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January 31, 2014
The landscape in the workplace has changed tremendously. It is no longer dependent upon showing up every day and doing a great job. As an employee, yo...
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January 24, 2014
I heard a speaker once say that FEAR is basically False Evidence Appearing Real. To understand the true impact of fear in the workplace, ask the admin...
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January 17, 2014
Itâs easy to pinpoint the annoying habits of your co-workers, but are you aware of the things you do to irritate others? In case you thought you wer...
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January 10, 2014
For many in St Vincent and the Grenadines, the end of 2013 and beginning of 2014 were a sad ending and beginning. The Christmas Eve trough system that...
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January 3, 2014
No matter how bad the previous year might have been, we all approach a new year with optimism and much excitement, and 2014 will be no different. This...
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December 27, 2013
We will soon say goodbye to 2013 and all it brought. Each year we end and start chapters in our lives, but they mean nothing if we do not learn from e...
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December 20, 2013
This Christmas, in spite of all the challenges you may have faced and are still facing this year, use this Christmas to truly celebrate the simpler th...
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December 13, 2013
After spending a few days in SVG recently, I've made a few observations that I would like business owners to consider if they plan to capitalize on th...
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December 6, 2013
You are in love, so you tattoo the name of your boyfriend or girlfriend on your body for everyone to see. You get such great feedback from friends tha...
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November 29, 2013
Itâs time for the annual holiday party reminders. No matter how much we remind, outline or suggest what is appropriate behaviour at the company spon...
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November 22, 2013
One of the things I love about my career is I always get to brag to the audiences I speak to about my beautiful island home, St Vincent and the Grenad...
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November 15, 2013
As the Caribbean looks for more ways to become competitive in the Free Trade Market, itâs important not to overlook people who are labelled by socie...
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November 8, 2013
When I worked in sales many years ago, business trips were a requirement of the job. We visited clients and vendors, did evaluations, and for each tri...
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November 1, 2013
Too often in the workplace, time is wasted in pointless meetings. Employees either look at them as a way to get out of work or tune out because the me...
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October 25, 2013
Happy Independence, St Vincent and the Grenadines! In 1979, I remember Mrs Tucker, Headteacher at the time of the Clare Valley Government School, tryi...
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October 18, 2013
Are you working overtime to be fired? Some people are and they donât even know it. When you are in a position for far too long, there is a tendency ...
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October 11, 2013
When I started working in my first job, I worked hard and hoped someone would notice my diligence. In my second job, I worked even harder, did what I ...
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October 4, 2013
While sitting with a hiring manager in SVG recently, my colleague lamented about the quality of applications coming across his desk. We discussed that...
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September 27, 2013
The combination of a bad attitude, a half-hearted approach to assisting customers, lack of enthusiasm, tardiness, a sense of entitlement, and the shee...
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September 20, 2013
Working Moms or Dads have become professional jugglers, as they try to arrange schedules to have children picked up/dropped off, attend their school f...
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September 13, 2013
Decisions are made every day in the workplace; employees decide when to help customers and the extent to which they will help those customers. Busines...
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September 6, 2013
There are so many get-rich-quick scams around now that almost anyone can fall into the traps. Everyone wants to be successful and, for many, that usua...
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August 30, 2013
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...
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August 23, 2013
I was working out with a friend recently and we started chatting about her job search. It had only been a few months since she had been looking and al...
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August 16, 2013
Maybe I've been living in America too long, but whenever I go home and have business to conduct, I map out my day and expect to get most, if not all, ...
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August 9, 2013
In my first real professional job, I had a boss who decided to drop quite a few f-bombs in a phone conversation, as we tried to decide how to handle a...
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August 2, 2013
At one point or another, weâve all been stuck in a boring presentation, practically falling asleep, or worse, pretending to take notes, when we are ...
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July 26, 2013
Stay-at-Home Moms Last week we looked at the pros and cons of being a professional woman. This week we will examine the same for stay-at-home mothers....
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July 19, 2013
Who is a better woman? A woman who builds a career for herself or the woman who stays at home and raises her family? Truth is, they are both good wome...
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July 12, 2013
Does your boss have the right to reprimand you for your Facebook postings? Social media platforms, particularly Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagr...
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July 5, 2013
Over the last few weeks, I've received a number of requests to address the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace. All of those requests came fro...
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June 28, 2013
The bottom line is: Carnival is a business and itâs important to know that at the heartbeat of Carnival is not the nice time, but the money that is ...
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June 21, 2013
Are you clear about what is expected of you on the job? Employees at one company recently started wearing flip-flops, short skirts, and jeans â arti...
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June 14, 2013
Selling is an art, not necessarily mastered by everyone who holds the title "salesperson.â We all possess some sales skills; we use these skills to ...
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June 7, 2013
The Ms SVG show which occurred last week brought a flurry of activity on social media platforms with comments from across the globe, some of which wer...
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May 31, 2013
There are many different careers to choose from. You can be a web developer, an entrepreneur, a real estate agent, an insurance salesperson, a fisherm...
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May 24, 2013
If you donât like the way people at work treat you, do you think it might be your fault? Every day you educate those around you about what is accept...
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May 17, 2013
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 po...
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May 10, 2013
Just about everyone knows about Facebook; itâs a popular social media platform that makes it possible to connect with friends, family and even stran...
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May 3, 2013
People have certain perceptions and expectations of how they think other people should look, sound and act. When an employer is hiring, he/she has cer...
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April 26, 2013
Is there such a thing as an easy job where you actually get paid? Yes, there are lots of easy jobs that pay well, and if you look hard enough, you wil...
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April 19, 2013
Thank you to the readers of this column, sponsors and supporters who helped to make last Saturdayâs first annual Karen Hindsâ Phenomenal Woman Con...
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April 12, 2013
Can people be too scared to succeed? If you ask anyone if they want better for themselves, they always say yes, and they probably will lay out some ve...
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