Leadership fatigue is one of the risks that high-achievers like leaders may want to keep an eye out for. Despite having a determined mindset, leading and managing people is still hard work. After all, employees have different personalities, growing and maintaining a business is challenging, and anyone called upon to regularly make tough decisions is bound to feel the strain and experience fatigue.

What’s happening? Did I just not want this as much as I thought? Am I that busy with my time, or did I not manage it well enough? Was this year just another fluke

The following report comprises some key items from a survey conducted by Positive Workplace last July 2022 to better understand the wellbeing of Filipino employees and the different barriers to their wellbeing in different aspects of life. Through the following report, Positive Workplaces hopes to highlight key challenges currently faced by the Filipino workforce, to hopefully challenge both employees and organizations to create cultures that enhance the wellbeing of the Filipino workforce.

In my almost two decades of work experience, I've not filed for a leave longer than three-consecutive days. I always felt bad about the work that I will leave, or who will be shouldering them while I am away. Even with those three vacation leaves (VLs), I felt guilty because I thought it was too long to be away from work….

When was the last time you celebrated a small win of yours? Were you able to feel all those positive emotions while keeping track of your daily accomplishments or are you someone who feels like you’re not making any significant progress? Well, don’t worry, you are not alone! I also experience these emotions from time to time, especially when almost everyone around me was making visible progress towards their goals.

Admittedly, the first time I heard of Strategic Planning was during my Positive Workplaces Internship. Being part of many student and youth organizations, I’ve heard of strategy, we plan for our events, we claim that our plans are guided by strategies, but I’ve never heard anyone utter the term “Strategic Planning” until then.

We have been shaped to believe in the illusion that women in our societies are not capable of leading in general, and are made to be subordinates to their male counterparts. This is primarily because women tend to have more nurturing qualities than men which makes them more fit for the “supporting roles” in life. Moreover because of these qualities, societies have distinguished women to have more domestic roles compared to male counterparts as these characteristics are much more prevalent and needed in the household. Because of these things that have been attributed in our minds, we tend to have hesitations and biases when women become leaders. However, this should not be the case since women are also as capable as their counterparts in different matters, especially in leadership. In terms of breaking the misconceptions and bias against women leadership, we must learn the reasons why women should lead, what they can offer in leadership, and how women can change the future of leadership.