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  • Separating Personal feeling from work

    I guess, here in the Philippines, employees really find it difficult to separate their personal feelings from work. You hear stories about managers personally reacting to their staff. Once you are out of favor from… Read more

  • What? No Feedback?

    Apart from the dozens of strange management practices I noticed back in the Philippines, one that keeps coming up is the lack of proper feedback. A lof of managers, here in the country, do not… Read more

  • Email Bermuda Traingle

    Emails are very powerful communication tools for everyday work. What gets to me is the way we treat emails here in the country. After coming back from twenty years working abroad, I found out that… Read more

  • Millennials are here to stay

    Yes, they are here to stay. What options do we have if we want to sustain our companies in the coming years? Baby boomers are thinning out. Generation X have about 10-15 years left. Let’s… Read more

  • The Great Silo Gap

    At AGMC, we have never had a consulting client that did not have a problem with teams working in silos. One reason for silo mentality is that company organizations are built around silos. Organizational charts… Read more

  • Culture is what we allow to grow in our company

    What does your company culture look and feel like? Company cultures have a strong influence on the success of companies. A strong culture attracts valuable human capital. A strong culture also encourages employees to be… Read more

  • Communication is key

    t is not a coincidence that influential leaders are great communicators. Great companies have leaders that are great communicators. They understand the importance of timely and transparent communication. Transparency and alignment: When I was still… Read more

  • We are only as good as the people we bring into our organizations

    The most important responsibility of a manager is finding and hiring the right talent. It is unfortunate that in today’s business world, this is sometimes perceived as a secondary responsibility. I even met a few… Read more

  • Do you think about the bigger picture?

    Linking seemingly unrelated ideas is an important trait of a great leader. The ability to see the possible impact of an action or decisions to other parts of the organization is vital in decision making.… Read more

  • A 76 year old Uber driver with a purpose

    My 22 minute Uber ride yesterday was different from the rest of the dozens rides I took before. Yesterday, I had the opportunity meet a dignified senior named Thomas. Thomas is a 76 year old… Read more