ASEAN Integration: PH's Tale of the Tape (2014)

Originally Published 8.13.2014

Whether you like it or not, ready or not, ASEAN integration is looming in the distant future. How will it affect leaders in the marketplace? How will it affect the small players? How will an open economy, and no job permit required, affect Filipino professionals who are already in cut-throat competition with very limited jobs, when very good foreign nationals start swarming the job market?

These are a few questions that look like threats but can also be opportunities. But how do you transform it from threats to opportunities? The answer is PREPARATION. Sadly, we have this Filipino culture of the last-minute syndrome, like beating the red light. The good news is, we still have a year and a half to start preparing. Make our processes more efficient, and more effective and reduce the cost of poor quality when we experience cash leaks. Lean Six Sigma is an effective organizational program to do that.

For individuals, up-skilling is the best preparation you can make. Take continuing education classes and certification programs that make your CV stand out and make you 10 steps ahead of others.

ASEAN Integration: Tale of the tape
Yes we know, in terms of height, we are at the bottom of the list. We may be short in stature but Filipinos are the best and the brightest. Do you agree?

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