Expats’ guide to managing Filipinos

MANILA, Philippines - How do you really deal with Filipino white-collar and blue-collar workers most effectively?  Win them to your side and you have the most loyal and productive people in your company.  Understanding the Filipino psyche and the cultural diversities among the different regional groups in the Philippines can boost your leadership and management performance and even marketing campaigns for the Philippine market. Whether you are handling one or 1,000 of them, there is a Right Way to manage your people successfully.

The Center for Global Best Practices, in collaboration with ITAP International --- the specialists in doing business internationally and across borders and cultures --- presents the premier launch of this one-and-a-half day special seminar entitled, “Expats’ Guide to Managing People in the Philippines” to be held on Sept. 12 and 13, 2013 at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

The seminar will feature the best practices and global gold standard in cultural diversity training that will help locals and expats of different cultures in leading people effectively, communicating clearly, negotiatizing more successfully, working harmoniously with culturally diverse teams and gaining more respect from subordinates, peers and superiors.

Many studies have proven that expatriates who understand the cultural diversity issues of their people are able to successfully lead and manage their organizations more effectively.

For details and a complete list of upcoming seminars including Filipinos’ Guide in Handling Expats and Foreigners – The Right Way, you may log on to www.cgbp.org or call (02) 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (032) 512-3106/ 07 or Baguio line: (074) 423-5148.

Lecturers in this program include Marie Segura who has done extensive cultural awareness programs in various multinational organizations in the Asia-Pacific region including Deutsche Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She is a certified Culture Coach specialist of ITAP International and is also the official Ken Blanchard leadership programs global facilitator.

Ramon M. de Leon, formerly managing director of Ayala Corp., under the Office of the Lead Director for Infrastructure will provide many practical examples of his experiences dealing with locals and expatriates including British, Americans, Singaporeans, Japanese, and others during his stint with various Ayala-owned subsidiaries such as Globe Telecoms, MWSS, IMI, and BPI Family Bank.