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    Sep 17
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Profiles Asia Pacific Corporate Strategic Planning 2017

This article was written by Ruby Manalac, and was originally posted on LinkedIn.

Profiles Asia Pacific Corporate Strategic Planning 2017

What I learned during the corporate strategic planning retreat

It was about 5:30 p.m. when we finally got on board the “ferry” boat that would take us to Dalaruan, Puerto Galera, where held our corporate strategic planning retreat. The sea was placid amidst the darkening sky. There was a sense of excitement, anxiety and jovial mood for all generally. It would be the first time that business unit heads put their heads together out-of-town for three days and two nights.

It was outside our comfort zone, but something that we all had hoped and planned to do. We arrived in a vacation home built within the peripherals of mountains surrounded by water. Not much to see but the sound of a security goose compensating in an otherwise quiet night.

The sun was slowly seeping into the crevices of our curtained glass paneled bedroom.After an unceremonious dressing up, we gathered upstairs in the dining room where a beautiful view of the water, the lush greens and a cornucopia of boats gave the scene an almost unrealistic feel. IT WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!

More beautiful things to come as we were cheerfully served a wonderful breakfast of garlic fried rice, bacon, yes bacon, eggs, tomatoes and other good things mornings are made of by the local cooks and house helpers. IT WAS APPETIZING!!!

The strategic presentations went on their way. Each department to present their activities for next year with collaborative efforts with other units. We are moving towards a nimble, adaptive teaming where inputs from the rest are of value. After all, we are all working towards one GOAL. IT WENT REALLY WELL!!!

Part of the planning was an individual developmental plan for the year 2018. We discussed disruptive HR and I thought and had to say it,”We were positively disruptive year 1998 when we first introduced software then migrating to online people management assessments. The market at that time was heavily using pen and paper tests mainly for recruiting. We were at a manpower of 5 at that time now at 50 and continuously getting better before getting any bigger! I WAS AMAZED!!!

The next day was just as amazing with the inputs of Ricky and Corito . We were asked to write letters to everyone in the group including our bosses, owners of Profiles, Malcolm and Jocelyn on the positive things we love about working with them. It took sometime and it was a lengthy exchange of thank you and letter giving. IT WAS INCREDIBLY LIBERATING!!!

Profiles Asia Pacific Corporate Strategic Planning 2017

At the end of the day, I learned or re-learned APPRECIATION…

Appreciation for the organization and how it is now going on its 20th year as the leader and expert in online people management assessments, dynamic learning & development programs, and effective human resource management solutions.

Appreciation for the founders and movers Malcolm and Jocelyn for seeing our strengths and harnessing them towards peak performance.

Appreciation for our Creator, for giving us the opportunity to fill our eyes with His wondrous creations and to fill our spirits with gratefulness.

Appreciation for Ricky and Corito who has seen from the sideline our roots and our growth.

Appreciation for each other in the company in our sometimes selfless, sometimes selfish efforts to achieve our corporate goals. It is understandable.

Appreciation for the people who willingly with cheer served us the whole time we were there.And for the home owners who graciously shared with us their piece of heaven, a haven of solace and glee in Puerto Galera.

Appreciation that I came, I saw and I appreciated.

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    Apr 15
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Reboot Your Work Drive: Improve Focus at Work

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Improve focus at work with a few simple tips

Rediscovering a passion for what you do can increase your focus at work simply because you care about what you’re doing. Often, gaining back that internal motivation is just what you and your employees need to increase concentration and job satisfaction. It isn’t easy to find meaning in your work once you’ve grown bored or “burned out,” but it isn’t impossible. Below are a few tips on how you can reboot your work drive to improve focus at work.

Identify hobbies you enjoy to balance your personal and professional life

It’s easy to get tired of work when it’s all you do. Pick one or two non-work-related things you like doing and incorporate them into your schedule to make sure you have enough time away from work. For example, you could choose to go to the gym three times a week after work and visit friends every Saturday. That way, when it’s time to get back to work on Monday you can walk into the office refreshed.

Stay away from emails the first and last hour of the day

It’s easy to wake up and immediately jump into work by checking your inbox. If you succumb to this urge and check your emails from when you wake up to when you go to sleep, you’re never unplugged from work. This can wear you down and keep you frazzled with an unending barrage of emails. Instead, use the first and last hour of your day for yourself. Take time to make yourself breakfast or do some yoga, and in the evenings let yourself read a book or spend time with family.

Keep a to-do list (in one place)

Writing a to-do list can help make your goals more tangible. You have a physical list to focus on each day, with actual tasks you can check off the list once you complete. It’s a great way to improve focus at work because it puts all your responsibilities in one place. However, make sure you keep your list in one place, or you might end up forgetting a few to-dos. For example, if you have a list of tasks in your phone, on your fridge and saved as a Word doc in your computer, it’s more likely some tasks will slip by. Having too many to-do lists also means each time you think of a new task, you have to write it down in each list.

Try a new environment

If you’re stuck in a rut, sometimes switching up your surroundings will help your focus and creativity. It’s easy for our surroundings to affect our work habits. A messy desk or noisy coworker can be distracting. If you want to refocus yourself and view your work with fresh eyes, try seeking out a new place. For example, if you work at an office ask your boss if you can take a virtual day one Friday a month to work at home or at a park.

How do you maintain your focus on work with all the distractions around you? Let us know in the comments.

  • 14
    Apr 15
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Public Seminar: Basic and Advanced Balanced Scorecard

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The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that is used extensively in business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations worldwide. It is used to align business activities to the vision and strategy of the organization, improve internal and external communications, and monitor organization performance against strategic goals. Moreover, it transforms the organization’s strategic plan to action plans, linking and aligning organizational to individual action plans.

The Balanced Scorecard provides feedback around both the internal business processes and external outcomes in order to continuously improve strategic performance and results. Learn how to use this innovative system in your business at our Balanced Scorecard public workshop on April 28 to 30, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The training program is expected to have the following outcomes:

  1. Core Factors that give ‘life’ (success/peak moments) to the implementation of the performance management systems in the different organizations where the participants belong;
  2. Shared Best Practices in performance management of the different participants;
  3. Draft of the Balanced Scorecard developed by each participant for his/her own organization/division/department;
  4. Action Plans and Individual Commitments on how to develop, enhance and sustain the strategic and performance management system within the organization.

Course Outline

  • Define what a BSC is and identify its benefits
  • Discuss the ingredients of success in the BSC Management System
  • Describe the key elements of the BSC Process
  • Create a Vision Statement for the BSC
  • Understand what corporate values, mission and vision statements are and how they link to the BSC
  • Develop project, communications and training plans for BSC Implementation
  • Identify and define the perspectives of the Balanced Scorecard
  • Discuss and describe the performance objectives and measures
  • Understand the cause-and-effect linkages in the BSC
  • Develop strategy map and strategic initiatives
  • Set targets and prioritize initiatives
  • Understand organizational alignment and linkages of performance with other organizational systems

This course is recommended for executives, managers, planners and analysts who are part of a Balanced Scorecard development team, and are seeking the best practical ideas for improving organizational performance.

Register online here.

The course fee is P10,500 and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, small group workshops that provide “active learning” (known to be the most effective method for adult learners), a specialized student manual, personalized certificate of participation, snacks and lunch.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Alzona holds a Master’s Degree in Statistics and Ph.D in Organizational Development. She is an accomplished Organizational Development professional with almost 20 years of experience in diverse workplace environments. She has varied experiences in organizational assessment, OD intervention design and implementation, learning and development and process/procedure design and development. Dr. Alzona has taken various Information Technology and OD Consultancy projects with several Consulting firms and has taught for ten years in the Graduate School of several universities and colleges in diverse topics of management and leadership. She is a frequent speaker at various seminars and workshops with topics on Leadership, Team Building, Organizational Assessment, Strategic Planning, Change Management and Appreciative Inquiry. She is a High-energy Trainer and Creative Facilitator, skilled in guiding learners through engaging breakthrough learning opportunities.

  • 09
    Apr 15
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Public Seminar: Critical Thinking – Competency and Action

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Join a Critical Thinking: Competency and Action seminar on April 23 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and learn how to clearly reason through problems and present arguments in logical, compelling ways.

In today’s society, many people experience information overload. We are bombarded with messages to believe various ideas, purchase things, support causes, and lead our lifestyle in a particular way. How do you know what to believe? How do you separate the truth from the myths? The answer lies in critical thinking skills, which have become key for survival in today’s world. This two-day workshop will give you some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.

Participants will define critical and non-critical thinking, identify your critical thinking style(s), including areas of strength and improvement, describe other thinking styles, including left/right brain thinking and whole-brain thinking, work through the critical thinking process to build or analyze arguments, develop and evaluate explanations, improve key critical thinking skills, use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques and prepare and present powerful arguments.

This course is encouraged for professionals who want to enhance their thinking processes to achieve better results in business and individuals who desire to develop critical thinking and problem solving as a core competency.

Register for this course here.

Course Outline

  • Understanding critical thinking
  • Where do other types of thinking fit in? (including whole-brain and left and right brain)
  • Pitfalls to reasoned decision making
  • The critical thinking process
  • A critical thinker’s skill set
  • Creating explanations
  • Dealing with assumptions
  • Common sense
  • Critical and creative thought systems
  • Hands-on case studies

The course fee for this seminar is P8,500 and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, small group workshops that provide “active learning” which is known to be the most effective method for adult learners, a specialized student workbook, a free eBook on Thinking Skills: Using Your Brain in the Information Age, a personalized certificate of participation, snacks and lunch, and a complimentary Profiles Critical Thinking, Logic, Comprehension and Perception Assessment (CTA). This assessment provides raw scores and percentile ranking for each of the areas measured.

Areas Covered by Your Free Assessment

  • Evaluative, analytic and inferential reasoning
  • Deductive and inductive reasoning
  • Logical reasoning
  • Reasoning and comprehension

Register online here.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Maria Vida G. Caparas holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D., Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology. She is an Accredited Trainer of the Philippine Government with invaluable experiences in Organizational Development as a Human Resource, Training and OD practitioner. She authored three books on Psychology/HR Management and was a Trainer Delegate of DFA-Foreign Service Institute in Italy and Singapore in 1999-2000. Dr. Caparas is a recipient of various national awards and also a professor in prestigious universities.

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    Apr 15
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Public Seminar: Emotional Intelligence Management in the Workplace

Emotional intelligence

Emotional intelligence, also called EQ, is the ability to be aware of and to manage emotions and relationships. It’s a pivotal factor in personal and professional success. IQ will get you in the door, but it is your EQ, your ability to connect with others and manage the emotions of yourself and others, that will determine how successful you are in life. Our EQ course will be held on April 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

We have all worked with and listened to brilliant people. Some of them were great and… well, some were not so great. The mean and the meek and all those in between can teach us more than they realize. When we look at the truly extraordinary people who inspire and make a difference you will see that they do this by connecting with people at a personal and emotional level. What differentiated them was not their IQ but their EQ – their emotional intelligence. This one-day workshop will help you develop your emotional intelligence.

Workshop participants will go over the meaning of emotional intelligence, recognize how emotional health and physical health are related and study techniques to understand, use, and appreciate EQ in the workplace. The class will also cover how to handle different emotions, understand the difference between optimism and pessimism, and validate emotions in others.

Course Outline

  • History of emotional intelligence
  • Emotional intelligence defined
  • EI blueprint
  • Optimism
  • Validating emotions in others
  • Understanding emotions
  • Setting your personal vision

The course fee is P4,500 and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, small group workshops that provide “active learning” (known to be the most effective method for adult learners), a specialized student manual, snacks and lunch, a free eBook on Emotional Intelligence Secrets and a complimentary Emotional Stability EQ Profiler.

The EQ Profile assessment covers seven dimensions of interest to examine an individual’s emotional stability-instability. These include self-esteem, happiness, anxiety, obsessiveness, autonomy, hypochondriasis and guilt.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Caparas holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D., Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology. She is an Accredited Trainer of the Philippine Government with invaluable experiences in Organizational Development as a Human Resource, Training and OD practitioner. She authored three books on Psychology/HR Management namely “Psychological Assessment: Theory and Practice”, “Uses of Psychological Tests”, and “Human Resource Management” and was a Trainer Delegate of DFA-Foreign Service Institute in Italy and Singapore in 1999-2000. Dr. Caparas is a recipient of various national awards and also a professor in prestigious universities.

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    Apr 15
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Public Seminar: Personal Financial Management

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Learn how to set personal financial goals at a financial management public seminar. These two 4-hr workshops on April 18 and 25 will help participants understand the economic market today and outlook for 2015, have readily available Financial instruments for beginners, and match financial goals with the right financial product. The workshop will last from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.each day.

Course Outline

  • Setting Financial goals
  • Philippine Market Overview and outlook for the rest of 2015
  • Deciding on a Personal Budget
    – Setting up a cash fund
    – determining the cash fund to set aside before they start investing
    – cashflow mangement
  • Cost of money
    – managing debt – credit cards, loans, using loan sharks
    – when is it okay to borrow money?
    – time value of money
  • Easiest financial instruments to understand
    -short term – TD, money market instruments
    -medium term – stock market , IPO’s, mutual funds; fund riders
    -long term – real estate, bonds, commodities, mutual funds, trust funds, capital market instruments
    – advantages and disadvantages of each
  • Obtaining financial freedom
    – making your money work for you as opposed to working for money

The course fee is P3,500 and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, specialized student workbook and course materials, personalized certificate of completion and a free eBook on Strategic Financial Management Part 1 and 2.

