Dr. Angela Yu is the incumbent president of Chinovation for Social Progress, moderator of the Binondo Heritage Group, and a past president of Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran. In this interview, she shares with us some pointers to understand how Chinese culture impacts how they think, behave, and approach their response to calamities. Before we delve into influences of the Chinese culture and the […]
Union Bank of the Philippines is one of the ten winners of the 1st Mansmith Innovation Awards. In this interview, we asked UnionBank President and CEO Edwin Bautista about the thinking behind the multi-awarded digital transformation of the bank, which was their direction under his leadership even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr. Bautista will be speaking at the 1st Mansmith […]
The highly influential book “Competitive Strategy” marks its 41st anniversary this year. This book made Harvard Professor Michael Porter the undisputed thought leader in strategy for many decades. Concepts like the 3 ways to compete (differentiation, low cost, or focus), the 5 forces of industry analysis, and the value chain became classic must-knows for anyone in business. Although some of […]
During the 2021 induction ceremony of the People Management Association of the Philippines held on January 27, I shared the details of a model that enhances the value proposition of the Human Resources department to an organization’s leadership. Why do we need to enhance it? In a quick survey among my network, I found only 3% of CEOs had a Human […]
The level of disruption forced upon businesses in 2020 was unimaginable. Some were shell-shocked but managed to stretch resources to live another day. Still, some were more ahead of the curve and were able to gain more in the crisis. With the start of 2021 giving people a natural re-set and more hope, this is also a good time to […]
Last December 1 for Mansmith and Fielders’ 30th anniversary, I launched my new Business Model Course through Mansmith’s digital platform, Continuum Academy, a deep dive into the Mansmith Business Model Map framework organized into a full 55-video course complete with collaborative lessons and interviews from successful Filipino companies. As part of this anniversary celebration, those who availed of the course were granted complementary […]
Mega Global is the market leader in canned sardines in the Philippines. It is one of the ten winners of the 1st Mansmith Innovation Awards, and the first in business model innovation. In this interview, Mega Global’s president, William Tiu Lim, shares with us why they had to pay attention to the entire value chain of the company, starting from […]
When I formulated the 7-step process of Market-Driving Strategy in 2009, the 7th step was to convert a compelling market-driving strategy into a compelling business model. Thus, I launched the Mansmith Business Model Map the next year as a next in sequence to the Market-Driving Strategy, with a well-received Business Model Innovation seminar eventually running on June 24 – 25, 2010. It was so successful, we […]
Alfredo Tumacder III is the CEO of Acro Transport Logistics Network, Inc. one of the fast growing trucking company in the Philippines, where he took inspiration from airports for computerized operations. From the time he founded Acro in 2008, he has grown the organization to a team of 500 with 200 trucks and 8 logistics facilities. Mr. Alfred Tumacder III, […]
2020 started as a year of crisis! From the eruption of Taal Volcano to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. I wrote many articles to help and inspire entrepreneurs and businesses to adapt and cope with the pandemic. Here are the Top 10 Covid-19 related articles (according to number of readers) that our readers loved. Remembering Henry Sy During the Pandemic 8 […]