I’m writing another article on this topic because I feel that I didn’t do enough analysis on the impact of the elements beneath the surface of the Competency Iceberg Model that affect what appears on the surface in my last article. This topic is important to me as a learning and development professional and as…
Is it possible that you are wasting money on training because your learners are not ready to learn? Is it also possible that you are looking at the right training title, but it does not contain the necessary content for the participants needed learning? It is very much possible, and here is why I think it is…
First of all, strategic thinking is not strategic planning or management. The latter is a by-product of the former. Wikipedia defines it as “a mental or thinking process applied by an individual in the context of achieving success in a game or other endeavor.” Now, who doesn’t want their employees to be success-oriented? Everybody does. But teaching…
ExeQserve, one of the Philippines leading HR and Training consulting companies recently conducted a two-day planning session for a global banking organization. We chose to facilitate the workshop using two conversation methodologies; World Café and Open Space Technology or OST to enhance collaboration among participants. World Café is a simple, effective, and flexible method of…
By Edwin C. Ebreo If you are a Learning and Development Manager or an HR Manager in charge of strategizing, planning, and implementing the learning and development of people in your organization, I invite you to sit down with me and peers in the field to talk about the issues surrounding our role and what…
By Edwin C. Ebreo Managing is not the opposite of Leading. Being a leader doesn’t mean departing from managing. When you search the web for comparison between management and leadership you seem to get this comparison between good and evil, as if one needs to choose between managing and leading. As a training consultant in…
by Edwin C. Ebreo A lot of training money is spent on programs that will not see the light of day in the workplace. As an HROD and Training Consultant in the Philippines, I’ve seen this too often, I made it my advocacy to change this practice by sharing advice on how to manage training…
It’s amazing how much money is spent on strategy, process improvements and technology and not a lot on the one thing that can render all of them useless – Communication. I’m not just talking about communication skills here, although it’s part. This is about building an environment and culture that encourages, no, require open communication.…
By Edwin C. Ebreo As a Training Consultant and Team Building Facilitator in the Philippines for many years, I have learned quite a few things that help strengthen teamwork. I’ve learned that building a high performance team takes more than just a weekend of jumping off trees. Failing to recognize what needs to be done will…
Every employee has had their fair share of office horror stories. The “We need to talk”, the HR audit, the micromanager, and the dreaded annual appraisal. These things have been the fear of many an employee since time immemorial. Sometimes, there’s nothing to be afraid of, if you’re performing well, that is. But what if…