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What you should have done first, you did last
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April 30, 2021
Granny said, ‘What you should have done first, you did last’. Our response, ‘Granny it’s better late than never’. This approach has become so common p...
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Your Word Is Your Bond
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April 23, 2021
At some point in your lives, you may have all experienced trying to get information from a business establishment and being told that they will get ba...
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Courage in adversity
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April 16, 2021
Over the last year a number of businesses in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been taking a beating. Since March 2020, local businesses have encoun...
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You never miss the water until the well runs dry
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April 9, 2021
Attracting and retaining top talent in an organisation is never an easy task. In fact, talent management is one of the biggest challenges facing compa...
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Don’t bite the hand that feeds you
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April 1, 2021
Vincentians are no stranger to the adage ‘don’t bite the hand that feeds you’. Most can testify of the more senior in our midst urging us not to be un...
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Nothing to fear but fear itself
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March 26, 2021
Recently, I had the privilege of patronising a small business in an attempt to print and bind a document. After agreeing with the supervisor on what I...
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Have we all gone mad?
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March 19, 2021
Supervisor: “You can’t vex more than me anah! You can’t vex more than me!” Employee: “You can’t tell me that me can’t vex more than you! You just tell...
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Peter Pays for Paul and Paul Pays for All
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March 12, 2021
Many of us can identify with knowing that one employee in the corporation who is intelligent, highly engaged and lives, eats and breathes for the succ...
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Utter Tomfoolery
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March 5, 2021
From the beginning of time we have heard that to make it in this world depends on ‘Who you know and who knows you’. It is for this reason, many profes...
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Engagement matters
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February 26, 2021
The current circumstances have presented a tremendous opportunity for CEOs to engage their employees. Engaged employees are motivated to do their best...
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The Customer is King
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February 19, 2021
Over the past year the idea that ‘The Customer is king’ has taken on new meaning. Businesses have now experienced firsthand what can happen if the ‘ki...
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Nip It In The Bud!
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February 12, 2021
It is almost a year since our world has changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and now every problem that confronts our businesses is being blam...
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Should’a, could’a, would’a
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January 29, 2021
Have you ever noticed that when all hell breaks loose everyone has a finger to point or a blame to cast? Suddenly, everyone has an opinion about what ...
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Between a rock and a hard place
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January 21, 2021
The first month of 2021 has presented itself a continuation of 2020. Although, we have been battling since the previous year to keep the notorious COV...
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When It Rains, It Pours
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January 15, 2021
As Caribbean people we are all too familiar with the adage, ‘When it rains it pours’ and we have certainly had some torrential downpours over the last...
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New Year New Normal New You
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January 8, 2021
The long awaited 2021 has arrived and unlike the mad rush of excitement and anticipation that preceded previous years; the 2021 curtain was raised to ...
Point  Village on top again
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Point Village on top again
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December 31, 2020
The communities of Rose Hall, Top Belair, Richland Park and Point Village are some of the winners in the various competitions held this year by the Na...
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All Hands On Deck
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December 31, 2020
Last week’s article suggested that the performance-base incentive initiative can be most advantageous if the rewards are given on merit across the boa...
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Heads I Win, Tails You Loose
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December 23, 2020
It is the time of year that has proven to be the busiest for many corporations. Staff dinners, bonuses, salary increases and yearly performance evalua...
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Life after a Pandemic – Part 3
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December 18, 2020
by Dr Wendyann Richardson This week explores the third and final part of the series ‘Life after a Pandemic’. To date, an assessment of our present con...
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Life after a Pandemic – Part 2
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December 11, 2020
by Dr Wendyann Richardson In last week’s article we examined the current state of the economy and the need to thoroughly assess where we are, where we...
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Life after a Pandemic – Part 1
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December 4, 2020
As we approach the end of a year that will forever be etched on the walls of our minds and recall the collapse of many less developed businesses; as t...
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Managing employees’ Directed Attention Fatigue
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November 27, 2020
If you are a Retailer, by now you have started prepping for the busy Christmas season. Thoughts of stock levels and manpower must be front of your min...
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Benefits of performance appraisals to businesses
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November 20, 2020
If you are a business that has never done performance appraisals, now may be a good time to start. An effective appraisal can be beneficial to both or...
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Failure is not the enemy of success
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November 13, 2020
“Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It’s quite simple, really: Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy...
