Update: I understand that most people and companies are on planning mode, I hope the info below can be of great help.
- Sonnie
This early, the palace released 2010 Philippine National Holidays thru Proclamation 1841. Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said
the early proclamation would benefit businessmen, who were conscious about the impact of holidays on workers’ productivity, and students.
Regular holidays in 2010 are
- New Year’s Day (January 1)
- Maundy Thursday (April 1)
- Good Friday (April 2)
- Araw ng Kagitingan (April 9)
- Labor Day (May 1)
- Independence Day (June 14, Monday nearest June 12)
- National Heroes Day (August 30, last Monday of August)
- Bonifacio Day (November 29, Monday nearest November 30)
- Christmas Day (December 25, Saturday)
- Rizal Day (December 27, Monday nearest December 30).
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Have you experienced wasting precious time looking for something? You know it’s there somewhere, you just can’t remember where exactly you have filed or kept it.
An organized home or workplace is key to productivity. Allow me to share a Japanese method of keeping their work area organized and tidy, 5S.
In a nutshell, 5S stands for 5 Japanese words as follows:
- Seiri (??): Sorting. Refers to the practice of going through everything in the work area and keeping “only” the most important and essential items. The rest are either stored or discarded. This leads to fewer hazards and less clutter to interfere with productive work.
- Seiton (??): Simplifying. Focuses on the need for an orderly workplace. “Orderly” in this sense means arranging the files, fixtures, equipment and tools in an order that minimizes time wastage and promotes orderly work flow. This attempts to eliminate extra motion.
- Seis? (??): Sweeping, Systematic Cleaning, or Shining. Indicates the need to keep the workplace clean as well as neat.
- Seiketsu (??): Standardizing. This refers to standardized work process and practices.
- Shitsuke (?): Sustaining. The first 4S will go to waste if the effort will not be sustained.
Sounds simple but the whole process needs determination and will power. Read the rest of this entry »
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