Vincy Workplace
Lying on your resume?
Have you ever lied on your resume? Have you ever-fabricated information just so you can enhance your work history and be perceived as more credible to...
September 16, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Selling our souls to cell phones
We have done cell phone etiquette articles in the past but requests have been made to once again remind cell phone users of how to use the technology,...
September 9, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Colonialist, sexist mentality holding us back
In order for Caribbean nations to be truly free, it is imperative to free people, especially young people, from the crippling effects of the coloniali...
September 2, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Power struggles in the workplace
Every human being wants and needs to feel important so its inevitable when people work all day long especially in close environments something will ha...
August 26, 2005
Vincy Workplace
How good is your company?
Do you work for a great company? Do you look forward to going to work and meeting your coworkers and enjoying the work you do every day? Let’s exami...
August 12, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Be courteous to customers
Another article on customer service may seem exhausting but until business owners and employees understand that they can increase their revenue and im...
August 5, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Golfing for gold
Many American business colleges offer courses in golf. Although this may seem to some people like a waste of resources, knowing how to play golf is an...
July 29, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Is your tattoo holding you back?
You are so much in love that you tattoo the name of your boyfriend or girlfriend on your body for everyone to see. You get great feedback and you get ...
July 22, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Money out the window
While attending a few business meetings recently, it was interesting to note the number of business people who attended the function and did not bring...
July 15, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Engaging the disengaged worker
In a recent company gathering, supervisors and managers all expressed the same lament: How do we get employees motivated and excited about coming to w...
July 1, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Who pays the price for tardiness?
There are those days when almost nothing goes as planned, traffic is backed up, the children are screaming and moving extremely slowly, the hair just ...
June 10, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Procrastination
After doing everything the time-management experts and books say, do you still procrastinate? Some days procrastination seems to be the easiest and be...
May 20, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Caribbean – a paradise
Is there a Caribbean dream? Do we publicize how wonderful the Caribbean is for Caribbean people? The Caribbean is a hotbed of activity for business pe...
May 13, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Working illegally in the United States
Nothing is wrong with wanting a better life for your family; it’s a desire most humans share and for many people around the world, America holds...
May 6, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Tackling brain drain
Every employer with a vacant position for more than three months understands the impact of the massive brain drain that the Caribbean islands are expe...
April 29, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Embarrassing details
The meeting had already started when a gentleman walked in and took a seat.When he began speaking, people quickly spotted a piece of dried mucus hangi...
April 22, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Salary negotiation
Salary negotiation is a game that employers usually win. So it is important for job seekers to be savvy enough to represent themselves and get an agre...
April 15, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Land of Dreamers
Dreams do come true and over the last year Vincentians have much of which to be proud, from Kevin Lyttle’s break out on the international music scen...
April 8, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Set an example – Fire them!
The combination of a bad attitude, a half hearted approach to assisting customers, lack of enthusiasm, tardiness, a sense of entitlement and the sheer...
April 1, 2005
Vincy Workplace
E-mail too hot to handle
The recent e-mail missteps of Harry Stonecipher, former CEO of Boeing, should cause all workers to re-evaluate their use of e-mail.According to The Wa...
March 18, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Sales Basics
Selling really is an art and not everyone who has the title of sales person knows how to master this art. Unfortunately, the sales profession has been...
March 11, 2005
Vincy Workplace
10 steps to your next production
Do you have a plan to get your next promotion? Or are you simply hoping and praying that someone will notice you and move you up? If you want to be pr...
March 4, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Toxic Colleagues
It has been said that when a person angers you he defeats you. If that is true, how many times have you been defeated this week?With all its responsib...
February 25, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Lost opportunities
It was the perfect opportunity, a room full of business executives attending a university luncheon, eager to network and offer their assistance. On th...
February 18, 2005
Vincy Workplace
What to do when looking for a job
A university student sent an email with the following request.• Q. I am about to start sending out applications for jobs, but my problem is I don...
February 11, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Empowering women – Equal rights
As we wrap up this series on empowering women, there are a few more tips that must be addressed in order to give women the competitive edge in the wor...
February 4, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Empowering women in the workplace
Work is A Game!Women have not been taught that work is like playing a game of chess; it requires strategy and calculated moves. Instead, we often see ...
January 21, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Empowering women in the workplace
Part 1 – Conditioned to FailCalm down gentlemen, this is not a male bashing series or a call for women to abandon their roles at home. Instead, it&#...
January 14, 2005
Vincy Workplace
Break the cycle – Your best for 2005
It’s become a vicious cycle: we spend the first few days of the year making resolutions and plans for our personal and professional lives that d...
January 7, 2005
Vincy Workplace
The gift of Christmas common sense
A visit to our archives has produced this holiday treasure. Let’s remember the true reason for the season. Christmas in the Caribbean is second to n...
December 17, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Holiday gift giving etiquette
Just the thought of the holidays and the possibility of having to participate in some form of gift exchange could seem like cruel and unusual punishme...
December 3, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Are you a good customer?
Are you a good customer or are you the type that gives service representatives sleepless nights? Businesses invest millions annually into customer ser...
November 26, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Meeting Savvy
Jack was not interested in what his new boss had to say and couldn’t care about the meeting so he positioned his chair to look out the window and re...
November 19, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Tips for holiday networking success
Mid-November often means the beginning of the holiday networking season; it’s the time to rub elbows with those you hope to get to know in the comin...
November 12, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Quick ways to motivate your staff
As the year winds down, retail businesses and service organizations are gearing up for what is the busiest time of the year. As an employer or supervi...
November 5, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Personal Independence
You probably spent this week celebrating our country’s independence, but have you given any thought to your independence as a worker? If you lost yo...
October 29, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Are you visible on the Job?
Besides your immediate supervisor and your best friend at work, does anyone else in the organization know what you are capable of doing on a professio...
October 22, 2004
Vincy Workplace
Do you deserve a raise?
Almost everyone feels they are underpaid and deserve a raise, but do you know how to have a successful conversation with your boss about increasing yo...
October 15, 2004
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