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Leadership Development More notable topics that resonated strongly with employees have also been tackled, including SPi Global’s
Celebrating Growth values I AM MORE, with sessions on each value spread across global sites: “Integrity,” Yunior Esquivel,

Nicaragua; “Accountability,” Gao Tong, China; “Meritocracy,” Nguyen Duy Ninh, Vietnam; “Malasakit,” Yulisa
Hernandez, Nicaragua; and “Respect,” Lee Thi Thang, Vietnam.
By Kirby Ramos, Copyediting Books, Dumaguete

More than rebranding, University NEXT commits to offer top-of-the-line professional leadership and develop
programs to all employees worldwide.
It’s been said that there are three constants in
this world: death, taxes, and change. Indeed,
change is neither good nor bad; it is inevitable.
With change comes growth, an integral aspect
of life that transforms and molds us into our
best versions. As masters of our own fate, we
create our own definition of growth by acknowledging that the many facets of change encompass all our
significant experiences. These could very well be milestones we celebrate - from graduating from college

to transcending in our careers, or even overcoming breakups and stumbling through life’s every hurdle.

SPi Global has endeavored to integrate one-of-a-kind learning programs that cater to those with a deep thirst
and yearning for personal growth - people who step up to the plate to embrace the charge of change. With
first-hand experience as a Bronze medal graduate, I can say that the leadership program in SPi Global gave
me the “altitude is attitude” mindset. Approaching every decision in life with utmost optimism sparked huge
changes in me; strengthened my empathy, respect, and love for others; invigorated my enthusiasm and dedi-

cation for work; provided intellectual and practical tactics for future endeavors; and instilled contentment and
gratefulness towards life in general.

This 2019, every employee’s expectations towards holistic development and career growth have been
catapulted to even greater heights. Celebrating growth through University NEXT, SPi Global promises to help
boost individuals towards reaching their career and personal aspirations. As the new framework for learning in
SPi Global, University Next, led by Noli Galgana, AVP for Learning and Development, is set to tap the leadership

potentials in employees by cultivating new skills, recalibrating their mindset into adopting a more global and
wide scale perspective, and honing their potentials to ultimately transform them into future technology leaders.
With its impeccable strategies on imparting leadership ideals to its students, University NEXT has “established
The launch of the new learning framework was done through a massive focused centers that will cater to the different skills and competencies for career advancements in the
global roll-out of VIA Talks, one of University Next’s programs under technology field.” Aside from VIA Talks, the global launch also featured a series of near-simultaneous events
Sandbox, which is the Center for Innovation and Practice. True enough, across all locations, packed with floor activities to signal a major shift in the culture of SPi Global -- fresh, global,
this is one of the most sought-after events in SPi Global. Intellectually fun. According to Kathleen Pua, Talent Management Partner, “University Next champions the horizontal and

stimulating and thought-provoking, an array of topics with countless vertical growth of our employees.” Max Depree said, “We cannot become what we want by remaining what we
speakers delight and enlighten audiences across the enterprise. With 56 are.” Growth is an essential part of our being. It is a driving force that propels us to constantly be at the top of
VIA Talks conducted for the first half of the year, with 20, 12, 24 for the Philippines, India, and other our game.
countries, the program design truly holds a lot of promise - able to reach out to a massive audience, with
Now what makes SPi Global DIFFERENT? In totality, SPI Global aims to promulgate further education through
speakers shedding light on themes that hit right at home. Talks like “Accepting Change,” by Robinson Copland,
growth-driven initiatives, coupled with dynamism and passion, fostering the transformative growth of employ-
and “Continuous Learning” by Todd Marquis Boutin were conducted in the USA, for example.
ees, which paves the way to life-changing breakthroughs.