A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
Most leadership training programs fail in the Philippines.
When I first came here 10 years ago, I thought the answer was more skills transfer, more knowledge sharing, and more motivation. I was wrong. The more we worked with organizations, the clearer it became that the real issue runs deeper.
The biggest root cause is limiting beliefs around ownership and accountability. Until leaders and teams break free from this, performance will not change in a sustainable way.
At Kaizen Leadership Asia, we don’t deliver training sessions or motivational events. We help executives drive leadership behavior change that creates measurable and lasting results.
The outcomes:
Teams that take initiative instead of waiting for instructions
Leaders who scale their impact instead of chasing follow-through
Cultures built on real ownership, not compliance
If you would like to explore this further, drop me a message and I’ll be happy to send you a copy of one of my books that goes into these ideas in detail.
Mike Grogan
Co-founder & CEO, Kaizen Leadership Asia
"Workplace culture in Asia can traditionally be very hierarchical and task-oriented. So working with KLA was really effective in helping us break down these barriers and create a psychologically safe environment, where ideas are shared and people can freely ask for help."
Jason Little, CIO of Manulife
"I am extremely pleased with the exceptional quality of the workshops and coaching delivered by KLA. They have empowered our leaders to create a tangible positive impact within our business."
Vera Lorenzo, HR Head of Lufthansa
"Without hesitation, KLA was a big help to my team – they helped us create and sustain a new work culture of openness and accountability. I feel proud that other companies now visit us to see how we have applied these best practices we learned from KLA."
Fernando Poe, GM & President of Troycor Lighting Corporation
"It was unlike any other leadership program I've ever attended. It was customized for our team and challenged you to think and express yourself while inspiring you to learn from your colleagues. It has helped me to have greater self-awareness, particularly to be more attentive to the impact I have on others."
April Flores, Communication Manager
"Honestly, working with the KLA team has changed my mindset about leadership. Before, I thought that pushing people hard was the only way to get results. Now, I know that there are smarter ways to get the best out of my team that will create more effective and sustainable results."
Hamza Hamioud, Customer Service Manager
"KLA helped us experience a rapid culture change that enabled our local employees to take more pride and accountability for their work. The result was a huge improvement in our on-time delivery rates (from 35% to greater than 92%) and our right-first-time rates (from 67% to greater than 95%)."
Kees Bruinsma, CEO of Choose Your Shoes
"I have worked with KLA in the Philippines and Indonesia, and in both cases, I saw a significant shift in the proactiveness and ownership levels within our teams resulting in a measurable improvement in how we serve our customers."
Ryan Charland, CEO of Manulife
"The KLA team’s knowledge of lean management and sensitivity to local culture merged beautifully together to help kickstart the transformation in our operations. We saw a massive improvement in our team’s engagement and productivity levels. More importantly, we were able to sustain it after our contract with KLA expired."
Robert Hansen, Plant Manager of Eaton Corp.
"The tailor-fit program that KLA created for us has massively changed my staff. I was so impressed to see how these new leadership principles have been embedded into them and reflected in the way they work. It has unquestionably helped them become more confident and efficient."
Cristina Romagnoli, GM of Choose Your Shoes
“Our leadership team has seen significant benefits from going through KLA’s programs. The changes in mindset have had a measurable effect on the way our team communicates and works together.”
Rica Jankulovski, CEO of Remote Staff
"Mike and his team facilitated numerous workshops and trainings for the European Chamber, our members, and clients. I had the chance to participate in some of these sessions and was amazed about how KLA can bring even complex topics across in a simple easy and digestible way. The takeaway from his courses really helped me in improving myself."
Florian Gottein, Executive Director of EECP
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