(from DSWD RXI Press Release)
𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥:
𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝘼𝙙𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙑𝙐𝘾𝘼-𝙀𝙧𝙖 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚
“It’s not the NEW NORMAL anymore; it’s the NEXT NORMAL,” highlighted by the renowned resource person, Mr. Alwyne Jan “AJ” C. Perez, a master practitioner of Meta-NLP and certified meta-coach at the International Society of Neuro-Semantics (ISNS), during his 2-day workshop-seminar with the DSWD Field Office XI’s leaders and office heads. The activity, dubbed “Leading Change without Chaos: Transformational Leadership, Managing People, and Adapting to VUCA-era Workplace,” meant to address the profound shifts in the workplace and leadership dynamics catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly with the DSWD Field Office XI.
Realizing the impact of the pandemic, DSWD XI was never the same. By acknowledging this era, called the “NEXT NORMAL” by studies and experts, discussion on how to adapt to VUCA became more valuable and relevant amongst the public servants of the said office. The intervention emphasizes the imperative of learning from the different crises the office experiences to ensure organizational resilience and success in the years ahead.
VUCA, which stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity, is not new in the world of any organization. Still, it has been true through and through in every organization’s evolving journey in serving and achieving its goals, and DSWD Field Office XI is not an exemption. Hence, this leadership training is crucial and relevant to the DSWD XI offices’ heads and leaders.
With this, simplified models or frameworks were introduced by Mr. Perez to the DSWD XI leaders in which each crisis in VUCA will be addressed into specific actions. An example of this was Volatility which can be countered through creating a Vision, processing communication, enforcing beliefs, and enhancing focus to achieving the said vision.
The fruitful activity also discussed the Law of Leadership, Factors of Leadership, and the techniques of attaining and achieving goals. These topics were realized valuable to every participant as it has also been the struggle of every leader. Everyone’s attention was focused on every strategy and technique introduced and explained.
The workshop served as a reminder that while the road ahead may be challenging, it is also ripe with opportunity. By embracing change and cultivating a mindset of adaptability, the leaders of DSWD XI are poised to lead their organization to new heights of success in the years to come.
Being a leader isn’t easy, but with the right tools and a little bit of know-how, anything is possible. These DSWD XI heads, led by Regional Director, Atty. Vanessa B. Goc-ong, along with the entire regional management committee, had been equipped with ideas, techniques, and knowledge and even reminded of the crucial steps in becoming the leader who influences, inspires, and delivers, which are all important in serving the poor, vulnerable, and disadvantaged clienteles.
𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒂 𝑩𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒔!