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Where office politics thrive, there are ‘work enemies’
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November 7, 2020
OVER THE past month we explored ‘office politics’. Where office politics thrive, there are ‘work enemies’ and in many organizations, evidently, leader...
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We are all politicians in the workplace
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October 30, 2020
Whether you believe it or like it, you are all politicians – in the workplace. The difference between the influencers and those being influenced is, t...
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Studies show that people who possess political skills attain more personal power
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October 23, 2020
Politics is bubbling over into every aspect of our lives and work is no exception. Henry Mintzberg, author of “Power In and Around Organizations” said...
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Types of office politicians and how to handle them
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October 16, 2020
“JUST BECAUSE you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.” – Pericles Last week we started a series o...
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Recognizing your office politicians
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October 9, 2020
What do you think of when you hear the words “office politics”? Collins dictionary defines it as “the ways that power is shared in an organization or ...
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Recovering from a major business mistake Pt: 2
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October 2, 2020
When asked what your best tip is for recovering from a major business mistake, Marty McDonald of Bad Rhino Inc. said “Take time to review – Take some ...
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Best strategies for recovering from a major business mistake
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September 25, 2020
I borrow the words of Jazz great Miles Davis, “When you hit a wrong note, it’s the next note that makes it good or bad.” I heard of a vice-president w...
Marketing is important for your business
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Marketing is important for your business
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September 18, 2020
One of the most satisfying experiences for me is when a company’s slogan or brand tagline is demonstrated in the product or service they provide. Imme...
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Can a past employee control what a former employer says?
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September 11, 2020
Last week we established that former employers are allowed to say anything about past employees if it is factual. Today we look at how past employees ...
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What can former employers say about former employees?
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September 4, 2020
“Sorry, we do not disclose information on past or present employees.” That was the response I got when I called a couple organizations to inquire abou...
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The difference between market-sharing and market-creating
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August 28, 2020
“Prior to the Singer sewing machine, if you needed to have a new piece of clothing, our mothers had to do it by hand. It took them about a day to make...
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Promoting a customer centric culture
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August 21, 2020
Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, ‘Make me feel important.’ Never forget this message when working with people. ~ Mary Ka...
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The “Ostrich Syndrome”
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August 14, 2020
“Tom, each time I go into your business I get upset. Some of your employees appear to be detached, they avoid eye contact and do not acknowledge when ...
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Recognizing the positive things in our lives
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August 7, 2020
“True gratitude recognizes how the positive things in our lives – like a success at work – are often due to forces outside of ourselves, particularly ...
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Leaders are to be aware of the type of stories employees tell
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July 31, 2020
Leaders ought to be mindful of the stories employees tell. Each employee creates stories about the company they work for. If they get a promotion, the...
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Budgeting and investing for the results you want
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July 24, 2020
Do you measure the relationship between the lifetime value of your customers and the cost of acquiring them? A customer’s lifetime value represents th...
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Treat your employees like your best customers
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July 17, 2020
As cliché as the phrase “change is inevitable” may sound, the fact is, people change, their expectations change and their needs change. People don’t t...
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Adapting communication style to behavioural style
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July 10, 2020
Dr Tony Alessandra, in The Platinum Rule, said to “treat others as they wish to be treated”, we must learn to view the world as others see it, adapt o...
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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‘Shooting him? Why would that be an option?’ Gloster’s sister questions
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July 11, 2025
A man, who was conducting business inside the offices of the Kingstown Cooperative Credit Union (KCCU) was shot and killed, allegedly by an on- duty s...
Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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Windwards Diocese remembers Dean Smith’s passion for winning souls, and his hospitality
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July 11, 2025
The Diocese of the Windward Islands has extended condolences on the passing of Dean emeritus, Ulric Smith, who died on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the M...
RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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RSVGPF commends Public, Stakeholders for ‘exemplary conduct’ at VincyMas 2025
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July 11, 2025
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) has commended the public for allowing VincyMas 2025 to transpire “without any major inc...
CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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CDC already planning for VincyMas 2026, says CEO Rodney Small
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July 11, 2025
VincyMas is no longer a seasonal event says Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Carnival Development Corporation (CDC), Rodney Small. “…we at the CDC...
Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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Starlift wins 26th Senior Panorama competition
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July 11, 2025
EL DORADO Starlift Steel Orchestra has now won the Senior Panorama compe- tition 26 times, and while some people may say that’s a lot, band captain Ro...

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