Center for Global Best Practices

You are a startup success. Fine! But if you want to achieve your bigger ambitions and sustain the continued growth of your family business, you need to professionalize it the RIGHT way. According to Dr. Eric Flamholtz, author of the book on family businesses, Growing Pains, businesses go through stages of development: new venture, expansion and growth stage, then comes professionalization. The new venture and expansion stages constitute the entrepreneurial phase of an organizational development. It is during this phase that the need to make the transition from entrepreneurship to a professionally-managed, entrepreneurially-oriented organization begins to occur. Those family businesses who were able to transition successfully experience a more rewarding and fulfilling journey in growing their businesses. However, to most families, this becomes a challenge. To address the clamor of founders, family members of second, third, and fourth generation, business owners, entrepren...

In the advent of globalization and Free Trade Agreements where tariff barriers were lowered if not removed in international trade, importation of goods can be your new source of business and income! Take advantage of this rare opportunity to enter the Philippine Market. To teach you the secrets of importers, the Center for Global Best Practices will host a pioneering program entitled,  “ Best Practices Guide on How to Import Goods to the Philippines ”  scheduled on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This special training will provide you a comprehensive step-by-step guide on the whole importation process in the Philippines –  from applying for an import license to ensuring the safety and security of the delivery and arrival of your goods . This lecture will also arm you with the right knowledge and fresh insights to save you millions in costs, time, effort and even preventable mistakes committed by many importers....

To help first-time managers, tenured managers, supervisors, and successors of business owners hone their managerial and leadership skills, the Center for Global Best Practices will launch a special training entitled,  Manager Effectiveness Program  to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, February 13 & 14, 2019 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. This two-day training program is specially crafted to provide first-time managers the right skills, mindset and attitude to be more successful and productive as they take on a bigger role in the organization. It will showcase practical examples and a compilation of best practices on what works for first-time managers in a Philippine setting and beyond. This blended type of learning tackles issues from leadership, developing one’s team, goal setting, supervision, task delegation, coaching and providing performance feedback, time management, conflict resolution and many more. Attendees will also gain valua...

Projects are the cutting edge of development. For both government and business organizations, a project entails an investment of financial resources that are expected to create additional resources and produce benefits or returns over an extended period. For this reason, organizations need a thorough deliberation and assessment of any projects that can bring more value to them. To help management achieve its full potential on project investments, the Center for Global Best Practices (CGBP) will host a pioneering program entitled, Best Practices in Project Feasibility Study and Analysis on Thursday and Friday, December 13 & 14, 2018 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City, Philippines. Learn how to score winning projects by conducting feasibility study and carefully assessing its results – whether it is investment-worthy or not. This two-day training is designed to fully equip participants with the global standards in determining the feasibility of a project in various ...