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?
The Bligh We Should Not Give
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.
How to Become a Better, More Grateful Manager
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.
Convert Your Job into a Career
Sometimes a job is more than just a job… but you’ll be the one who makes it so. Many people miss the opportunity to do more than just take home a paycheck to deposit in their account and they miss out on the value that a day-job can bring.
When Time Management Skills are Missing
What is a manager supposed to do when his/her team lacks the time management skills needed to get the job done? We often make the mistake of thinking that these skills are “basic.”
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The Pitfalls of Lacking Time Management
Stop Turning Your Employees Into Morons
I recently wrote a provocative article on how executives are blindly putting demands on their employees that are ruining their productivity.
It’s my dream that one day it will adorn the walls of cubicles of every Caribbean company!
Reducing Crime with a Boost in EQ
Recently I wrote an article for my regular column in the Jamaica Gleaner that describes what corporate Jamaica can do to invest in an increase in EQ / soft skills, and thereby reduce our murder rate.
OAS Magazine
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.
New in 2012: Time Management for Coaches, Consultants and Managers
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.
Recent Gleaner Articles
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: