May Rodriguez, President of Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) and Chief Operating Officer of BellaVita Land Corp., bagged the Personality of the Year award last September 27, 2022, at Shangri-La The Fort in BGC, Taguig. 

The award is given in recognition of an individual whose overall body of work in real estate is a positive force in the industry, whose voice and actions contribute to moving the industry forward, and whose influence will reverberate for years to come.

Rodriguez said the real estate industry is the noblest profession as it fulfills the Filipino dream of owning a home. 

“I will say that ours is the most noble profession as we help uplift the dignity of every person who fulfills the dream of owning a home,” she said. 

The Personality of the Year awardee is full of pride and joy to be an instrument in improving the lives of Filipinos through the provision of housing. 

The awarding ceremony also unveiled three new pandemic-related awards, namely Best Pandemic Pivot, Best Seller Support, and Best Property Seeker Support.  

The complete list of winners follows:

Luzon Winners

• Best Affordable Condo – Avida Towers Ardane (Avida Land)
• Best Premium Condo – The Lattice at Parklinks (Alveo Land Corp.)
• Best Affordable House – Suntrust Sentosa (Suntrust Properties Inc.)
• Best Premium House – Seafront Residences (AboitizLand Inc.)
• Best Mixed-Use Development – Kizuna Heights (Vista Residences)

Visayas and Mindanao Winners

• Best Affordable Condo – Avida Towers Riala (Avida Land)
• Best Premium Condo – AmiSa Private Residences (RLC Residences)
• Best Affordable House – Amoa (AboitizLand Inc.) 
• Best Premium House – The Gardens at South Ridge (UrbanEast Developments, Inc.)
• Best Mixed-Use Development – Legacy Leisure Residences (Crisron Holiday Builders, Inc.)

Special Awards

• Best Masterplanned Community – Pueblo de Panay Township (Pueblo de Panay Inc.)
• Best Smart Development – Woodsville Crest (RLC Residences)
• Best Pandemic Pivot – RLC Residences 
• Best Seller Support  – Avida Land
• Best Property Seeker Support  – Contempo Property Holdings, Inc.

KONE Special Awards

• People Flow Award – Worldwide Plaza (Megaworld Corporation)
• Lift to Rise Award – Casas + Architects, Inc.
• KONE DX Award – Rockwell Land Corporation

Grand Awards 

• Personality of the Year – May Rodriguez, President of Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) and Chief Operating Officer of BellaVita Land Corp.
• Boutique Developer of the Year – Luzon – Landco Pacific Corporation
• Boutique Developer of the Year– Visayas and Mindanao – Primeworld Land Holdings, Inc.
• Developer of the Year – Luzon – Alveo Land Corp.
• Developer of the Year – Visayas and Mindanao – AboitizLand Inc.

Lamudi’s Global Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Kian Moini said in his opening speech different real estate developers change people’s lives by making homes for Filipinos.

“As builders, all of you in this room actually change people’s lives. Every single house that you build – every condo, every unit that a Filipino family moves into – makes a happier Filipino family,” Moini said.

He added that despite the challenges posed by the pandemic, the future of the Philippines is bright.

“Covid times have been tragic for all of us […] I have very strong beliefs in the future of the Philippines as a country and as an economy,” Moini said.

Anurag Verma, Lamudi Philippines’ country head, closed the event noting the company’s mission and vision, which are also shared by every attendee of The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Awards. 

“Lamudi exists because of all you […] We exist because of your continued trust. Your success is our success,” Verma said. “This awarding ceremony is also a day for us to say thank you for helping us in our vision.”

The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Awards is co-presented by KONE and in partnership with media organizations Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inquirer Property, Manila Bulletin, Business Mirror, Manila Standard, The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Malaya Business Insight, Sunstar Cebu, Real Estate Blog PH, Negosentro, Property Finds Asia, Village Connect PH, and World Executives Digest. 

The event’s silver sponsors are Maximus and Gorenje, while the bronze sponsors are Inventi, BDO, RCBC, BPI, Metromart, Shopee, Zalora, and CleanSource Solution.

Click the link to learn more about The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Awards.

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The conference will focus on how the sector envisions a better-built environment for the Filipino people. As the country continues to recover from the pandemic, industry thought leaders gather to reflect on lessons gained from the past two years and discuss how to create a promising future for stakeholders. 

“We’re very pleased to bring back The Outlook Conference, and it’s even more exciting that we’re doing it at a time when we’re slowly returning to pre-pandemic activities. I encourage real estate professionals to come and join us in this momentous event,” Lamudi Philippines’ Country Head Anurag Verma said. 

With the excitement brewing, Lamudi reveals what property professionals can expect at the conference.

Time-Relevant Tracks

Designed to cover several pressing matters, The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Conference will have five tracks tackling the redefined essence of home and emerging opportunities in the industry. 

These are the names of the panel tracks:

• Envisioning the Homes of the Future
• The Home as a Relaxation Destination
• Residential and Office Trends Reshaping the Market
• Addressing the Affordable Housing Backlog
• Vertical Living: Where and Why

Distinguished Panelists

The panel tracks will feature notable experts in the property sector and related industries. Top executives from prominent developers will share their expertise. The companies include RLC Residences, Rockwell Land, Avida Land, PHINMA Properties, CUBO Modular, Philippines Urban Living Solutions, Inc., Picar Development, Contempo Property Holdings, Seanderg Realty and Development Corporation, Atlantica Realty Development Corp., Primeworld Land, and Italpinas Development Corporation. 

Similarly, property consultancy firms KMC Savills and Leechiu Property Consultants will join the distinguished panel, along with leading workspace providers IWG Plc and NEO. 

High-ranking officials from companies in related industries will also grace the event as panelists. These include BDO, Samsung, IODHome, and KONE.

Inspiring Keynote Speeches

Headlined by prominent personalities, The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Conference will feature two distinguished speakers: Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo and Gino Olivares. 

Lamentillo was the chairperson of the Build, Build, Build (BBB) Committee, the inter-agency group spearheading the ambitious infrastructure program of the previous administration. She is expected to talk about the improvement of transportation infrastructure and accessibility of key regions in the country. 

Meanwhile, Olivares, the President of the Organization of Socialized and Economic Housing Developers of the Philippines, Inc. (OSHDP), will share what stakeholders can do to stimulate the affordable housing sector. The top executive has over two decades of experience in real estate and has been actively promoting housing policy reforms that aim to end the country’s decade-long housing crisis. 

The Outlook 2022: Philippine Real Estate Conference is co-presented by KONE and in partnership with media organizations Malaya, Manila Standard, Manila Times, Business Mirror, Sunstar, Real Estate Blog PH, and Mediablast Digital. The silver sponsors are Maximus and Gorenje, while the bronze sponsors are Metromart, Shopee, Zalora, CleanSource Solution, BDO, BPI, and RCBC.

Those who are interested in joining the conference can purchase a single conference ticket at PHP 10,500 or bundled packages to avail of discounted rates. To buy tickets, click here.

Village Connection PH

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The Philippines adopted a party-list system in 1987, resulting in more people being represented in the national legislature. Ferdinand Marcos, the country’s last autocratic leader, is responsible for the constitution, which encourages nonviolent uprisings like People Power. Our country’s constitution mandates democratic party-list representation in the House of Representatives.

The influence a political party has on our national government should not be underestimated. Party-list organizations exist to exercise their collective influence, and the constitution requires one-fifth of the House of Representatives to come from various party-list groups. Some of the various organizations’ objectives and causes range from improving workplace conditions to helping impoverished Filipino families, and from empowering young people to caring for the elderly.

Social media platforms have been the main information and communication source for the majority during the ongoing national campaign against Covid-19. There is a growing need among the general public, particularly the poor, for organizations and political figures they backed in the most recent election to provide assistance. There are reputable party-list groups like CWS Party-List, which stands for Construction Workers Solidarity Party List.

In order to help and protect construction workers, the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List was established to make sure that their employers and the government treat them fairly and address and respond to all of their construction-related concerns.

A national command for a severe lockdown resulted in hundreds of laborers and construction workers being stranded in barracks and building sites in 2020. As a result, lockdowns were imposed on the great majority of construction workers and laborers. Because our national government ordered everyone to stay in their homes or other places of abode, most of them were unable to return. Since the outbreak of the epidemic, local governments have only received a little amount of budget support due to financial constraints.

Workers in Tanza and Imus, Valenzuela City; Las Pinas City; Malate, Manila; Tabacalera, Pateros; Quirino Highway in Quezon City; Daan Tubo in UP Diliman Campus; Bangkal in Makati; Guerilla Street in Marikina City; and Cagayan De Oro City were helped by CWS Party List during the peak of the pandemic’s lockdowns in the National Capital Region. Other than that, CWS Party List has helped numerous individuals and local governments all around the country.

In the Philippines, construction workers, like all other types of employees, are among those who are both unemployed and underpaid. Also, he’s got the most challenging job in the world. Some of these workers spend terrible nights sleeping on the freezing concrete floors of their barracks, using nothing but cardboard boxes as blankets to help them cope with the cold and hardness of the surface. They also have no access to fans or televisions.

In times of uncertainty, like the global epidemic, the most common sacrifice they must make is enduring homesickness from being separated from their loved ones. To receive meals, they must be physically present at work, which takes time away from their family. Office workers don’t have to do either of these things.

Known as the CWS Party List, the Construction Workers Solidarity Party List will strive harder to ensure the well-being of skilled construction workers in the Philippines, who have long been a marginalized group in society. CWS Part List has vowed to maintain DPWH Secretary Mark Villar’s “Build, Build, Build!” program so that the economic effects will be felt in the provinces for years to come.

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“When employees are compensated as much as what the company earns, they work towards a unified goal that results to increased productivity and success,” said Keller Williams Philippines Regional Director Marla V. Naňadiego. “This is the very reason why Keller Williams enjoys the distinction as the largest, fastest-growing real estate franchise globally.”

Keller Williams was borne out of a vision that if a company works on building the business of the agent to be big, the brokerage will grow just as big. In 1983, founder Gary Keller teamed up with Joe Williams to launch Keller Williams Realty in Austin, Texas with a handful of sales associates which they implemented this vision on. Keller Williams then went on to grow to become the largest single-office real estate company in the metropolitan area. 

Eventually, the brokerage conceptualized and adopted the new Keller Williams Business Model: an agent-centric approach where associates are given equal influence and opportunities in the company. The business model has not only spurred unprecedented growth, but consistently places KW as a top-performing brokerage firm in the United States. 

In 2017, KW expanded in Asia, including in the Philippines. As of this year, there are currently 9 sub-franchises operating under the Philippine master franchise. Backed by a team of leaders with more than 40 years’ experience in residential, commercial, and leisure real estate development, KW intends to change the way real estate is sold in the country. 

Continuous demand

The Philippines continues to enjoy growth in the real estate sector, giving new players like Keller Williams equal footing on the playing field, as noted by KW Ortigas – 27C Realty Team Leader Dianne Orillosa. “The residential market is booming. Property prices continue to increase, construction is non-stop, and demand for these properties is not slowing down at all,” she explains. 

KW Ortigas – 27C Realty Operating Principal and Owner Pauline Orillosa added that there is an extensive untapped local inventory owing to continuous construction and property transactions. This opportunity opens up more room for more passionate individuals who desire a flourishing career in real estate. “We need more brokers and sales agents to join our team to train, to handle our listings, and to grow with us,” Orillosa said. 

Happiest Place to Work

The interdependent business model of Keller Williams, where agents are treated as partners by franchise owners, has earned the company a reputation as one of the world’s largest real estate franchise with more than 1,000 offices and 182,000 associates across the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia.  

“This is their business as much as ours,” shared Pauline. “Agents have an active participatory role in the direction and policy-making of the company.”

The company’s valued agents also benefit from the distinctive system, innovative technology, and healthy work culture of the KW brand. High-quality training of best practices and personal techniques of market leaders are generously shared with all the company’s associates. Budding agents are also granted access to the company’s proprietary software that assists in tracking clients or listings with ease, streamlining the selling process, and providing a wider network reach for collaboration even with KW agents abroad. All these perks and more can be accessed within the tastefully-designed office space of family-operated franchise KW Ortigas – 27C Realty. 

“Agents don’t have to set meetings in fast food restaurant or coffee shops anymore,” Dianne added, talking of the presence of comfortable function rooms and meeting rooms within their office space.

Franchises such as KW Ortigas – 27 C Realty gives its brokers and agents wealth building opportunities through its CAP Management, profit share and growth share, commission and other company-initiated incentives.

Because of its game-changing value proposition, Keller Williams Philippines is touted to become a highly sought-after brokerage firm for real estate professionals looking for a truly rewarding career.  For those interested to join the KW Ortigas – 27C Realty Market Center, its office is located at Unit 00179 Lower Level, East Lane, Robinsons Galleria. You may also email at kwortigas@kwphilippines.com or visit www.kellerwilliamsortigas.com.

To know more about KW Philippines, log on to www. http://kwphilippines.com

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“It’s the first time that a real estate services company in the Philippines has hosted a global conference of this scale, which speaks about the level of trust and commitment of the Knight Frank network on the country. We were very excited to welcome our partners around the globe and showcase the unprecedented level of expansion that has happened in the local real estate sector over the last two decades,” says Rick Santos, Chairman & CEO of Santos Knight Frank.

Philippines means business

Held once every two years in a different city across the region, the Knight Frank Asia Pacific Conference was an opportune moment to highlight the real estate development in the Philippines and celebrate Santos Knight Frank’s 25^th anniversary in the country.

The Manila event featured prominent personalities in the real estate scene, including Blackstone’s Group Senior Managing Director, Kishore Moorjani; NTT Group’s Global Head for Procurement, Arvind Kumar; DoubleDragon Properties Corp.’s Chief Investment Officer, Hannah Yulo; and D.M. Wenceslao and Associates’ CEO, Buds Wenceslao who talked about their outlook for property investments in the Philippines and Asia.

The conference’s guest of honor was none other than Dr. Andrew L. Tan, Chairman of Alliance Global Group Inc., who was recognized with the “Global Achievement Award” during the event. A veteran in the property sector, Dr. Tan has built a conglomerate that not only shaped the real estate scene locally but also made important investments in Europe and Asia, specifically Spain, the UK, and China.

For a full week, Manila welcomed many of the drivers of the real estate industry globally, especially in the areas of commercial real estate and capital markets. In attendance were Knight Frank’s global board led by Senior Partner & Group Chairman Alistair Elliott, Asia Pacific Managing Director Kevin Coppel, and the heads of global and regional offices and business lines.

“Knight Frank works on behalf of many of the world’s key multinationals and real estate investors. Bringing the conference to Manila has been a strategic choice as the Philippines increasingly becomes on the radar for global capital,” says Santos.

Suffice to say, the attendees were impressed with the level of development in the Philippines. “Manila is a relatively new office market but with the business process outsourcing industry driving demand for jobs internationally, office space will continue to be in high demand,” observes Kymbal Dunne, Joint National Head – Private Office at Knight Frank Australia. “It was great to see the Knight Frank business at the heart of the office market in the city and helping the growth of the country.”

Coppel agrees: “We see the Philippines as a significantly attractive market especially for commercial real estate. Across the Asia Pacific region, we have 9,000 people and 150 offices, but no question that the Philippines is one of the most promising. With a population of 110 million, a median age of just 24, English as a language of education, and a booming BPO sector – we think this is a pivotal market to be in.”

“Knight Frank is commercial, residential, international, and independent. That independence and flexibility allowed us a few years ago to have the privilege to explore what Rick and his team as a business can contribute to the Knight Frank network. In Santos Knight Frank, we have a best-in-class operation. The arrangement is based upon our shared values of being committed, enduring, respectful to each other, and above all else, striving to be inspirational for our clients and our colleagues. In this partnership, we have an amazing platform to build upon and the relationship has only just started,” says Elliott.

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International Coach Federation (ICF), the largest global organization of professional coaches with over 20,000 members in 100+ countries, awards ICF credential to coaches who have successfully undergone an Accelerated Coach Training Program. The ICF Credential demonstrates that one’s coaching practice is based on Global Standards and will therefore give him the distinction and the edge over other professional coaches. Moreover, an ICF Credential is similar to a degree or professional designation with global recognition. So with it, you can practice Professional Coaching anywhere else in the world.

In the Philippines, Benchmark Consulting, the country’s premiere coaching, training, and leadership development company, offers Accelerated Coach Training Program (ACTP), one of the few courses in the world approved by the ICF.

To become a credentialed coach, the program gives coaches  60 coach training hours for their Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Application. It is the ONLY training package that comes FREE with the following requirements for ICF credential: (1) 10 hours Mentor Coaching over 3 months, (2) mentoring  to surely pass the Written Exam; and (3) assistance in logging coaching hours. Moreover, participants are assured they are learning the ICF Core Coaching Competencies correctly because the mentor coach has an ICF – Master Certified Coach (MCC) credential.

“ACTP has opened my eyes to the real world of Coaching. I had so many misconceptions about coaching before I took the course – that coaching is guiding and mentoring the coachee on what to do, based on the Coach’s expertise of subject at hand and suggesting solutions to issues/problems. I had to unlearn all these after ACTP taught me that Coaching is not content-directive, and it requires an entirely different set of skills and process. Julius is a very effective coach, trainer, and mentor as he practices what he preaches. He is sincere and patient in his approach.” – Alma Horn, Independent HR Consultant; Former Country HR Director at Citibank NA, Philippines.

THE CURRICULUM

ACTP is a 4-month course with three phases:

Phase I: 4-Day Coaching Intensives. This workshop immerses participants in the science and art of coaching with focus on the ICF Core Coaching Competencies.

Phase II: Supervised 3-Month Practicum. Phase II gives  the opportunity to practice coaching with chosen client while being supervised, coached, and mentored by a Master Certified Coach (MCC).

Phase III: 2-Day Coaching Clinic & Close-Out. This workshop reinforces  coaching capabilities and will serve as the final assessment of one’s coaching proficiency.

In this learning journey, participants will experience and internalize the following:

• The True Power of Coaching: Why Coaching Works
• The Context of Coaching: The Many Applications of Coaching
• Coaching as a Profession: The Joys & Rewards of Being a Professional Coach
• Coaching Specializations: What’s your Niche?
• Understanding the Science Behind Coaching
• The Cornerstones of Coaching
• Heavy Influences of Coaching
• Practical 3-Step Coaching Dialogue: A Transformation Process
• ICF Core Coaching Competencies
• Situational Coaching: Coaching Styles
• Coaching and Culture
• Jumpstarting Your Coaching Practice
• The Coaching Ethical Standards based on ICF Code of Ethics
• The ICF Credentialing Process

This coming June 29-30, Benchmark will run the 3rd phase of ACTP for the 1st batch of coaches enrolled this year. The next schedule of Benchmark’s ACTP (Phase 1) will be on August 15-18.

For more program details, contact:
MR. ADAM BAUTISTA
tel: +63-2-8127177
mobile: +63-920-9125329
email: adam@benchmark-consulting.net

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Leadership and learning are inseparable. The best leaders are constant learners. When you become a manager, it doesn’t mean that you already know everything on how to manage your team or how to bring success to the company. Attending a coaching course will definitely help you improve your leadership skills.

This coming June 22-23, Benchmark Consulting, the country’s premiere coaching, training, and leadership development company, will have its second batch of “Coaching for Success” workshop. This 2-day session is an ICF-certified Continuing Coaching Education (CCE) course that teaches leaders how to coach based on global standards.

“I believe all leaders should attend Coaching for Success. With the war on talents that has been going on right now, coaching is a key driver in unleashing the potentials of people who matter most to the organization.” – Buena V. Chanco, Executive VP, HR Management
Marketing & Customer Relations Cluster Head

Learn from the Masters

Coaching for Success©, is the only coaching course for leaders approved by the International Coaching Federation (ICF) in the Philippines. As such, it meets the highest global quality standards and is conducted by no less than ICF-credentialed coaches led by Julius Ordoñez who is a certified Master Coach.

Here are some important facts about the course:

Key Take-Away

• 3-STEP PROCESS AND STATE-OF-THE-ART SKILL-SETS THAT SET YOU APART from others to uplift your people’s performance
• PRACTICAL TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOU UNLOCK YOUR PEOPLE’S ABILITY to further develop themselves, achieve maximum performance, and contribute more to your organization
• COACHING SKILLS THAT DRIVE MEDIOCRE AND POOR PERFORMERS to happily take charge of their own progress and step up to higher ground
• KEY APPROACHES TO GROW PEAK PERFORMERS to greater heights of excellence

Course Content

• NEW Leadership Challenges in this VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) World
• Why Coaching is the Leadership Style of the Future
• What is Coaching Based on Global Standards: A LIVE Coaching Demo by an ICF-Credentialed Coach
• How Coaching Impacts Behavioral Change: The Science Behind Coaching
• Sustainable Benefits of Coaching for the Coachee, Leader, Organization, Customer, and the Business
• Similarities and Differences between Coaching and Mentoring
• When to Coach, When to Mentor, and When to do Both
• Easy 3-Step Process in a Coaching Dialogue that Elicits New Behaviors
• How to Handle Coachee-Initiated and Coach-Initiated Coaching Conversations
• The ICF-Way: Skills, Techniques, Tools for Meaningful Coaching Conversations
• Growth-Oriented and Change-Oriented Types of Coaching in the Workplace
• Turning Positive & Constructive Feedback into a Productive Coaching Dialogue
• Coaching Approaches for Different Types of Performers and Personalities
• Reinforcement Activities that Sustain the Gains of Coaching
• Implementing Coaching Based On World’s Best Practices

Details and Reservations

Date: June 22-23, 2017
Venue: Marriott Hotel Manila
For more details and seat reservations, contact: MS. TRIXY GABRIEL at +632-8127177 or +632-8123277 or email her at trixy@benchmark-consulting.net.

Visit the Benchmark Consulting website at www.benchmark-consulting.net or email them at info@benchmark-consulting.net.

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In any organization, leaders usually provide the direction towards the achievement of its goals and objectives. Leaders influence the attitudes and behavior of their subordinates. Thus, effective and efficient leaders have to continue enhancing their skills and abilities through leadership training programs to meet the organization goals and develop their people.

Managers, as they are leaders of their unit, see to it that they participate in career planning workshop, career counseling and training.  Such experiences provide them strong conviction about the benefits for themselves, to management, to employees, and to the organization.

Aside from being an essential managerial function, here are the reasons why managers should attend leadership training programs:

1. To improve their managerial skills and abilities.

It should develop among all the managers a sense of responsibility for active participation in making improvements; the skills needed to make improvements; and, the habit of annual improvements so that each year the organization’s quality is significantly better than the previous year.

As they develop their talents and abilities in management, they strengthen their needs of improving performance.  Four strategies for improvement maybe applied, namely, repair, refinement, renovation and reinvention. Proper integration of these strategies will produce never-ending improvements.

The [leadership training program] sessions successfully equipped our leaders with the right mindset, tools and skills which enabled them to lead their people amidst the various organizational changes that our company went through.

– LUZ A. MORALES

The team of Luz A. Morales, Human Resource Head of Cable Channels and Print Media Group & Head Organizational Development and Learning (2003-2005) of ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, had undergone a 2-day Coaching and Mentoring Program from Benchmark Consulting, the premiere training, coaching and leadership development in the Philippines.

2. To strengthen their “superior-subordinate” relationship.

Training does not only enhance lines of communication, but also communicates the organization’s concern for employees.”

“To date, 37 sales managers from two major divisions of Abbott have already completed the program [from Benchmark Consulting] and based on feedback and concrete results, it has greatly contributed to personal, team and organizational effectiveness in many different ways. The mindset, tools and techniques that were shared in the program paved the way for a more open, honest and trusting communication between the managers and their immediate superiors. The managers became better coaches not only in tracking the performance of their people but also in developing them. They also have developed a more proactive stance in handling their functions. All these have successfully sown the seeds of producing outstanding leaders in the future and improving business results.” shares Mary Grace D. Perez, Human Resources Manager of Abbott Laboratories, Philippines.

3. To enhance the effectiveness of work teams.

The performance of the employees is improved at the various levels of the organization.  In leadership training programs, for instance, types of models of management are thoroughly taught such as the traditional, human relations and human resources.  Any one of these three models maybe used.  Many managers believe that their own people work best under the human relations model others do think that they preferred to be managed through the human resources model.

