Ma. Regina 'Gina' M. Hechanova is associate professor at the Psychology department, of the Ateneo de Manila University and a Director at the Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development (Ateneo CORD). Gina has a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Central Michigan University and obtained her M.A. in Psychology and B.S. degrees from the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman. She has over 20 years of experience as an HR practitioner and consultant in organizations both in the Philippines and in the US. In 1996, she received the UP Chancellor's Award for Most Outstanding Faculty. In 2005, Gina was also named Outstanding Young Scientist in 2005 by the National Academy of Science and Technology. She is co- editor of the book The Way We Work: Research and Best Practices in Philippine Organizations which was a finalist at the 2006 National Book Awards.