Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle
New Thinking from Framework Consulting
My trip to give a keynote speech at the HRMAB Conference was interesting, not so much for what I said, but for what I learned.
This article comes directly from a panel discussion headed up by Kim Tudor on the topic of employee engagement in Barbados.
Executives sometimes don’t maintain enough of a commitment to their integrity, and cross the line into doing what’s profitable, or simply convenient. This from my latest article in the Jamaica Gleaner.
This article was inspired by an interaction I had with a middle manager who was amazed at how clueless his executives are in terms of the impact they have.
From the Trinidad Newsday: How Executives are Turning Their Employees Into Idiots
I recently wrote an article for the Jamaica Gleaner on “How to Reward Staff Without Spending a Fortune.
” It was picked up by TVJ and I subsequently appeared on their morning show to discuss the book – in a 7 minute segment!
I also made a radio show for CaribHR.Radio on the same topic, in which I interviewed Brenda Pope of KPMG. Talk about repurposing content…
An article I wrote for the Jamaica Gleaner on the reasons why senior executives hire others who are less capable than themselves.
This article from the Jamaica Sunday Gleaner hits on the same theme as my prior post on this blog – Caribbean executives need to be very careful not to overwhelm their direct reports with their ideas. This is especially true in planning situations.
How can CEO’s stop themselves from corrupting their strategic planning processes?
I wrote an article for the Trinidad Newsday that described the ways in which this happens (inadvertently) and what top executives can do about the problem.
http://www.newsday.co.tt/businessday/0,164542.html
A new column that I wrote for the Sunday Gleaner newspaper deals with the challenge that we Jamaican/Caribbean people have in setting and maintaining high standards.
Do You Have the Courage to Hold High Work Standards?
Here in the Caribbean, we love achievement, but don’t appreciate that high standards need to be upheld by employees at all levels, in particular in relation to each other.
The Jamaican workplace is one that’s desperately short of positive feedback. We often wait until someone is dead or leaving the company to tell them how much their work was appreciated.
Here’s what we can do about it: How to Become a Better, More Grateful Manager.