Philippine Society of Training Development

The City of Marikina has been gracious hosts for lots of important events, this time the shoe capital of the country hosted the Philippine Society for Training Development. The event is actually a gathering of trainers from different industries. Here they get to listen to the who's who in training and get to hear what they have to share.

When I arrived I still got the chance to hear Jim Lafferty who is the President of Procter and Gamble PHilippines. I remember him saying that one of the most important things in the company is the need for training. He said if you don't train your people you lose a lot. He is actually correct, specially now that a lot of companies have slashed training from their budgets. It is important because it helps you do your job correctly. One last thing I remember is that he said that if the head of the company doesnt grant your training needs then he should resign from his post. I agree to that, personal growth is very important in a company.

During the break out sessions I came across a good topic which is "Coaching and Counselling in the work place!" Mike Joseph, President of his own Company Performex Inc. is a high profile training firm and Mike specializes in coaching, counselling, mentoring and lots of other stuff. Most of the stuff he shared were mostly general points since he was just tasked to talk for one hour and in that time you cannot fully grasp topics that are that complex. One important thing he shared was his story about a group of people selling fish. Its something you do everyday that has become so common that the routine becomes boring. Along came his saying that "Its not what they do, but how they do it!" Attitude that radically changed their outputs. Mr. Joseph is funny, innovative and full of wisdom, sadly he just got one hour to share his knowledge.

Mr. Sreeni Srivas of ECCI followed suit after the beak out session. ECCI is a leading training and business consulting firm that provides a pragmatic yet dynamic solution to orgainizations in Asia. Their mission is to help companies achieve their performance excellence by making them unleash their full potentials. I honestly did not understand a thing that Mr. Sreeni said because his Indian accent bothered me. I just waited for the next speaker to start.

All in all it was a fruitful day for me I just hoped that I got to hear the other topics more. Hopefully if they get us again as sponsors next year I can attend the full three days. COngratulations to the organizers of the 35th PSTD National Convention.