in the labor market to improve competitiveness, productivity and sustain the country’s economic growth. Read the rest of this entry »

The discussion of pleasurable aspects of living continues with a general comparison of conditions of 20 or even 30 years ago with today. The topic shifts from food on the table to conveniences that permit us to be personally productive or more satisfied with consumption that we enjoy. Read the rest of this entry »

The Philippines needs to bring more competition into the economy to increase both high-quality employment opportunities and wages, an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said. Read the rest of this entry »

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board- National Capital Region (RTWPB-NCR) yesterday said it is pushing for excellence in the health and wellness industry in the country and is developing a training support to showcase the innate Filipino qualities of “caring hearts and healing hands”. Read the rest of this entry »

Camarines Sur Rep. Diosdado “Dato” Macapagal Arroyo and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo have initiated the institutionalization of the grant of an annual productivity incentive to all workers in the private sector under their HB 1218. Read the rest of this entry »

VISITING computer stores in this city reminds me a bit of David Letterman’s Stupid Pet Tricks—only the animals on the show are smarter than the sales clerks. Read the rest of this entry »

THERE’S another way of looking at yourself and determining the types of opportunities that you and your employees are most likely to take joy and pride in at work. Dave and Wendy Ulrich said that Marcus Buckingham and colleagues in his firm and the Gallup organization have also identified work-related skills and characteristics. The Ulrichs added that they find such skills difficult to train for but easier to hire for. Either you have them or don’t have them as a result of their personal value system; they are not easy to acquire. They have identified 34 strengths a leader should consider when hiring an individual for a job—strengths that have little to do with specific work experience or job skill but a lot to do with the qualities it would take to work well in a specific culture or with a certain kind of customer.
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Remember when the Philippines was No. 1 in Asia and our Asian neighbors could only look on in envy and learn from us? That golden age can be ours again if we just learn to value excellence, according to a licensed clinical psychologist. Read the rest of this entry »

Message by Atty. Democrito T. Mendoza, President, TUCP during the National Productivity Convention, October 26-27, 2010

So, where is the money going?

When production, productivity, incomes are rising in real terms – is P22 increase in minimum wage in Manila (much lower in other regions) all that this 2nd fastest growing economy in ASEAN in 2010 can afford? Read the rest of this entry »

NEW YORK — Measuring the emotional intelligence of employees, from their ability to read body language to controlling frustration, could be good for business, according to a new study. Read the rest of this entry »