About the Facilitator

Ms. Victoria Estacio holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. She earned a Certificate of Authority for Insurance Commission, and is a Registered Financial Planner. She has worked in the field of Sales and Marketing and Operations in the following roles: Assistant Vice President of Sales and Marketing Department with Philam Life, Manager, Bancassurance with Grepalife, Senior Sales Manager with Yapster, and Unit Head of Front End Acquisitions with Citibank, N.A. Ms. Estacio is a recipient of various awards including the Philam Life Annual Fast Start award for both Credit and Group Life (an award that has never been given to Group Life), and the “Exceptional Performance Award” from Ciribank N.A. for participation in the credit card launch in Guam, USA. She also conducts personal financial coaching and training, and has received numerous trainings on strategic management, financial planning, and sales.

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    Mar 15
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Public Seminar: Lean Management

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On April 14 to 15, you can learn the basics of Lean Management with expert Mike Grogan. Profiles Asia Pacific and People Dynamics is hosting a public seminar on this leadership philosophy and practice for business improvement. This course is designed to give managers a practical introduction to Lean Management concepts that they can apply in their organization to generate improvement and results.

Participants will learn how to build trust and respect, reduce your fear of cold calling, make a positive first impression, speak to the decision-maker and create a script to maximize your efficiency on the phone. Attendees will also learn how to create interest, handle objections, and close a sale.

Course Outline

1. Introduction

  • Definition and Principals of Lean Management
  • What Problems Lean Management can help you solve

2. Lean Management Principal Number 1 – Visual Tools

  • Making the invisible – visible
  • Successful Case Studies from around the world

3. Designing for your organization Part 1

  • Designing your first Visual Tool
  • Presentation and Feedback to class

4. Lean Management Principal Number 2 – Standard Work

  • What is standard work and why do we need it
  • Creating Standard Work for your Lean Management System

5. Lean Management Principal Number 3 – Leadership Behaviours

  • The Red Bead Experiment
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – Leadership Behaviours
  • What Lean Leaders say and do

6. Designing for your organization Part 2

  • Designing your second Visual Tool
  • Presentation and Feedback to class

7. How to start Lean Management in your organization

  • How to manage People Resistance
  • Tips for success: What to do and what not to do
  • Questions and Answers

This two-day course will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days and is P11,900. The course fee includes instruction by an expert facilitator, a specialized student manual, personalized certificate of participation, snacks and lunch, and a complimentary ProfilesXT Assessment (PXT). The PXT is a multi-purpose, total person employee assessment used for pre-employment screening, selection, development, training, managing, and succession planning. This employee assessment measures how well an individual fits specific jobs in your organization, and the results can be used during the training or succession planning stages. PROFILEXT is customizable, and peak job performance models can be developed by company, position, manager or geography.

Register for Lean Management here.

About the Facilitator

Mike Grogan has coached and trained more than 1,200 people around the world (USA, UK, Middle East, Africa and South East Asia) on the application of LEAN principles. Mike is an Expert in LEAN with more than 8 years experience in applying and realizing the extraordinary results that LEAN Thinking generates. LEAN Thinking uses the same continuous improvement principles leveraged by world class companies such as Toyota, GE, Vodafone, Samsung & Nike.

While working as an Engineer for Merck/MSD, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Mike had direct hands on experience in business process improvements, resulting in significantly improved quality, safety, delivery time, client satisfaction, operational and financial efficiency and staff engagement.

Industries that Mike has consulted for include Manufacturing, Service Delivery, Procurement, Finance, Churches, Not for Profits and Healthcare. Mike is a native of Ireland and holds a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University College Dublin. He is certified as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

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    Mar 15
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Public Seminar: Appreciating Project Management

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Join the next installment of our Project Management Series in a two-day workshop from March 26 to 27. This public seminar will benefit anyone involved in projects – whether as project manager, project team member, planner or senior manager. This course provides an introduction to the concepts and approaches for managing projects with methods and tools. It focuses on project planning and control, including scheduling, application, project development, organizing, staffing and evaluation.

