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MAJORITY of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the Philippines are confident that their organizations will see revenue growth in the next 12 months.

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PwC-MAP 2024 CEO Survey: CEOs optimistic about their industry prospects - BusinessWorld Online MAJORITY of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the Philippines are confident that their organizations will see revenue growth in the next 12 months, despite geopolitical uncertainties, a survey showed. Read the full story.

requires a complex mix of expertise. But it is what we love to do! For several decades now, Corporate Executive Search, Inc. (CESI) has been connecting people with , building organizations and fulfilling dreams.

Nearly fifty years ago, we pioneered in executive search in the Philippines. In a vastly changed landscape, our enduring values and youthful energy continue to drive our success.

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Kestria Agribusiness & Agriscience Practice Group Achieving food security requires sustainable protein production and advanced technologies. Protein transformation diversifies sources like plant-based, lab-g...

Kestria is honored to mark an impressive 11 year partnership with our esteemed Philippine member, Kestria . Their and have been instrumental in strengthening our . Here's to future endeavors and many more years of and shared in the industry.

Calling all HR practitioners with a background in psychology!

Are you currently working in HR? We want to hear from you! Join the conversation on the current state of Work/Organizational Psychology. Share your insights and experiences to shape the future of our field not later than February 22, 2024.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to contribute! Let's collaborate and drive positive change together!

Following the success of the IT-BPM Talent Summit, IBPAP and the Department of Trade and Industry–Board of Investments (DTI-BOI) convened members of the IT-BPM Technical Working Group (TWG) from different government agencies to discuss event highlights and post-event actions, the five-year National Talent Program for the IT-BPM industry, new developments in the planning of the initiatives, and the recent collaboration of DTI-BOI with the Game Developers Association of the Philippines (GDAP) on the upcoming Philippine GameDev Expo (PGDX).

Present in the meeting were key representatives from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Science and Technology (DOST), and the Technical Education and Skills and Development Authority (TESDA).

It is the dedication and competence of individuals and teams that make clients happy. Thanks to our CESI-AOBS teams for nurturing good client relationships.

Be equipped with the basic concepts, principles, and processes of Salary Structure and how these can be applied to your organization’s compensation management implementation with PMAP’s Facilitator Mr. Antonio “Bobby” Marquez, Jr.

Kindly pre-register through this link: https://pmap.org.ph/training-events/salary-structure-program/
or email Mr. Ed Serrano at [email protected]

Facilitator:
Mr. Antonio 'Bobby' Marquez, Jr.
HR Consultant and Facilitator, PMAP

INVESTMENT FEE (Inclusive of 12% VAT)
P3,920.00 – PMAP Member
P5,040.00 – Non-Member

📰 READ: In a major progress for the Philippines’ track to be the next hyperscalers hub in the Asia Pacific region, officials of the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Board of Investments (BOI) met with representatives from SpaceDC and discussed serious plans of the latter to establish the largest hyperscale data center in the country during a courtesy call last February 28, 2022.

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📰 READ: The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) and the Adamson University (AdU) officially institutionalized a partnership to ensure that research and development activities are in line with the direction and needs of the local industries and to strengthen industry-academe linkages in order to develop work-ready and globally competitive labor force.

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Read this article about “languishing”, the phenomenon of our days. If employees are feeling unmotivated about life in general, how do leaders provide a motivating, energized environment in a virtual or socially-distanced workplace? What new leadership competencies and practices should be adopted and strengthened?

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Results of a survey conducted by Corporate Executive Search Inc. (CES) among 170 from mostly large global and Filipino companies in July 2021 indicate that new leadership issues are emerging from work from home arrangements. About 40 percent say "building spirit" and "providing emotional support to team members' are significantly harder in a work- from -home setting. "Understanding" and "motivating team members" were cited by a third of respondents as significantly more challenging aspects of virtual . Survey respondents included C Level, senior managers and midlevel managers and majority were working from home 0-8 days a month.
On the practical side, a third pointed to internet connection and focusing on work and managing distractions "quite" or "very" concerning.

Inspite of practical and leadership issues however, only 6 percent said they prefer going back to the old arrangements.

Eighty percent (80%) prefer a arrangement post-covid, with 45% wanting more days at home and 35% preferring more days in the office. Fourteen percent (14%) prefer to work all days at home.

Only 6% of 170 business leaders from mostly large global and Filipino companies surveyed by Corporate Executive Search Inc. (CES) in July 2021 said they prefer going back to the old arrangement post-Covid. Eighty percent (80%) prefer a hybrid arrangement post-covid, with 45 % wanting more days at home and 35 % preferring more days in the office. Fourteen (14 %) percent prefer to work all days at home. Majority of those who participated in the survey were working from home from 0-8 days a month.

On the practical side, a third pointed to “internet connection” and “focusing on work and managing distractions” "quite" or "very" concerning.

New leadership issues however are emerging as about 40 percent say "building team spirit" and "providing emotional support to team members" are significantly harder in a setting. "Understanding" and "motivating team members" were also cited by a third of respondents as significantly more challenging aspects of virtual leadership.

