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

Have you ever assigned a mentor to a promising employee—only to see that person quit a few months later? You gave them a mentor. Sessions happened. Advice was given. But nothing changed. The employee left, or worse, stayed but stopped caring. Many Filipino managers face this. Companies invest in mentorship, but people still feel lost, […]

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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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How to Identify Vital Behaviors Before Your Next Team Building

When a company in Ortigas called me, their HR manager sounded frustrated. “We’ve been doing team building every year,” she said, “but nothing really changes. People have fun, they bond, they laugh together… but come Monday, it’s the same old issues.” I asked her what they wanted this time. “We want collaboration,” she said quickly.

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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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“Fire Fighting” in the Workplace: A Lesson from a Discovery Call

For the longest time, I thought fire fighting just meant exactly that—literal fire fighting. You know, may sunog, tatawagin si bombero. But during a recent discovery session with a potential client interested in our Team Bayanihan team-building programs, I heard the term used in a way I had never encountered before. The leader casually said,

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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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