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Product Tonic Retreat 2023: An Organizer’s Perspective
The Product Tonic Retreat Bohol 2023 gathered 42 product experts from 7 countries. The event aimed to create a supportive environment for learning and reflection. I got the chance to co-organize this retreat and I’m hoping to share what I learned from the experience to help other organizers in the future.
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MEXT-YLP 2020 MBA: Preparing for Post-MBA life while in Japan
For those wondering if they can do anything while being at post-grad school to increase their chances of landing a job right after graduation, these are the observations I’ve made while watching my classmates succeed and are the insights I’ve gained while going through the process myself.
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MEXT-YLP 2020 MBA: Preparing to move-in to Tokyo International Exchange Center (TIEC)
Settling in at the Tokyo International Exchange Center really taught me a lot about Japanese culture and navigating the neighborhood where I lived. I think, for YLP scholars, TIEC is a central part of their experience in Japan and I hope this blogpost helps educate new scholars about what’s in store for them.
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Thoughts on MBA Applications
A few people have asked my for “tips” on getting accepted into MBA programs and scholarships and although I don’t have a breadth of experience in the topic, I’ll try to share a few of my observations from when I was going through the application process in 2019.
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MEXT-YLP 2020 MBA: What happens after acceptance?
Didn’t think Iโd get this far in my application to the Young Leader’s Program under the MEXT Scholarship. Eternally grateful and happy to share my experiences after being accepted.
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Questions to ask when preparing to facilitate virtual conversations
Community members suggested that I share my lessons learned from doing various online engagement experiments that I’ve been running the last few months so I decided to host a few small-group discussions with them on virtual facilitation. I learned a lot from the discussion and this blogpost is my attempt at summarizing everything.
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Leaders Don’t Always Have To Be Right
Acknowledging my unrealistic expectations of leadership, it helped me change the way how I approached interactions with my team, colleagues, and superiors.
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Starting to pay attention to Philippine news
I’m starting to see the importance of educating myself on the actions of our government so that I may have a more holistic view of the world around me and know how help change it, if need be.
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Finding better formats for online engagement in PH startup community meetups
In my effort to make myself and others feel more at home while on virtual meetings, I explored different discussion formats with community builders in my country to see how we might improve the way we interact online.
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Overcommitting: My Worst Habit That Needs Fixing
I often find myself in situations that I’m not truly excited about because I didn’t think hard enough before committing to them. Even though these instances burn me out, I keep finding myself repeating the same cycle of mistakes over and over again and it frustrates me that I still can’t crack the code of…