Zalamea achieved a significant milestone this year by being granted an ISO 27001 certification for adhering to the standards of information security management. This is also consistent with this year’s rebranding efforts, as Zalamea’s digital online platform has been modified to Serbizyo HR Solutions. We asked our Chief Executive Officer, Raymund Benedict Zalamea, for his...Continue Reading

These past couple of years have been really quite overwhelming to some, if not, to many of us. As the world of late has indeed become a pendulum of uncertainties – from changes in workplace setups to juggling different tasks – employees have succumbed to exhaustion, eventually leading to burnout.  In a recent webinar hosted...Continue Reading

Most small businesses would agree that software subscriptions are just additional costs, contributing to leaner profit margins. However, while it may appear to be just “another expense,” the benefits of choosing the right software still outweigh the cost of saving time and better productivity.  We at Serbizyo have some suggested ways for you to automate...Continue Reading

As we progress more into the digitalization era, we can almost perform the majority of our daily transactions in the palm of our hands. Smartphones and other smart devices can now perform tasks ranging from personal online shopping to online banking. Who would have guessed that we’d get to the point where even personal banking...Continue Reading

With the continued rising number of vaccinated individuals, more businesses are glimmering at the notion of being back in the office. After more than two years of remote work and tackling several team and management issues along the way, the new work setup looks like a combination of office and home-based working. But the real...Continue Reading

Failure, as painful as it may seem, is a necessity. It is vital. In a world where filters and shortcuts have become a norm, society tends to overlook the journey towards success that includes hardships, tribulations, upsets, disappointments, and failures. We often hear the phrase  “failure is the key to success” but such is rarely...Continue Reading

It is said that January is named after Janus, the Roman of new beginnings and transitions, hence his depiction of having two faces – one looking forward, one looking back. The past year was indeed another challenging set of months, to say the least, for us in the workplace. Adjustments and transitions from work and...Continue Reading

Let’s face it, we have become rusty when it comes to engaging with our colleagues during the pandemic. The occasional lockdowns and remote work arrangements have allowed us – and at times forced us – to stay in our own cocoons without having to spread our “social butterfly wings” and connect with people the way...Continue Reading

“We’ve been in lockdown for so long I’m not sure if I still know how to talk to other people”, says one of my friends when we caught up with her a week ago when restaurants started to reopen to the public. As the outside world starts to reopen to society during the post-lockdown era,...Continue Reading

In this day and age, we often come across quotes, posts, and even memes about the differences between a boss and a leader. Even before the social media era, books and journals about leadership success have filled up spaces in bookshelves and magazine columns, cementing its status as the only subject in bookstores (probably next...Continue Reading