Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle http://blog.fwconsulting.com Provocative Multi-Media Publications from Framework Consulting Fri, 11 May 2012 14:21:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 OAS Magazine http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/oas-magazine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oas-magazine http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/oas-magazine/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 14:21:14 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=769 The OAS puts out a magazine called “Americas” and they re-printed an article I wrote some time ago as a blog post.  It had to do with the differences between Jamaicans, Trinidadians and Guyanese employee cultures.

You can find the text of the article here.

 

 

 

 

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/oas-magazine/feed/ 0 New in 2012: Time Management for Coaches, Consultants and Managers http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/new-in-2012-time-management-for-coaches-consultants-and-managers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-in-2012-time-management-for-coaches-consultants-and-managers http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/new-in-2012-time-management-for-coaches-consultants-and-managers/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:55:18 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=778 Over at 2Time Labs and MyTimeDesign, I have crafted a new niche to explore in 2012.

Prompted by a post-conference workshop I’m presenting in September at the Institute for Challenging Disorganization, I am finding that there is very little help being provided to those who are tasked with improving the productivity of others.

In the past, it’s boiled down to “Here, read this book.”

To get things rolling, I have written a couple of article for the Sunday Gleaner and the Stepcase Lifehack website.

It’s fascinating to me that no-one has done much to help professionals who don’t know where to start.  In 2012, we’re out to change that.

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/05/new-in-2012-time-management-for-coaches-consultants-and-managers/feed/ 0 Recent Gleaner Articles http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/recent-gleaner-articles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=recent-gleaner-articles http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/recent-gleaner-articles/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:58:50 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=761 My bi-weekly column in the Sunday Gleaner Business Section continues to spark decent feedback from different corners.

The last few columns had to do with migration, and I provided some specific advice to both those who are thinking about migrating, and the companies they leave so that we all can take better advantage of what is often seen only as a loss.

Here are the two articles:

Migrating?  Make the Most of It As a Working Professional

How Companies Can Make the Most of Migrating Jamaicans

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/recent-gleaner-articles/feed/ 0 NewHabits on April 26th http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/newhabits-on-april-26th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newhabits-on-april-26th http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/newhabits-on-april-26th/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:58:40 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=759 We are offering NewHabits Foundations once again in Kingston April 26th, at the Medallion Hall Hotel.

Visit our information page for details on our time management 2.0 training that includes an Email Overload Module as well as 6 weeks of additional e-Learning.

Click here: http://newhabitsja.info

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/04/newhabits-on-april-26th/feed/ 0 NewHabits Returns to Kingston on Jan 26th http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/newhabits-returns-to-kingston-on-jan-26th/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=newhabits-returns-to-kingston-on-jan-26th http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/newhabits-returns-to-kingston-on-jan-26th/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:04:17 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=751 My time management and productivity programme is returning to Kingston on January 26th.  NewHabits Foundations now features a new add-on, in the form of a module titled “Email Overload.”

For more information about the programme, visit http://newhabitsja.info

 

 

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You can find the series of three articles written for the Jamaica Gleaner at this link:  http://jamaica-gleaner.com/search.html?cx=partner-pub-4993191856924332%3A98b6e2-dgz1&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=wade+retreat+francis&sa=Search&siteurl=jamaica-gleaner.com%2F#450

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/how-to-improve-your-company-retreats/feed/ 0 Shaking Up Egotistic Leaders http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/shaking-up-egotistic-leaders/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shaking-up-egotistic-leaders http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/shaking-up-egotistic-leaders/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:05:07 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=753 This was the title of an article I published recently in the Jamaica Gleaner.

Shaking Up Egotistic Leaders

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/shaking-up-egotistic-leaders/feed/ 0 Keeping Promises in Business http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/keeping-promises-in-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keeping-promises-in-business http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/keeping-promises-in-business/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:16:37 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=755 This article I wrote on January 5th, 2012 speaks to some of the difficulties faced by our Caribbean tendency to play fast and loose with promises.

Keeping Promises in Business (it’s a Newsday article that neglected to mention my name in the online edition.)

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2012/01/keeping-promises-in-business/feed/ 0 Making the Best of the Trinidadian State of Emergency http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2011/11/making-the-best-of-the-trinidadian-state-of-emergency/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-the-best-of-the-trinidadian-state-of-emergency http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2011/11/making-the-best-of-the-trinidadian-state-of-emergency/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:54:14 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=735 The State of Emergency in Trinidad has been curtailed somewhat by the removal of the nationwide curfew, but in this article from the Trinidad Newsday I made the point that there was something that could be learned from our experience in Jamaica.

Communicating During a State of Emergency – written for the Trinidad Newsday.

]]> http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2011/11/making-the-best-of-the-trinidadian-state-of-emergency/feed/ 1 Taking the Very Long View in Strategic Planning http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2011/10/taking-the-very-long-view-in-strategic-planning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=taking-the-very-long-view-in-strategic-planning http://blog.fwconsulting.com/2011/10/taking-the-very-long-view-in-strategic-planning/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:45:51 +0000 fwade http://blog.fwconsulting.com/?p=732 How long a horizon does your company use when it develops its strategic plan?

In a recent article in the Jamaica Sunday Gleaner, I make the point the there’s tremendous value in looking at a planning horizon of 20-30 years.

Here’s the article:  Taking the Very Long View in Strategic Planning.

For more details about this approach that the firm uses with strategic planning clients, see the book written by a former employee of Framework Consulting, Amie Devero — Powered by Principle.

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