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Why Mentorship Fails in Filipino Companies—And How Team Building Brings Back Malasakit

Many Filipino companies assign mentors, schedule sessions, and still watch promising people leave—because mentoring stays shallow and nobody carries the load together. In this article, Jef Menguin shares three shifts that make mentorship real by turning advice into experience and one-on-one into team support. Try one move this week, then pass it to your team so malasakit becomes visible and repeatable.

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Team Building is Dead: Why Team Building Will Not Change Anything If Done the Usual Way

For years, organizations have relied on the familiar rhythm of “team building.” Once a year, employees are gathered for an outing, given a set of games, encouraged to bond, and then sent home with pictures that suggest unity and fun. On Monday, however, the same patterns reappear. Misunderstandings resurface. Silos between departments remain. Trust continues

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The Power of 30/60/90 Projects: Sustaining Change After Team Building

Teams don’t change from one event—they change when new behaviors get practiced, tracked, and reinforced after the event. In this article, Jef Menguin shares why team building fades and how 30/60/90 projects sustain change through quick wins, adjustments, and integration. Run this as your post-team-building plan and share it with the team so progress becomes visible, not hopeful.

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How to Identify Vital Behaviors Before Your Next Team Building

Team building fails when you can’t name the exact behaviors you want—so people go back to old habits and “better teamwork” stays a slogan. In this article, Jef Menguin shows how to identify vital behaviors: the few repeatable actions that drive the results you want. Use this to pick 2–3 behaviors, practice them weekly, and

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Bayanihan Is Broken When No One Takes Ownership

Bayanihan means helping each other.Carrying the load together.Showing up not because we were told—but because it’s the right thing to do. But here’s what we’ve seen in many teams and organizations:People show up. They’re present.But the work doesn’t move—because no one owns it. “Akala ko siya ang gagawa.”“Wala pa po kasi ‘yung instruction.”“Hindi ko po

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Laro ng Lahi

Laro ng Lahi

Play, Connect, Succeed Step into a world where tradition meets teamwork with Laro ng Lahi—a team-building experience that brings the spirit of Filipino games to life in a whole new way. We’ve taken the beloved larong pinoy and reimagined them to promote the essential skills your team needs today: creativity, collaboration, communication, commitment, and the

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Team Malasakit

Build Genuine, Deeper Connections Have you ever worked in a team where it feels like people just don’t care? Maybe you’ve seen colleagues keeping to themselves, doing the bare minimum, or even ignoring someone who’s struggling. It’s tough to get things done when camaraderie is missing. It’s even tougher when you know things could be

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