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Accountability
Juvial Tulabing David
Customer Service – Journals: Customer Service Representative
Juvial shows us the true meaning of “you don’t need a title
to be a leader”. He acts as TL when the Team Leader is not
around. “I have special tasks that I need to do aside from my
regular daily work. I assign/allocate tasks to my colleagues.
I can feel their support and cooperation although I am not
their TL. I help my colleagues and work with them to ensure
we meet customer expectations.” He said he is a religious
person and his faith in God influences him a lot on how he
Integrity values his work. He believes that recognition can mean a lot
Rianne Bu Ragay Rocamora to people. “Recognize people’s achievements and value
Education – OhLinger: Team Leader employee’s contribution in the company”.
Rianne is a perfect example that indeed Malasakit
anybody can be a hero. Even with just a Cypres Mae Aranas Hernandez
tenure of 2 years in SPi, she was nominated Education – Pearson: Team Leader
to be one of the values heroes. According to
her she is empowered to do the things she Cypres loves problem solving. She likes to take on challenges
does in the workplace. Integrity is really part and she loves what she’s doing for the company. Malasakit
of her system even before when she was for her is to be able to take action and help solve problems.
still a specialist. “I was assigned to a very big “Teach them by doing. Words are not enough. You can show
project. I did my best. I pursued excellence. people your belief system. Teach them through open
I know I’m doing it for the company. I look communication, mentoring, multiply what I know and what
for tasks to do because every minute in the I believe”. Even when she was still a specialist and new to the
workplace counts.” As a Team Leader, she company, she already did her best to contribute. “Given the
integrates the core values in her coaching background of our team, everyone needs to help each other.
sessions with her team members. As per I did what I can do to help. I accepted it as a challenge. I took
Rianne “I want every employee to feel that the initiative to solve the problem.”
they are part of a significant process.”
Respect
Meritocracy Lhorney Joy Cadavid Amper
Christine Jessa Medina Coloso CIS - Lexis Nexis Content Ops: Team Leader
Customer Service - Author Royalties
Support: Team Leader LJ is thankful that people believe on the things she does.
According to her, there is a big difference between respect
Christine is a believer of coaching and and tolerance and that she is always firm when it comes to
she always make sure that she recognizes correcting the mistakes of her team. Because she was a
team members who are doing well. Accord- working student, independent and away from her parents,
ing to her, the way her parents raised her she learned to respect differences in people and adjust to
has a lot of influence on how she is right various personalities. Respect for her is very important. “As
now. Her parents were disciplinarian and so a TL, you need to get to know your team members. Discover
is she as a Team Leader. When asked about their attitude towards work so that you can adjust and you
what will make people stay, she said “it’s will know how to help them better.” When asked about how
not only salary that will make people stay, she would usually respond to complaints from her team
it’s the positive working environment in the members she said, “be thankful that we are employed and
office, the different activities that you can we have work instead of complaining on so many things.
attend and of course the passion you have Other people are longing to have a job.”
for the work you do.”