On the practical side, a third pointed to internet connection and focusing on work and managing distractions "quite" or "very" concerning.

Survey respondents included C Level, senior managers and midlevel managers.

Read interesting insights from C level executives about how COVID changed the mindset about digitalization, and how this has impacted business models and ways of doing business. Results of a round table discussion among C Level from Asia, EMEA and the Americas are compared with insights gleaned from a 49 country survey on Digital Transformation by the Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University with the generous support of Executive Search partners.

Read the article here https://www.ircsearchpartners.com/thought-leadership/digital-transformation-goes-mainstream/?fbclid=IwAR2LIsFKXJjrpK4t_Df0VR7X9JHX0XGYKkhp-Qe03zrBNAS1XTaJYwW81bc

We distill the experience of a man who has seen the evolution of HR in the Philippines and the growth of one of the most diversified conglomerates in the country.

Click the link to read more on his insights https://www.ircsearchpartners.com/thought-leadership/nic-lim-evolving-role-hr/?fbclid=IwAR2tTa9uV2b8Ff5Yd7V4q3ZfsR701l2-78pxLCf1kBKwLN8bA4KQB2gdaU0

Responsible for helping to provide continued and uninterrupted access to the company's corporate data, and maintaining system availability and data security. Also responsible for making sure that corporate systems and databases meet or exceed service level metrics.
Requires the technical ability and knowledge to implement, understand, support and maintain existing core applications and infrastructure, including S4/HANA, ERP, BW/BI, BPC, SRM, CRM, HCM, Enterprise Portal, GRC, PI/PO and Solution Manager.

Are you a good match?

We're looking for someone who will be responsible for helping to provide continued and uninterrupted access to the company's corporate data, and maintaining system availability and data security.
Will also be responsible for making sure that corporate systems and databases meet or exceed service level metrics.
Requires the technical ability and knowledge to implement, understand, support and maintain existing core applications and infrastructure, including S4/HANA, ERP, BW/BI, BPC, SRM, CRM, HCM, Enterprise Portal, GRC, PI/PO and Solution Manager.

Qualifications:
Minimum 7-10 years overall experience in the Information Technology Field
At least 5 years of large-scale SAP applications administration, performance tuning and disaster planning and recovery
At least 5 years of relational database design, maintenance, performance tuning, upgrading and administering
At least 5 years SAP Basis and operating system support in Windows environments
At least 5 years SAP Basis support in ECC 6.0 / NetWeaver 7.x environments including transport management, patching and version upgrades.

For Philippine-based respondents leading Philippine-based teams.
DO YOU LEAD A TEAM of at least 1 direct report? Answer this survey on Leading Remote Teams and get a chance to join a focus group discussion among leaders.
Results of which will be presented in a forum of 1) scientists and technologists (NAST) who are looking at ways to respond to evolving needs of workplaces, and 2) people managers.
Send us a message for a request of your FREE copy after answering the survey.

Leading Remote Teams survey This is a survey for leaders who lead and manage remote teams, whether every workday or a few days a week / month. We hope to use insights derived from your collective answers to lead a discussion on how to respond to the challenges of leading remote teams. By answering this survey, you are allowing...

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An analysis of a representative sample of LinkedIn ads from January - May 2021 shows that the following industries in the Philippines are actively hiring. Here are the top 11 industries.

Even in normal times, leaders must always be aware of possible bias - the tendency to look at situations and persons using our own subjective prisms. What more today, when there is a tendency to live in a bubble because we are not in the same physical space with our team members?
Read the article from the Harvard Business Review Business Review on 5 Behavioral Biases That Trip Up Remote Managers by Torben Emmerling et al.

Read more on the article here https://hbr.org/2021/06/5-behavioral-biases-that-trip-up-remote-managers

Competency-based hiring has been around for a long time. But it is difficult for many companies to let go of requirements such as a college degree. Our concept of education may be changing however, with the advent of microcredentials from MOOCS like Coursera or edX or IBM’s training peograms for new collar workers.
Will we see a shift in the mindset of companies and HR?

Grace Abella-Zata, DPM on LinkedIn: You Need a Skills-Based Approach to Hiring and Developing Talent Competency-based hiring has been around for a long time. But it is difficult for many companies to let go of requirements such as a college degree. Our...

In the recently held 4th National Convention organized by Government Academe Industry Network GAIN, Mr. Banjo Castillo, who has extensive experience in handling multiple geographies, shared three (3) mindsets necessary to thrive in the new environment:
(1) Life-long learning,
(2) Service beyond one’s self and family, and
(3) The desire to consistently add value
to the organization & community.

Do you have what it takes? Link us up and we will find a good match for you.

Having held numerous leadership roles in marketing, sales, and general management, Mr. Banjo Castillo- CEO and General Manager of Dole Philippines, will be speaking at the 4th GAIN National Convention Panel Discussion and sharing insight and expertise on Making the Filipino Globally Competitive: How Do We Get There.

The Government Academe Industry Network (GAIN) is holding its 4th GAIN National Convention with the theme "Preparing Graduates for the Global Workplace in the New Normal” on May 27 & 28, 2021, 9:00AM - 12:00NN.

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