Level 01
Think clearly
Strengthen critical thinking, attention and sound judgment when information is abundant.
Level Up Leadership · next season
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Next season · dates to be announced · Onsite in Makati · Online via Zoom · Five connected practices
- 11 years running Level Up Leadership events
- 50–80 participants per onsite run
- About 150 per online class during lockdown
- TOFIL awardee
- Philippine Star “Business Matters” columnist
- 31 books by Francis Kong
Keep learning · UpNext
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For companies
Bring Francis Kong to your company.
Keynotes, in-house leadership programmes and corporate seminars for your people, led by Francis Kong. Tell us about your team and our sales team will reply with options.
- Keynote for a company event or offsite
- In-house leadership programme for managers and teams
- Corporate seminar, onsite or online
Writing
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Financial Resilience
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They Are Just Like Us
I’ve often wondered why the rich live so lavishly. Their lives, thoughts, and even their business challenges must be different from most people like me. But then I read an article that made me see things differently. The writer is a private banker for the wealthy, and what she has discovered sheds
One day. Five connected practices.
Five parts of your personal excellence operating system.
Level 02
Lead yourself
Build emotional intelligence and steadiness before pressure decides for you.
Level 03
Lead others
Communicate across generations with clarity, trust, accountability and respect.
Level 04
Choose well
Navigate ambiguity with values, practical wisdom and both-and thinking.
Level 05
Keep learning
Turn disruption into resourceful action, reflection and resilient growth.
Why Level Up
Information is abundant. The edge now belongs to people who can think clearly, use technology wisely, lead themselves under pressure, communicate across generations, and make values-driven decisions.
Your facilitator
Francis Kong
He is an author, a broadcaster and a business leader who still runs one. That is the difference people notice: the material is not theory collected from books, it is what he has had to do himself, said plainly enough to use on Monday.
An author, a broadcaster and a business leader who still runs one. For 11 years he has led Level Up Leadership events, onsite and online.
What you carry back to work
Built to be used tomorrow.
The day is designed around practical ways to think, talk and choose—not just ideas that sound good inside the room.
Decision filters
Separate what is urgent from what is important, test assumptions, and choose what is true, wise, ethical and worth doing.
Conversation tools
Create clarity, trust, accountability and support across roles, ages and working styles.
Reframing and action
Interpret uncertainty, combine AI with human judgment, and turn reflection into a concrete next step.
In their words
What people carry back.
From the Success Options Wall of Love
“The seminar was very inspiring. Sir Francis Kong is not just a great speaker he is a good role model for those who is aspiring for becoming a leader of an organization.”
“Thank you Sir Francis for sharing the bigger picture of leadership. It develops our management skills and learned that doing business is helping others. More power and God bless po sa whole team.”
“Always learning a lot from Sir Francis Kong: his words of wisdom and practical tips arr very timely. Highly recommended not only for leaders but to anyone who want to level up as an individual.”
“What I like most of the seminar is the comparison of the different generations on how leadership was being executed.”
“I would definitely recommend this seminar to my colleagues. What I love about it is that though it was an online seminar, I had a lot of key takeaways that are realistic and timely in this age.”
“I learned a lot on the workshop. It helped me improve my leadership and planning skills to be able to grow the business and to be able to help my employees how to improve their decision making skills. Thanks a lot Sir Francis”
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Past events
See the room before you’re in it.
Same-day edits and photos from past Level Up days, onsite in Makati and online.
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Questions
Before you book.
Who is it for?
Professionals at any stage: individual contributors, managers, entrepreneurs, business owners, team leaders and people preparing for greater responsibility.
Where and how will it run?
Confirmed event details will appear here when tickets open.
Will there be group or company options?
Rates and packages are still being finalized. Group, corporate, alumni and partnership inquiries are welcome in the meantime.
Do you issue official receipts and BIR forms?
Yes. Every booking comes with an official receipt, and we provide BIR Form 2307 and other supporting documents your finance team may need. If your company has specific requirements, such as tax-exempt status, its own vendor forms or accreditation, just let us know when you book or reply to your confirmation email. Our finance team will work with you to get everything in order.
How do I pay?
The payment step lists the methods open for this event, such as bank transfer, QR Ph and PayPal. Your e-ticket with QR code arrives by email once payment is confirmed.