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False evidence appearing real
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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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Annoying work habits
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January 17, 2014
It’s 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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Three lessons from the trough system
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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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New year, new heights
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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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Merry Christmas to all
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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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Why your tattoo can keep you unemployed
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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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7 things you should do at the holiday party
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November 29, 2013
It’s 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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Hiring the disabled
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November 15, 2013
As the Caribbean looks for more ways to become competitive in the Free Trade Market, it’s important not to overlook people who are labelled by socie...
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Is that business trip really necessary?
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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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Meeting to meet about the meeting
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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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Three mistakes working women make
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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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Do your job or get out
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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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Creating family friendly workplaces
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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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Making smart decisions
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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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The cost of success
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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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Money out the window
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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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Have you mastered the two-day work week?
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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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What to do when your boss swears like a sailor
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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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Seven steps to presentation success
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August 2, 2013
At one point or another, we’ve all been stuck in a boring presentation, practically falling asleep, or worse, pretending to take notes, when we are ...
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Bosses who check your Facebook postings
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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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Sexual harassment in the workplace
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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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Carnival is Mas, Music and Money
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June 28, 2013
The bottom line is: Carnival is a business and it’s important to know that at the heartbeat of Carnival is not the nice time, but the money that is ...
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How to let workers know what is expected
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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 — arti...
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The art of selling
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June 14, 2013
Selling is an art, not necessarily mastered by everyone who holds the title "salesperson.” We all possess some sales skills; we use these skills to ...
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Four simple ways to fight fair
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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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Career choices: A guide for young people
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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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Teaching co-workers how to treat you
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May 24, 2013
If you don’t 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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Understanding LinkedIn
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May 10, 2013
Just about everyone knows about Facebook; it’s a popular social media platform that makes it possible to connect with friends, family and even stran...
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Size and age: Do they matter in the workplace?
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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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Wanted: easy job that pays
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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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Thank you, SVG
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April 19, 2013
Thank you to the readers of this column, sponsors and supporters who helped to make last Saturday’s first annual Karen Hinds’ Phenomenal Woman Con...
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Are you too scared to succeed?
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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...