The 49th PMAP Annual Conference: PEOPLE’S REVOLUTION or REVOLUTIONIZE PEOPLE?

At the presscon of  People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) today, at Sofitel Manila, PMAP Vice president Evelyn Grace Sorongon said that with the a lot of  happenings in the world today, change of paradigm and mindset is inevitable.

Press Release

     Last year, the Arab Spring produced a wave of revolutions.  It toppled dictators and changed the leaders of nations.  But does a change in leaders also produce a change in leadership?

      Not necessarily. 

    As our own history has taught us, People Power Revolutions only change the leaders.  But a change in leadership – the way our leaders lead – does not always follow.  The past quarter-century has been a slow process of changing our culture of leadership despite the many times we try to change our leaders. 

     Although these revolutions refer to the world of politics, the same slow process of changing the way we lead can also be seen in the world of businesses and organizations.  This is the space that PMAP can fill this year.

   The 2012 PMAP Annual Conference theme, “REVOLUTIONIZING PEOPLE MANAGEMENT”, symbolizes the new mandate:  Change the way we lead our people. 

     To revolutionize is to change the leadership, without having to resort to changing the leaders.   

The time has come to make a bold choice:   Will we risk a revolution by our people?  Or will we choose to revolutionize the way we lead our people?

     Now on its 49th year, the Annual Conference of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) will be held on September 12 to 14, 2012 at the Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City.  With the theme, REVOLUTIONIZING PEOPLE MANAGEMENT! GREAT MINDS, BOLD CHANGES, UNPARALLELED RESULTS, this year’s Conference reflects the wave of revolutions on the political front and how businesses and organizations share the same challenge of not only changing our leaders but also changing the way we lead people. As people managers, we say that a change OF men is no longer enough. What we need is a change IN men!

     The first two days of the Conference will feature plenary sessions with CEO’s and thought leaders who will tackle the changing business environment and discuss the strategic role of HR in leading and executing HR programs to transform and support business goals. The focus areas of these sessions are; “Deepening Leadership Bench”, “Driving Innovation”, and “Accelerating Talent Development”.

       The third day of the Conference will feature breakout sessions and workshops with topics on Talent Acquisition; Organizational Change, People Productivity and People Engagement.  There will also be a SITE BEST PRACTICE TOUR that will showcase best practices of four companies based in Cebu City.  Delegates will also be able to actively participate in creating and managing their own agenda around the central theme of the Conference through OPEN SPACE TECHNOLOGY.

   For registration and other inquiries, please call PMAP at tel. no. 726-1532 or email pmap@pmap.org.ph. You can also visit www.pmap.org.ph and follow their Facebook fanpage at https://www.facebook.com/PMAP1956 for updates for upcoming events and other activities.