Participants will define the team members’ role within a project team, identify and set project objectives, recognize the relationship between project and process life cycles, learn and understand the Project Life Cycle, recognize the hand-over readiness of a project, and identify the importance of completion report, record retention and support agreements.

Course Outline

  • Overview
  • What Are Projects?
  • Project Manager and Project Management within an organization setting
  • Project Life Cycle
  • Initiation, Definition and Planning Phase
  • Implementation Phase: Execution of project plan and accomplishment of project goals; Project Recording, Progress Measurement and Reporting; Project Audit; Quality Control
  • Deployment and/or Closing Phase

The course fee is P8,500 plus VAT and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, specialized student workbook and course materials, a personalized certificate of completion, snacks and lunch, and a complimentary Profiles Team Analysis.

A Profiles Team Analysis supplies team leaders and managers with a blueprint for team building that delivers maximum results. This analysis highlights a team’s strengths and areas for further development, enabling management to improve the performance of individual team members and the team as a whole.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Rosario Alzona, Ph.D. holds a Master’s Degree in Statistics and Ph.D in Organization Development. She is an accomplished Organization Development professional with almost 20 years of experience in diverse workplace environments. She has varied experiences in organizational assessment, OD intervention design and implementation, learning and development and process/procedure design and development. She is a frequent speaker at various seminars and workshops with topics on Leadership, Team Building, Organizational Assessment, Strategic Planning, Change Management and Appreciative Inquiry. She is a High-energy Trainer and Creative Facilitator, skilled in guiding learners through engaging breakthrough learning opportunities.

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  • 12
    Mar 15
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Public Seminar: Organization Development Series

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Join us from March 19 to 20 for our two day workshop on Organization Development. This workshop will benefit human resources and organizational development practitioners, team leaders, external and internal consultants, planners and implementers of change who want to learn a leading-edge methodology for understanding and achieving optimal organizational development.

Organization Development is a planned process of developing an organization to be more effective in accomplishing its desired goals.

-Human Resources Management and Development Handbook

Participants will learn what Organization Development (OD) is, how it relates to an organization, the process of OD and the different OD interventions. They will also apply OD interventions to meet desired organization outcomes and results.

The course fee is P8,500 plus VAT, and includes instruction by an expert facilitator, specialized student workbook and course materials, personalized certificate of completion, snacks and lunch, and a complimentary Profiles XT assessment.

Profiles XT is a unique multi-purpose, comprehensive assessment tool used for pre-employment screening, selection, development, training, managing, and succession planning. This employee assessment measures how well an individual fits specific jobs in your organization, and the results can be used during the training or succession planning stages. It is customizable, and peak job performance models can be developed by company, position, manager or geography.

About the Facilitator

Dr. Rosario Alzona, Ph.D. holds a Master’s Degree in Statistics and Ph.D in Organization Development. She is an accomplished Organization Development professional with almost 20 years of experience in diverse workplace environments. She has varied experiences in organizational assessment, OD intervention design and implementation, learning and development and process/procedure design and development. She is a frequent speaker at various seminars and workshops with topics on Leadership, Team Building, Organizational Assessment, Strategic Planning, Change Management and Appreciative Inquiry. She is a High-energy Trainer and Creative Facilitator, skilled in guiding learners through engaging breakthrough learning opportunities.

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    Mar 15
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Public Seminar: Leadership Skills for Supervisors

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Join us on March 18 to learn about Communication, Coaching and Conflict Management in our Leadership Skills for Supervisors workshop series. Supervisors affect the productivity of their employees and must be able to effectively lead teams.

Participants will learn ways to prioritize, plan, and manage time, identify their primary leadership styles, develop flexibility, learn to use other leadership styles, and different ways to turn conflict into a force for creative, well-rounded solutions. Participants will also learn different ways to meet the needs of employees through communication and coaching.

Course Outline

  • Pre-assignment review
  • What’s your type? How about mine?
  • Understanding leadership
  • Managing your time and your energy
  • The commitment curve
  • Employee development models
  • Dealing with conflict and difficult issues
  • What successful leaders do

About the Facilitator

Dr. Maria Vida G. Caparas holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D., Summa Cum Laude, in Psychology. She is an Accredited Trainer of the Philippine Government with invaluable experiences in Organizational Development as a Human Resource, Training and OD practitioner. She authored three books on Psychology/HR Management and was a Trainer Delegate of DFA-Foreign Service Institute in Italy and Singapore in 1999-2000. Dr. Caparas is a recipient of various national awards and also a professor in prestigious universities.

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