F2F Trainings

Workshop overview

This session gives both expat and Filipino leaders practical tools to build a healthy, high-performing team culture in the Philippines without micromanagement. We will translate cultural insights into everyday leadership moves, strengthen cross-cultural collaboration, and address real workplace challenges in a clear, respectful way. Expect case-based discussion, simple frameworks you can use immediately, and an action plan you can take back to your team.

Objectives

• Understand the values and work behaviors that commonly shape Filipino teams, and how these interact with global standards.
• Use clear communication techniques that reduce hesitation, surface risks early, and keep accountability visible.
• Lead with trust, set expectations, coach for ownership, and give feedback that lands.
• Create a simple action plan for your department that improves handoffs, meetings, and follow-through.

Key topics

• Culture in practice: Hiya, Pakikisama, and Utang na Loob, and how to channel these toward initiative, constructive dissent, and team accountability.
• Communication that works: making expectations explicit, reading indirect signals, asking clarifying questions, and giving feedback that is kind and clear.
• Leadership without micromanagement: participative and coaching styles that build trust, speed, and quality.
• Motivation and recognition: aligning rewards with team goals, using family-oriented values positively, and addressing "Filipino Time" through systems, not blame.
• Multigenerational teams: engaging Gen Z and Millennial staff with shorter feedback loops, simple KPIs, and visible progress.
• Cross-cultural collaboration: bridging global standards with local strengths so decisions move faster and handoffs are clean.

Who should attend

• Expat leaders who manage Philippine teams or are setting up operations in the Philippines.
• Filipino leaders who collaborate with expat executives or lead multicultural teams.
• Department heads, supervisors, and project leads who want practical tools to raise ownership and performance.

Expected outcomes

• A shared language for culture, expectations, and accountability that both expat and Filipino leaders can use.
• A one-page team cadence plan that reduces rework and delays.
• Clear scripts for difficult conversations that protect relationships while driving results.
• At least three quick wins identified for the next 30 days.

Materials provided

• Practical handouts and checklists you can reuse with your teams
• Short case studies from Philippine organizations
• Complimentary book: Leading Filipino Teams, without needing to micromanage