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MSG, OSEC strengthen organizational culture The Department of Trade and Industry-Management Services Group (DTI-MSG) and Office of the Secretary (OSEC) conducted a teambuilding activity after its 1st Quarter Management Committee (ManCom) meeting to strengthen and promote its organizational culture on 21 April 2014 at the Board of Investments (BOI) Penthouse, Makati City. Led by MSG Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado, the event was participated in by the directors, division chiefs, and staff from MSG and OSEC. The session aimed to establish the practice of organizational culture in DTI, encourage the participants to take ownership of what they do, and initiate and promote volunteerism in the workplace where they are ready to take responsibility in their commitment as department leaders.
Management Services Group (MSG) Undersecretary Nora K. Terrado looks intently at the participants as they do one of the organizational culture activities during the MSG-OSEC Teambuilding recently at the Board of Investments (BOI) Penthouse. Do you have an inspiring story to share with the DTI family? Is there a DTI staff or experience you want to brag about? Please tell us by e-mail to publications@dti.gov.ph.
No. 18 â–Ş 29 April 2014
The event also hoped to foster and strengthen the bond and relationship among the leaders and employees of the MSG and OSEC, promoting a harmonious working environment between the two groups and with the other groups as well. Genesis1 Training Services Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alfred Hans T. Yap facilitated the session using Structured Learning Exercises (SLEs), a method designed to encourage the participants to reflect, focus, express ideas and insights, and become engaged throughout the learning process in an effective and enjoyable manner. Defined as the values and behavior in an organization where it contributes to the social and psychological environment in a workplace, organizational culture is based on the organization's expectations, experiences, philosophy, and values that influence the productivity and performance of the employees and the organization as a whole.
Participants are grouped into two teams as part of the activities that included planning and strategizing, which helped them work effectively and efficiently.
Activities emphasizing the importance of proper feedback, strategy, communication and coordination transpired during the three-hour session. According to Yap, the intention was to make the participants more efficient and effective by giving them better results in accomplishing desired outcome. #