We can work it out       By: Jerry Liao Manila Bulletin

If you have tried running your own business, you would know that next to having a good product and services - the next most important asset of a company is its workforce.  In other words, the knowledge capital of a company can also spell the difference between success and failure.   (full article)

Keeping good people      By: Maribel R. Gaite Manila Times

Companies have been so focused on getting rid of workers during downsizing that many have forgotten how to hang on to their best people.  Instead of just trimming the payroll to raise profitability, they need to keep more people onboard to prevent their boats from sinking.   (full article)

Coping with change in the workplace       By: Jay Jay Viray Manila Times

Just when we have gotten comfortable--we know our jobs inside and out, we've figured out what our boss wants and how she works, we have developed a healthy, happy relationship with our coworkers--then comes change.  (full article)

Twelve tips for team building       From Susan M. Heathfield

People in every workplace talk about building the team, working as a team, and my team, but few understand how to create the experience of team work or how to develop an effective team.   (full article)

Rejecting employee vacation leaves      By: Reylito A. H. Elbo Business World

This may sound too basic and trivial for you, but exactly, how do you manage to deflect the leave application of employees without sounding too strict about it?    (full article)

Strike a balance between family and work       By: Ernie O. Cecilia Philippine Daily Inquirer
 

"How can I achieve balance in personal and professional life?"    (full article)

I have difficulty confronting poor performance  

By: Tita Datu Puangco  Philippine Daily Inquirer

Please give me advice how best to tell a subordinate that he is not performing according to standards.

Is there something wrong with me?  My other co-supervisors do not appear to be having problems.    (full article)

Finding career bliss      By: Aya V. Jallorina, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Have you ever wondered if you really love your job?  Do you feel you have discovered your true calling being in that job?  Is that the right job for you or do you feel like a misfit being there?      (full article)

Creating a positive work climate      By: Aya V. Jallorina, Philippine Daily Inquirer

Admit it or not, the workplace is teeming with unfriendly forces or people with unthinkable attitudes.

As manager, what can you do to make work a renewing, rather than a draining experience?  What efforts can you carry out to create a positive, rather than a combative, work climate?       (full article)

Qualities of a good leader       By: Jay Jay Viray Career. Life. Success Manila Times

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss...The leader works in the open, and the boss in covert.  The leader, leads, and the boss drives.  Theodore Roosevelt

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.  Henry Kissinger     (full article)

The Ten Commandments of Project Management      By: James M. Kerr

October 02, 2006 (Computerworld) -- In our increasingly project-centric world, the productivity to be gained by good project management is far too promising to ignore. But for most companies, shifting to a project-oriented management structure represents great change, and people resist change, regardless of the benefits that it may bring. Rules and guidelines are needed, so I’ve devised these commandments. By following them, your company can position itself to enter the promised land of project-based culture.  (full article)