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March 5, 2024
Who is that? This question is usually asked when a charismatic person enters a room. For a moment, conversations stop, everyone is distracted, if even...
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February 27, 2024
“Thomas Jefferson said, “Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pret...
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February 20, 2024
“For a clever man, different cultures, different lives, different attitudes, different dreams, different of everything are a good teacher! You only ta...
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February 13, 2024
Why would managers refer to employees who have successfully completed up to fourteen years of schooling and were successful in Secondary School exit e...
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February 6, 2024
“Perception is reality. If you are perceived to be something, you might as well be it because that’s the truth in people’s minds.” Some years ago, I e...
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January 30, 2024
I recall a conversation with an individual, the person claimed that their services were terminated because it was alleged that of the number of job co...
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January 23, 2024
“As a leader, you have an incredible opportunity to change someone’s life every single day. Leadership is never about tearing people down, it’s all ab...
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January 16, 2024
By now you should have prepared a list of aspirations for 2024. I am sure many of you only have a mental list, but it is extremely important that you ...
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January 9, 2024
Happy New Year Everybody! Before we get back into the groove of Prime the Pump, I want to inject some of karenhearttalk into today’s article with a do...
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December 19, 2023
Some leaders do not appreciate the value of honest feedback. They assume people are supportive of them when no one challenges them, and everyone is se...
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December 12, 2023
Trevor, a leader of an organization contacted me to formulate a separation letter for one of their members. According to him, an investigation was don...
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December 5, 2023
I usually don’t beseech people to read and share my articles, but I am making an exception and ask you please to indulge me. Over the next couple of w...
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November 28, 2023
My first encounter with a toxic boss happened the first day on a job. He thought that the best way to give me a taste of the workplace culture was to ...
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November 21, 2023
Before I go into today’s article, I want to express a heartfelt thanks to the consistent readers of ‘Prime the Pump’. I appreciate the feedback from t...
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November 14, 2023
“Leaders don’t rise to the pinnacle of success without developing the right set of attitudes and habits; they make every day a masterpiece.” John C. M...
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November 7, 2023
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.” – Ralph Nader Today I pause to recognize a man I consider a great leader ...
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October 31, 2023
It is likely that there are people in positions of authority because someone saw potential in them, or they knew people of influence, or because of lo...
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October 17, 2023
Years of experience in a position of authority does not determine your leadership level or if you are a good leader. You’ll be surprised to discover t...
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October 10, 2023
The McLennan Community College biography of John C. Maxwell describes him as, “A No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, coach and speaker who has so...
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October 3, 2023
Last week we started discussing the topic of performance management and its impact on companies’ bottom-line and highlighted feedback as a key element...
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September 26, 2023
“Lack of feedback is the number one reason for performance problems.” Leigh Branham, Author As we approach the end of the financial year for companies...
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September 19, 2023
“Think dispute resolution is a tough nut to crack?” Welcome back to our series titled “Walk awhile in my shoes,” real world, gut-level messages from e...
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September 12, 2023
Welcome back to our series titled “walk awhile in my shoes,” real world, gut-level messages from employees to managers. This series was inspired by th...
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September 5, 2023
Recently I sat in a forum and listened to long serving employees from various fields talking about how different things were when they joined their or...
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August 29, 2023
For many employees in lead positions, annual performance evaluation is considered one of their least favourite times of the year. Most lead workers do...
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August 22, 2023
Last week, I was motivated to begin sharing employees’ perspective on issues that they want managers to be more understanding of. In many cases, manag...
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August 15, 2023
A few weeks ago, I began sharing on my YouTube Channel, ‘Karen Heart Talk’, expressions from the book ‘Walk Awhile In My Shoes’; gut-level, real-world...
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August 8, 2023
A couple weeks ago, after being left stranded at the airport by InterCaribbean Airways enroute to a mini vacation, my travel pals and I set out on a s...
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July 25, 2023
On any given day, as we interact with frontline employees be it within the organization we work, or as we conduct business with other establishments, ...
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July 18, 2023
“There was an issue at work yesterday involving me”, a young professional said to his father. His father waited patiently to hear… “In summary, someth...
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July 4, 2023
If you are entering an organization for the first time as an employee, it wouldn’t take long for you to recognize the politicians i.e., the influencer...
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June 27, 2023
INTERVIEWS can be very intimidating but there are several steps to take to facilitate a successful interview. The outcome of an interview depends on t...
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June 20, 2023
IT’S APPROACHING the time of the year when many school leavers will be vying to enter the working world. Undoubtedly many of them may have already sta...
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June 13, 2023
We all have occasions when we open an email, expecting to see Dear (Your name) and a personalized message but instead, it reads Good morning everyone...
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June 6, 2023
Dining out is not only convenient, we do it for entertainment, to support businesses, and it’s good for the economy but do we really know what we are ...
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May 23, 2023
What is the fraternization culture in your organization? I was affiliated with an organization where cross-ethnicity fraternizing was frowned upon, wi...
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May 16, 2023
Affairs and relationships in the workplace are more prevalent now than two decades ago. Forbes Advisor in a recent article titled “Workplace Romance S...
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May 9, 2023
Recently a professional reached out to me asking “How close is too close?” referring to relationships between managers and direct reports or subordina...
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April 25, 2023
Belle: “Can you believe that woman tried to throw me under the bus!?” Me: “How so?” Belle: She told the CEO that I always submit my monthly reports la...
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April 18, 2023
“There was an issue at work yesterday involving me,” a young professional said to his father. His father waited patiently to hear… “In summary, someth...
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March 28, 2023
“I DON’T FEEL that the ‘top brass’ in my company practice what they preach. My colleagues and I feel that the leaders within my organization exhibit t...
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March 21, 2023
Two weeks ago, we began looking at some ethical responsibilities in the employer-employee relationship. We quoted from an article by The Josephson Ins...
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March 7, 2023
If all went as planned one hundred and eighty-nine young people between the ages of 18 and 35 would have today commenced a six-month internship progra...
News
May 9, 2025
The last thing that the Bagga Fish Fest Committee wants to do is shut down the event, but with the disturbing number of children who are present at Fi...
News
May 9, 2025
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A Lodge Village mother of three, who is well known at several Massy Stores as a thief, may face up to two years in prison after she was caught again, ...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A police officer, alleged to have aided and abetted a civilian to break traffic regulations, has been charged, and will appear in court on May 12,2025...
From the Courts, News
May 9, 2025
A 45-year-old farmer of Park Hill, who pleaded guilty to a charge of handling stolen goods was fined, bonded, and ordered to make restitution when he ...
