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February 13, 2009
Etiquette is the code that outlines how you should conduct yourself in any given situation. Like other areas of your personal and professional life, t...
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February 6, 2009
It can be difficult to stay motivated when your friends and colleagues were laid off but you were spared. The empty desk and office chatter of nervous...
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January 30, 2009
Just the thought of having to do a presentation at work can make some people feel ill. At some point, every employee has to address an audience formal...
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January 23, 2009
The world watched Tuesday as America swore in the first Black President and what an experience it was. Although Obamaâs presidency does not erase Am...
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January 16, 2009
We are starting a series of articles called Gear Up. They are designed to get our young workers ready for the workplace. The current global economic c...
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January 9, 2009
This week, Iâve included the content from a fellow writer and consultant who wants to see our young talent excel. One of the most exciting and chall...
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January 2, 2009
This year, I will not start with the usual resolution piece which half of you donât keep anyway. 2009 will be a good year if you start preparing now...
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December 23, 2008
Can you tell my mind is not on work even though I am still at work? Christmas is here, Iâve already bought my ham. The cocoa for my cocoa tea is a s...
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December 19, 2008
2009 is predicted to be a tough economic year in the Caribbean, and workplaces will be pushed to the limit as managers decide who they should keep, wh...
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December 12, 2008
The recession in the US means that some families in the Caribbean will receive less money for Christmas and so the stores may see lightertraffic in th...
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December 5, 2008
This article is our most requested article every holiday season. Regardless of how many times we remind readers of what is considered to be appropriat...
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November 28, 2008
The Caribbean will begin to feel the effects of the recession that has hit America and the rest of the world. Although budgets are tight, getting a he...
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November 21, 2008
Remember the days when teachers where well-respected members of society? Well, the recent teacher fight was a dose of reality that brought light to ev...
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November 14, 2008
The world watched as America elected its first African-American president on November 4. President-Elect Barrack Obama will reside in the White House,...
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November 7, 2008
The workplace can be stressful, but there are times when what you are experiencing may be more than a little stress. You could be suffering from burn-...
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October 31, 2008
Homosexuality is a topic that can evoke very strong negative emotions around the world - especially so in the Caribbean. The point of this article is ...
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October 24, 2008
You work hard. You do your best. Yet, you donât get the recognition you deserve in your company-are you baffled as to why? The reason could be becau...
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October 17, 2008
Only a few weeks remain before the American presidential election. And, with the financial mess the United States finds itself in, todayâs generatio...
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October 10, 2008
What next? After recovering from the shock of your demotion, you need to consider the ramifications of the new, lower position before accepting it. If...
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October 3, 2008
You couldnât believe your ears when you were called to your managerâs office and told you are being demoted. What are you going to do? How will yo...
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September 26, 2008
In the last three months, several large American financial companies have failed-and along with those failures, thousands of employees and workers in ...
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September 19, 2008
It is encouraging to see so many young people getting 1âs and 2âs in their subjects-after all, it is imperative that all young people pursue and a...
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September 12, 2008
Last week we looked at tips for the company and coworkers. Letâs continue this week with ideas for the bereaved. If you are the one who suffered a d...
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September 5, 2008
Not too long ago, one of my business partners on a project unexpectedly lost her husband of more than twenty years. The loss was painful for her, but ...
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August 29, 2008
Companies around the world have been mandating their employees to go through sexual harassment training for several years, and since a new crop of emp...
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August 22, 2008
The word blog was far from a household topic of discussion until a recent incident regarding the Vincentian police officer who lost his position becau...
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August 15, 2008
I had to make another tough decision recently, and, as is typical, I didnât like having to do so. No matter how often I make tough decisions, I stil...
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August 8, 2008
Youâve spent what seems to be your entire adult life studying to be a lawyer or doctor or maybe you got a business degree. Regardless, youâve work...
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July 31, 2008
I am truly excited about the coming of an international airport! I could fly straight home, skipping the Barbados or Puerto Rico connection, and I cou...
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July 25, 2008
Chances are, youâve been taught to believe that if you get a job and you do it well, youâll be promoted upwards in the workplace. Well nothing cou...
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July 18, 2008
Do you feel like you couldnât live without e-mail? I often wonder how I ever did business without e-mail. My phone hardly rings anymore, as all my c...
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July 11, 2008
When was the last time you lied on the job? Was it yesterday? Last week? A few months ago? Whenever it was, now that you are looking back on it, do yo...
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July 4, 2008
Everyone seems to be talking about finding a work-life balance. But, this search is really nothing new. The old saying âAll work and no play makes J...
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June 27, 2008
Okay, so you were fired from your last job. That means itâs time to beat the pavement and find a new one. Surprisingly, you feel pretty comfortable,...
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June 20, 2008
During a recent coaching session, I asked a client who was preparing for a job interview, âWhat would you say are your weaknesses?â The client loo...
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June 13, 2008
One of the interview questions that seems to stump many people is the famous, âTell me about yourself.â Many interviewees lose all their poise and...
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June 6, 2008
Carnival fever is building and over the next month or so many businesses will unfortunately begin to suffer from the chronic tardiness of employees wh...
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May 30, 2008
When you are negotiating your salary, do you know how much you are really worth? Do you just think about the take home pay or do you sit and really co...
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May 23, 2008
Do you know when youâve worn out your welcome or outgrown the job? Unfortunately, not many people do. Before you stifle your career or become a comp...
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May 16, 2008
Like most of us, youâve probably attended numerous training programs over the years, and your office and house are probably littered with the manual...
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May 9, 2008
An ancient Chinese proverb tells us, âGive a man a fish, feed him for a day; Teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.â Who is teaching our fu...
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May 2, 2008
People are talking, all around the world, of recession, shortages, and cutbacks. Some American wholesale food clubs recently began limiting the amount...
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April 25, 2008
How do you remain diplomatic when the job you hold has political ties all over it? Politics and business have always been strange bedfellows, but peop...
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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...
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The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has brought attention to what has been described as “an urgent but often overlooked challenge of our time”...
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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, ...
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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...
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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 ...
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