“The transformation of the members of my executive and management teams has been remarkable. Now I see them owning up the business beyond the confines of their functions, reaching out, collaborating, and coaching. Best of all, our KPIs have begun to show amazing improvements– ROI is done!” says Dr. Chandra Anamirtham, President and General Manager of HGST Philippines, A Western Digital Company, whose team also attended a leadership training program organized by Benchmark Consulting

4. To review (and possibly reconstruct) the objectives of their department. 

Managers have the opportunity to evaluate the performance of their unit in line with its organizational objectives.  How these (objectives) can be “converted into key result areas in which specific performances must be better attained.”

5. To be trained in devising an appropriate use of control system in organizational and personnel performance (especially on the topic of performance appraisal and organizational development).

Realizing this aim for attending the training program, managers will become familiar how the performance appraisal process works; how popular technique/s for appraising performance is/are formulated and applicable by situation and, how to deal with the most common problems related with performance appraisal.  “All effective managers believe that appraisal systems can be beneficial tool for improving employee performance, attendance behavior, and job satisfaction.”

6. To re-define the scope of leadership.

Managers will enable to share their significant pragmatic experiences while discussing some of the traits or characteristics commonly found in effective leaders; compare and contrast the four leadership styles; explain the value of theories of leadership; and, describe the practical value of leader-follower continuum and the situational theory of leadership for modern managers.

“I believe all leaders should attend Coaching for Success. With the war on talents that has been going on right now, coaching is a key driver in unleashing the potentials of people who matter most to the organization,” says Buena V. Chanco, Executive Vice President, Human Resource Management and Marketing & Customer Relations Cluster Head.

Benchmark Consulting develops and executes custom-designed individual and team effectiveness training programs, leadership and coaching programs and other organizational development interventions intended to bring out the best in your organization.

With the war on talents that has been going on right now, coaching is a key driver in unleashing the potentials of people who matter most to the organization.

To know more about Benchmark Consulting’s leadership training programs, call (02) 812 7177 or email info@benchmark-consulting.net. You may also visit their website at www.benchmark-consulting.net.

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Joost originates from the Netherlands. From a young age, Joost have always been passionate in creating and discovering new things, which led him to pursue activities such as drawing, painting, and later on running and growing a popular video games website.

After finishing his Bachelor’s Degree in International Business and Management, Joost got accepted to Erasmus University of Rotterdam to specialize in Strategic Management. During his studies, he ventured into various Southeast Asian countries for prolonged periods of time. Later on, this experience inspired him to work abroad, disregarding other opportunities waiting for him back in Netherlands.

In 2013, Joost moved to the Philippines to work for a fin-tech startup, where he fell in love with the thrill of building new companies. According to Joost, “I don’t strive much for success but rather, I strive more on finding things that I love to do. Once you’ve found doing what you love, success – whatever this really means – will usually follow. “

About BigDish

By 2014, Joost was appointed as CEO of Gourmet Society Philippines, which later on rebranded as BigDish. BigDish launched in October 2016 having identified a need for yield management solutions for the restaurant industry. Joost believes that BigDish is definitely the app that could capture the heart of all foodies. Joost commented that, “BigDish is a restaurant reservation platform that offers time-based discounts. This enables restaurants to fill empty capacity especially during quieter periods and at the same time, enables diners to save money. It’s really a win-win solution! Our platform is founded on yield management principles. Yield management is the principal of charging customers different prices for the same product at different times. It is a concept that has been around since the 1970’s in the travel industry. BigDish is bringing yield management to the restaurant industry.”

Expanding in 3 countries in less than 6 months

When asked about the secret of being able to expand in 3 countries in less than 6 months, Joost said “I believe that there is no secret to rapidly expanding your business. There’s only one way to achieve this, and it is through hard work and investing in the right people, who believe in your vision and developing the right platform for expansion.” Joost emphasizes that getting the right people in the team is one of the hardest challenges for startups. Which is why having a diverse and highly talented team makes all the difference.

