IWD 2022 calls individuals, communities, businesses and nations to break the bias by calling out inequality, discrimination and stereotyping at work and at home. In celebration of international women’s day, we are actively participating in this challenge of creating an equal world where everyone can flourish and belong. We talk to our number one role model and women economic empowerment champion Monette Hamlin to discuss the different stereotypes we consciously or subconsciously have in the workplace, how we can break the bias and some concrete actions or next steps we can take to create a more inclusive and healthy environment for all.

We end 2021, the year of transition, with amazing lessons from our inspiring guests and breakfast conversations throughout the year. It’s the ultimate throwback to meaningful discussions on our workforce, the future of work,  innovation, gender equality, mental health and sustainable leadership. What do you want to bring with you in 2022?

In this B2B episode, Bea discusses with Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation the general landscape of education in the country and why education will give hope and inspiration to children and the communities they belong to. This will be a platform where year 13 of MDIAS will be announced and how TeamAsia together with Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation will help empower students of today chase their #BiggerDreams.

Uploan is back on B2B. They launched its 2021 Employee Satisfaction Survey which looked into what Filipino employees need to feel well. Health & wellbeing, personal finance and mental health are this year’s frontrunners, and are strong indicators of what’s needed to empower and take care of our workforce. The question is: is mental health part of your 2022 planning agenda? Listen to Bea and Jenn discuss strong insights on the survey’s results and some tips and tricks on how to include health and overall wellbeing in your business agenda.

Russell Reynolds Associates released a study on the leadership competencies needed to drive the consumer sector in a post-covid era. The Covid-19 pandemic triggered rapid changes in consumer behaviour globally, including increased digitalisation, a rebalancing of life priorities, increased focus on hygiene standards, and a gravitation towards brands that align with their social values.

Nowadays, every business needs peanut butter to their jelly. Partnerships are important as ever as the business landscape continuously shifts and evolves responding to the times. How do you build strong and lasting partnerships? What are the key elements in making it work, growing it and sustaining it? What's the secret sauce in cultivating authentic business relations? In this episode, Bea talks to Moe Soriano, an amazing partner from UnionBank of the Philippines on the value of business partnerships and how this plays a huge part in succeeding and claiming the now normal.

In a fast paced world where everything just constantly changes and evolves in tune with the new beat, how important is it to have your community, your tribe? Mirela Sula shows us how it’s done. A global award-winning entrepreneur, Mirela created, cultivated and powered the global women movement inspiring women across the globe to achieve their goals and be financially empowered through the Global Woman Club. She created her tribe and grew it to be an empire, highlighting the amazing things that can move the world forward when you give a woman a microphone.

Against a backdrop of prevailing uncertainties, strengthening the country's global competitiveness remains at the center of the IT-BPM sector's key priorities. Currently, there is particular focus on how technology can further or hinder the industry's agenda for the next couple of years and ultimately, how it will impact growth.

To ensure the sector’s growth, IBPAP leads conversations with stakeholders and partners on digitalization and human capital, which significantly influence (1) the Philippines’ economic recovery and (2) client/investor confidence in the country as an investment destination.

In this episode, IBPAP President and CEO Rey Untal discusses how digitalization and the pandemic are reshaping employer and employee perception on hybrid work, its sustainability, and how it has become a crucial aspect in the sector’s “now normal.”

Early this year, we released a B2B Podcast episode on business trends for 2021, a year of transition. McKinsey & Company released an article at the start of the year that named eight major trends that would lead the course of transitioning from a year of uncertainty and constant shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to years of recovery and evolution. In this podcast episode, Bea does a quick review of the trends and shares her insights on how these will play out for the second half of the year. We talk future of work, culture management, hybrid models, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Speaker: Rob Nunnally, Assistant General Manager, Capital One Philippines   

A workplace should always be an avenue for growth, and to ensure that, companies should always push for an environment that is open and limitless for their associates. In order to do this, observing and practicing diversity, inclusion, and belonging should be at the very core of their culture.  Capital One Philippines has always been a company that values, respects, and accepts associates from different backgrounds, gender, age, and ethnicity. In this interview, Capital One Philippines’ Assistant General Manager Rob Nunnally will be discussing how Capital One is a workplace that shows malasakit to every associate including those who are a member of the LGBTQ+ community by creating a supportive environment that inspires them to be their authentic selves at work. He can also shed light on the fact that Capital One Philippines’ associates, no matter how different they are from each other, still feel that sense of belonging because of their DIB philosophy.