Giving Back to Nature

The Gear Up Team has been receiving a lot of blessings for the past years and such is our gratitude that we want to share our blessings. Apart from our community services last December 2010, we decided that this time we give back to the environment.

A partnership with Toyota, Outdoorsmans' Hub, RISK, Circle of Friends, the local government of Guadalupe, DENR, and several other mountaineering clubs made the Tree Planting and River Clean-Up last September 18, 2011 possible. This was done throughout the Kahugan Trail to Mt. Babag. The activity ended with a free time to swim at the cool waters of Napo Falls.

Gear Up believes that taking care of the environment is important and that we must all do what we can to ensure that it is protected.

Our Gear Up ladies pose at the start of the activity.

Distribution of seedlings.

The entire group poses before taking the trail.

Toyota Team as excited as the rest of the mountaineers.

Kahugan Trail going to Mt. Babag.

"Magtanim ay di biro," so the saying goes.

Group picture at the site of the river clean-up.

Final destination: Napo Falls.

SOCOR Construction Invites Gear Up in Tacloban

Last year, we conducted a teambuilding program in Ormoc, Leyte. This year, we go back to this beautiful island and this time in Tacloban. SOCOR Construction group, an ISO 9001:2008 company with branches all over the Philippines, gave us the task of running a teambuilding for their Leyte and Samar branches.

We were greeted by a group of very energetic and super accommodating employees of SOCOR. They made us feel like welcomed guests. And in return, we did our best to treat them like how clients should be treated: as KINGS. This one-day teambuilding activity was conducted last September 9, 2011. Despite a very hot and sunny weather in the morning and the heavy rain in the afternoon, the determination of the participants was never swayed. A fellowship night out capped the day's event.

Participants get down on the ground to accomplish the goal .

A group discussion follows where the participants share
their insights from the activity.

An activity requiring the participants to jump as far and
as quick as they can.

Teams were ever-ready to get themselves wet.

One of the energizers for the day where the participants
all had a very great time.

Teams competing for the treasures.

One of the teams hyped up after completing our
Mission Impossible activity.

Going through a seemingly impossible task of finishing the maze. 

Another team poses after Mission Impossible.

Do you still need to ask which team had the most fun in this
leg of the competition?

The Yellow Tigers. Roar!

One final activity to integrate everything.

One of the teams in their jump shot!

The Gear Up team together with Engr. Juanito Lapuz, SOCOR's Branch Manager, distributing the certificates and prizes. 

One final pose before calling it a day.

Fellowship night out at an eat-all-you-can buffet. Defninitely,
a meal to reward everyone after a day of learning and fun.

The SOCOR gentlemen during the dinner buffet.

The SOCOR Contstruction group bonding together.

The Gear Up team relaxing after a day of hard work.

Cheers to SOCOR! 

A pose before ending the night. 

Multi-Program Partnership with MCWD

After a successful run of the Assertiveness Training for MCWD employees last month, MCWD decides to continue the partnership with three more programs: Conflict Management Seminar, Effective Technical Writing, and a Teambuilding.

Twenty-two organizational leaders from the different departments of MCWD convened in their spacious training room last August 12, 2011 to attend the Conflict Management Seminar. Participants were introduced to the nature of conflict, conflict management styles, negotiation, and third-party conflict resolution. This session was replete with exercises, case studies, and skill-building.

On the other hand, the Effective Technical Writing Workshop was conducted last August 16. This was well-attended by 25 employees mostly from their Engineering department. Grammar review and effective writing techniques were the integral focus of this seminar. Several application sessions were incorporated to ensure the lessons were understood and properly applied.

A Teambuilding for their Engineering team was held last August 20, 2011 at the Family Park. The all-male group composed of participants from a wide age range proved that age really does not matter when it comes to teamwork. A very heavy downpour of rain in the afternoon did not even douse their eagerness to participate in the structured learning activities.

Conflict Management Seminar. The facilitator giving instructions
for an experiential exercise on how to manage conflict effectively.

Participants having fun while learning conflict management.

Structured exercises devised to let the participants practice
what they just learned from the training.

Effective Technical Writing: Participants stirred up
during an icebreaker.

Participants listening intently during the lecture portion.

Here, participants get their hands on actual technical writing.

The group poses with their certificates.

A very lively teambuilding indeed!

One of the groups determined to come up with
a very good output.

An activity on sensitivity.

A race to the finish line!

Our most physically-challenging activity.

Here, a Gear Up facilitator engages the participants in an
active discussion to draw out their insights from the activities.

Wacky pose with the MCWD Team.

MCWD Supervisors' Assertiveness Training

Just like last year, August is a busy month for Gear Up as MCWD handpicked us to conduct four training programs for them namely, Assertiveness Training, Effective Technical Writing, Conflict Management, and Teambuilding.

This partnership commenced last July 28 with the Assertiveness Training: A Supervisory Development Course for its 21 organizational leaders. "It was a great experience having the chance to facilitate a very interactive and smart group," our main facilitator shared. The program culminated with case studies and role plays on assertion which served as an avenue for them to apply all that they have learned on that day.

Group 4 brainstorming during one of the workshops.

Group 2 preparing their draft for the presentation.

Group 2 presenting their group output.

MCWD supervisors learn the skill of assertive delegation
through a  video.

Group 1 discussing their case study.

Group 4 deciding on the best way for them to assert
their leadership in the case study assigned to them.

The group's best actor and best supporting actor.

A final pose before calling it a fruitful day.

We'll keep you updated with the other MCWD programs as they are run. Stay tuned!