Joost also urges young entrepreneurs to treat any investment as if it were their own money. He said, “Be very critical about every penny you spend and make sure that is all goes towards those things that actually add value to the business, not just the “nice-to-haves”. For example, even Amazon started with improvised desks made from doors! They kept these even as they grew into a billion dollar company in order to serve as a reminder of their frugal beginnings.” As you expand your business, stick to the basic needs for as long as you can. For instance, there’s no need spending money on a fancy office for a team of 2, rather work from home or from coffee shops.

His Advice to other emerging start-ups

“If you want to be able to expand internationally within a short period of time then there is just one real solution: keep your head down and work hard! Expanding abroad always comes with its challenges. You need to be aware of cultural nuances, which is why it’s so important to not just closely work with local people but to also listen to what they have to say with respect to their market. Foreign markets also have different degrees of red tape and what may be simple in one country, such as opening a bank account, may not be as simple as in another.”

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SUCCESS CAN BE GREATLY PREDICTED BY ONE’S ability to STAY calm under pressure.

– JULIUS ORDONEZ, MASTER COACH

Benchmark CEO and ICF-certified master coach, Julius Ordonez, in a catch-up interview with The Village Connect recently, shared his thoughts that remaining calm under extreme pressure in the workplace is a great way to predict success.

According to a research conducted by TalentSmart , with more than a million people respondents, 90 percent of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control.

But the big question is “How do they remain calm after all that’s going on?”

Taking the lead from Benchmark Consulting coaches, here are some of the best strategies we’ve gathered to help you avoid being rattled when the situation gets difficult:

1. Breathe.

Have you experienced having quick and shallow breaths whenever you’re anxious? This is called hyperventilating, and it can make us feel dizzy, light-headed, and panicky. And sometimes it affects our judgment. The first and the easiest way to lessen the stress is the thing that you do everyday – breathing. In Bradberry’s article in Success, he said that “the practice of being in the moment with your breathing will begin to train your brain to focus solely on the task at hand and get the stress monkey off your back.

The next time you’re stressed, do this:

1. Take a couple of minutes to focus on your breathing
2. Close the door, put away all other distractions, and just sit in a chair and breathe.

The goal is to spend the entire time focused only on your breathing, which will prevent your mind from wandering. If staying focused on your breathing proves to be a real struggle, try counting each breath in and out until you get to 20, and then start again from 1. Don’t worry if you lose count; you can always just start over.

2. Count to 10.

Aside from counting to fall asleep, counting also helps you during stressful times. Here’s Faisal Roque of FastCompany’s advice: take a short break, look at the situation with a fresh pair of eyes while counting to 10. By doing this, you can have the distance you need for a new perspective, making you realize that the problem you’re attacking isn’t the primary issue after all.

3. Speak to a mentor or trusted advisor.

Keep this in mind: you are not alone. Instead of trying to work out everything on our own or even try to force something to happen, TedX Speaker and author Neel Raman believes it can be beneficial to speak to a mentor or trusted advisor. They will be able to share new perspectives which will often help make the situation we find ourselves in, a lot easier to cope.

4. Never ask “what if?”

If you’re the type of person who always asks the magic words “what if,” then you should immediately erase this from your thoughts. Jacqueline Whitmore said in her article in Entrepreneur that this is the worst question you could ask yourself or others in the middle of a crisis. Why? This question contributes panic and makes you overthink even of situations that aren’t’ and might never happen. What you can do instead? Focus on the facts and work on a solution.

5. Limit caffeine intake.

Yes, coffee might keep you awake at the office but drinking caffeine triggers the release of adrenaline. Adrenaline is the source of the “fight-or-flight” response, a survival mechanism that forces you to stand up and fight or run for the hills when faced with a threat, Bradberry said. Instead of reaching for that cup of coffee, soda or an energy drink, hydrate yourself with water.

6. Stay positive and SMILE.

Being negative won’t do go to any situation. Positive thoughts help make stress intermittent by focusing your brain’s attention onto something that is completely stress-free. When you look on the bright side of things, the situation seems to be less stressful.

The next time you encountered a difficult situation the office, you can now “keep calm and carry on!”

For more tips on how you can bring out the best in yourself & in your organizations via coaching, training & leadership development, contact Benchmark Consulting at (02) 812 7177 or email us at info@benchmark-consulting.net. You may also visit our website at www.benchmark-consulting.net.

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