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Presenting with power
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November 28, 2014
At some point every employee has to address an audience formally or informally. With this in mind, overcoming or managing your fear of public speaking...
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Customer complaints are great news
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November 7, 2014
One of the challenges in providing exceptional customer service is dealing with difficult customers. Sometimes, it seems like customers whine and comp...
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Dealing with grief in the workplace
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October 31, 2014
Priority one in a business is always to meet and exceed the needs of all customers. Sometimes it is not possible, due to unfortunate incidents that ma...
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Quitting a job the right way
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October 24, 2014
It happens! Sometimes a job just is not working out. Maybe you’ve outgrown the job, or you no longer enjoy working with the people, or a better oppo...
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Three kinds of people who steal your joy
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October 17, 2014
Your attitude at work helps to craft your reputation, and a good work attitude goes beyond being a pleasant, smiling person. Sometimes maintaining tha...
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Operating in your God-given talent
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October 10, 2014
You’ve spent what seems to be your entire adult life studying to be a lawyer or doctor, or maybe you have a business degree.  Regardless, you’ve w...
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Making tough decisions
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October 3, 2014
Whatever the issue, tough decisions can evoke a tremendous avalanche of emotions on all sides and for all parties, if not controlled, can negatively a...
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Four things to expect from effective managers
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September 26, 2014
Recently, I read an article about the fast food Chipotle restaurants.  The article stated that when supervisors at Chipotle want to be promoted, their...
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Making the right connections in business
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September 12, 2014
At some point in your career, you were probably told "You have to meet the right people.” But how do you know who the right people are and how do yo...
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The real reasons we don’t succeed
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September 5, 2014
Take a few moments to examine your professional life. Are you where you want to be? Do you spend a lot of time thinking and hoping about what life cou...
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Finding work after going to jail
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August 29, 2014
It could have happened when you were young; it might have been more recently—it doesn’t really matter. What does matter is this simple fact: jail ...
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12 things to do the first 90 days on the job
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August 22, 2014
Starting a new job can be exciting and a little nerve-racking all at the same time. During those first few weeks, it is really important to make a pos...
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How to avoid disaster at the company outing
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August 15, 2014
We all have stories of disasters at company outings. Maybe your story is of the employee who had a little too much to drink and made a fool of himself...
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Take a break, for goodness’ sake
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August 8, 2014
Remember the saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”? If only some of us working professionals would heed that warning. We’ve all met...
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When Caribbean workers leave the region
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July 31, 2014
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...
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20 ways to stay positive
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July 25, 2014
Are the people you work with positive or are they a pack of complaining, negative, frustrated people who just exist instead of live? Is your job no lo...
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Networking Part 2: Small Talk 101
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July 18, 2014
We all engage in small talk with friends and colleagues, but it seems more difficult with strangers. What do you talk about with someone you’ve just...
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11 common sense Carnival survival tips
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July 4, 2014
Last lap this weekend and for those who live and breathe Carnival, this is the ultimate non-stop party weekend. From those who are still "behaving the...
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After graduation, now what?
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June 27, 2014
It is encouraging to see so many young people graduating with a High School certificate, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. After all, it is imperativ...
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Generation Y
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June 13, 2014
Around the globe, countries, companies, and parents are taxing their creative powers to come up with a solution for integrating young people into the ...
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What to do when a co-worker has cancer
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June 6, 2014
Recently, two family members were diagnosed with cancer.  The news was devastating, and in both cases we immediately started to figure how to get the ...
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Four tips to weather any career storm
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May 30, 2014
"Are most people prepared for career storms?” We know what to do when a hurricane comes, but what about the storms that often happen in our careers:...
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Cashing in on Carnival
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May 23, 2014
St. Lucia has done it with their Jazz Festival and Barbados has mastered it with Crop Over. These are not just mere festivals.{{more}} These events ar...
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The people factor
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May 16, 2014
The book, How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, should be required reading for any person hoping to occupy a leadership position. ...
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Happy Mother’s Day
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May 9, 2014
As we celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend, let me wish all the mothers a very happy Mother’s Day. It’s because of our mothers that the majority ...
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Kids and the workplace
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May 2, 2014
Many frustrated employers are complaining that the youths of today have no work ethic, that they are not driven and have no desire to advance within a...
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Intergenerational dynamics in the workplace
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April 25, 2014
Over the next few weeks, there will be many more young people leaving school and entering the work world. Even though they are aware of the tight job ...
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Telling it like it is – professionally
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April 17, 2014
It’s a widely held opinion that Vincentians will always tell it like it is, but is this appropriate behaviour in the work environment? Regardless of...
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Qualities of a good manager
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April 11, 2014
It's said that good help is hard to find, and if that's true, finding a truly effective manager can be quite a task. For a manager to be competent, th...
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Exceptional customer service to all customers
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April 4, 2014
Throughout the world, the Caribbean is known for its hospitality. Foreigners often brag about how welcome they feel whenever they visit one of the isl...
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Five steps to your next promotion
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March 28, 2014
Chances are you’ve been taught to believe that if you get a job and you do it well, you’ll be promoted upwards in the workplace. Well, nothing cou...
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Procrastination
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March 13, 2014
After doing everything all the time management experts and books say to do, have you ever wondered why you still procrastinate? There are just those d...
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20 ways to stay positive
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March 7, 2014
Are the people you work with positive, or are they a pack of complaining, negative, frustrated people who just exist instead of live? Is your job no l...
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Proper business introductions
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February 28, 2014
The job of a business leader is not always about making decisions that directly affect the bottom line. A good leader understands that a big part of h...
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Career misfits
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February 21, 2014
You’ve spent what seems to be your entire adult life studying to be a lawyer or doctor or maybe you got a business degree. Regardless, you’ve work...
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Help! I have a job interview
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February 14, 2014
Whether you are interviewing for the first time or you’ve done quite a few, it’s always a good idea to brush up on your interviewing skills on a r...
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When your new job is all wrong
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February 7, 2014
I received a question from a gentleman that was worth sharing. What do you do when you apply for a job that promises a lot but delivers on hardly anyt...