Prime the pump
June 3, 2025
Not every lesson from the pandemic stuck. While many organisations around the world have evolved to embrace hybrid work, here in the Caribbean, some c...
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May 27, 2025
Over the years, I have had the privilege of working with countless leaders. Some came into the role with great vision and energy, others were seasoned...
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May 13, 2025
YOU KNOW,THE workplace keeps changing, but too many leaders are still stuck in old ways of managing, clinging to control and treating people like cogs...
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May 6, 2025
Change is no longer a detour, it is the highway. Whether it is an unforeseen economic shake-up, the relentless surge of AI, or a global crisis that re...
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April 8, 2025
There isn’t anyone who has navigated the professional world without setbacks. Setbacks can be as daunting as they are inevitable. Careers are rarely l...
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March 25, 2025
Being forced to resign from a position, especially after years of service can be a distressing and frustrating experience, particularly if you later r...
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March 18, 2025
In today’s competitive job market, employees sometimes face undue pressure from employers to resign. Whether due to workplace politics, cost-cutting m...
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March 4, 2025
In any work environment, professional relationships are critical in fostering a productive and positive environment. However, when personal relationsh...
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February 25, 2025
“Imagine Mr. Jones and Mrs. John had a quarrel at work that escalated into a scuffle. Both Mr. Jones and Mrs. John are senior to me. The incident happ...
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February 18, 2025
Hiring and promotion decisions are among the most critical choices an organization makes. Selecting the right individuals for key roles impacts produc...
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February 11, 2025
In today’s work world, there is one thing that stays true, top performers do not leave their jobs; they leave behind cultures that no longer appreciat...
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February 4, 2025
Life is unpredictable, and sometimes, it throws unexpected challenges our way that can leave us disoriented and defeated. Whether it is a sudden job l...
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January 28, 2025
In an increasingly interconnected world, where markets are saturated and competition is fierce, businesses must leverage every tool at their disposal ...
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January 21, 2025
IN TODAY’S FAST-PACED WORLD, it can be easy to forget the simple yet profound impact of kindness. Frontline workers, the individuals we encounter dail...
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January 14, 2025
It is inconceivable the volume of sentiments that susceptible followers share about the unethical things that they are instructed to do by leaders. Ma...
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January 7, 2025
As you stand at the crease of 2025, one thing is absolutely certain, no one knows what the future holds and even the person with the most thought out ...
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December 24, 2024
Saying ‘thank you’ has the potential to be a company’s most profitable tool. Have yourself a merry Christmas. As we wind down on 2024, I pause to say ...
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December 10, 2024
I once had a colleague whose watch words were “Work by order, get pay straight.” He was someone with influence in the organisation who I bounced my th...
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December 3, 2024
Every organization should have a set of moral principles, values and standards of conduct to guide its operations. These principles are referred to as...
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November 26, 2024
Every organisation must have a system of rules, practices and processes which direct and control its operations. This is referred to as corporate gove...
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November 19, 2024
Security Officers/Guards (male or female) have the same rights and privileges under the Wages Regulation (Security Officers/Guards) Order 2024 as othe...
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November 12, 2024
Welcome back to our series on the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Protection of Employment Act, 2003, and the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Statut...
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November 5, 2024
Over the past few weeks we were looking at the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Protection of Employment Act, 2003. Today we shift to the Wages Regula...
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October 15, 2024
“Don’t expect to have a job waiting for you if you go complaining to the Labour Department.” I am still dreaming of the day when all employers will tr...
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October 8, 2024
“No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man’s permission when we ask him to obey it.” Theodore Roosevelt. Long ago there we...
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October 1, 2024
“In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.” – Immanuel Kant. Welcome back to...
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September 24, 2024
No man is above the law, and no man is below it; nor do we ask any man’s permission when we require him to obey it. - President Theodore Roosevelt. We...
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September 17, 2024
This quote by Plato got a smirk out of me “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the l...
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September 10, 2024
“Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.” – Thomas Jeffers...
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September 3, 2024
Last week, we established that, transformational leaders have the ability to inspire positive changes in individuals and organizations. That Transform...
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August 27, 2024
A MANAGER ONCE said to me, I know what ‘they’ want for them to perform better and be engaged. They want more money and I don’t have more money to give...
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August 20, 2024
SOMETIME around the 1980s, scholars began exploring the emotional and symbolic aspects of leadership. Studies sought to understand how followers (empl...
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August 13, 2024
THERE ARETHREE TYPES of approaches by which leadership could be examined – One-Dimensional: Approaches that focus on traits and characteristics that m...
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August 6, 2024
WHEN CONSIDERING what a healthy relationship looks like, there are several characteristics that come to mind. The presence of effective communication,...
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July 23, 2024
IMAGINE YOU have a breadfruit tree that gives you shade and every day a neighbour passes by and gives the tree one chop with his cutlass. Every day yo...
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July 16, 2024
WHILE THERE IS no perfect organisation, there are some organisations that are more tolerant of dysfunctional employees than others. There are several ...
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June 25, 2024
Priming the pump is about putting something in to get something out. There is no escaping investing in employees if managers want to enjoy greater pro...
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June 18, 2024
Recently, someone asked my advice on how to deal with an issue in their organization. It involved a supervisor who, under the guise of ‘concern for he...
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June 11, 2024
We have all heard the saying ‘Employees are the most valuable asset to an organisation.” Anne M. Mulcahy is quoted as saying “Employees are a company’...
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June 4, 2024
What a difference it will make in the world if we learn to utilise the skills and expertise of former enemies instead of entrusting positions and resp...
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May 28, 2024
Over the past week, I closed one chapter in my professional career as I transitioned from one company and an incredible team and prepare to enter anot...
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May 14, 2024
RECENTLY I have come across a statistic on VANTAGECIRCLE that claims that 52% of employees perform their task without enthusiasm or care for their wor...
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May 7, 2024
A few weeks ago, as I contemplated announcing a big career change, I began to experience feelings of anxiety. Secretly I tried to decipher those feeli...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...
