A marketing team worked for three weeks preparing a one-year strategic plan for the chief marketing officer. For unknown reasons, the CMO cancels the meeting just hours before it is set to start. The meeting was rescheduled, but with the cancellation and all their work wasted, the team felt devalued and unseen. It also signaled ambivalence. If the meeting was …
Set against every possible criterion, overseeing the long-term vision of a beverage giant whose footprint spans the entire country is a career-defining accomplishment. For Andrea Cheng—Strategic Planning Director of Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines, Inc., the youngest member of its senior leadership team—the sprawling scope of her work is just par for the course; handling the strategic solutions for a company that …
A lot of you women have probably heard of the term “Girl Boss”. There’s even a Netflix series of the same name. But what exactly does this term mean and how can you apply it to your daily life? The Free Dictionary defines it as “a confident, capable woman who pursues her own ambitions instead of working for others or …
Slowly but surely, women have become more involved in participating in their very own businesses. In fact, women have led a wide range of industries here in the Philippines – ranging from retail, fashion, the arts, and more. This list of the ten most prominent business women in the Philippines is proof enough that women can make it in whatever …
Stress has always been part of work, even if you are passionate about it. Loving what you do doesn’t exempt you from work-related stress like deadlines and presentation. Trust us. Feeling stressed at work is normal and can be managed by some of the following: Talking With Someone You Trust Feeling like you’re going to burst because of your frustrations? …
It is known that we women have gone through many obstacles in order to assert our importance, power, and worth in this society. From advocating for our suffrage rights, instilling the notion that we are not only limited to house work, and more, we can say that women are on the right track in promoting equity when it comes to …
The time to give women advice is over. Women can do exactly what men can do. If anything, this year has shown that that’s absolutely the case. So I would give women and men the same advice, and that is follow your heart, follow your gut, follow your instincts. – Christine Amanpour, Journalist, Chief International Anchor for CNN Known for …
Picking the right career is a tough decision that can haunt you even after gaining two-four years of experience from your first big job. For some, they have stuck with pursuing a career related to the degree they earned, while others are sitting on a bench wondering if going for a career change is the right choice. Choosing a job …
