Resilience in Leadership

One of the most respected business speakers in the country, Francis Kong has been featured in many leadership conferences both here and abroad. He was a recipient of The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award in 2014. He is also a columnist. His column at the Philippine Star was awarded as the best business column for multiple years. Among his many recognitions include the Hall of Fame Award by the Catholic Mass Media Awards, Anvil Award for Excellence for the Dr...

Boris Joaquin is one of the country's top-ranked public speakers and trainers for leadership programs and other soft skills. He is a seasoned management and marketing professional, being involved in various industries both from multinationals to locally owned enterprises for more than two decades now.

Presently, he is the President and CEO of Breakthrough Leadership Management Consultancy, Inc. (the company behind Salt & Light Ventures)...

Paulo Tibig is one of the most celebrated Filipino motivational speakers in the Philippines today. He is renowned for his “Learnjoyment” brand of keynotes and workshops...

Dean Pax (PhD) specializes in strategic planning, management, local & regional business development, enterprise start-up, growth, financial wellness, and family business expansion. He is the Dean of Entrepreneurship/Platinum Circle of Bo Sanchez’s Truly Rich Club and a lead advocate and AMEN Pioneer mentor of Go Negosyo. He is also a former adjunct faculty on Entrepreneurship at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM)...

Dean Pax (PhD) specializes in strategic planning, management, local & regional business development, enterprise start-up, growth, financial wellness, and family business expansion. He is the Dean of Entrepreneurship/Platinum Circle of Bo Sanchez’s Truly Rich Club and a lead advocate and AMEN Pioneer mentor of Go Negosyo. He is also a former adjunct faculty on Entrepreneurship at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM)...

Reese Fernandez-Ruiz is a former client of Anda who has built a social enterprise that creates bags, home items, and clothes with the help of the women in Payatas. She’s a multi-awarded leader that has helped alleviate poverty in Payatas through the jobs provided by Rags2Riches.

Reese ventured off relatively inexperienced in the workplace. She was a fresh graduate whose learnings came mostly from her professors, mentors, and group works. She has come a long way to where she is today...

Josiah Go wears multiple hats as the Chairman and Chief Innovation Strategist for Mansmith & Fielders, Inc., and Chairman of Waters Philippines. He's also the Chairman of over a dozen companies...

Resilience is a BIG word. For Ian, resilience is the ability to get yourself out of a hole and how to pick yourself up. Anda reflects on resilience as facing a hurricane and pushing through to the eye of the storm to calm and collect oneself to be able to keep pushing forward.

Ian relates this to his experience with his team when he had an increase in the number of meetings being held since the start of the pandemic...

“Leaders aren't defined by their successes, they are defined by how they bounce back from failures”, says Anda. She herself is a leader and a leading expert with over 12 years of coaching experience with top-level executives, providing help in managing change and complex work environments. She aims to elevate good leaders to become great, resilient leaders...