Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle
New Thinking from Framework Consulting
For this article in the Gleaner, for which I was also interviewed live on TVJ, I did a thought experiment – what would it be like if a company’s employees became millionaires? Is there company good enough to stay?
Here’s the 6 minute video interview I did last week on the morning show.
The original Gleaner article that came out on March 16th can be found here.
When I lead my NewHabits programs, one of the most important conversations surround the layout of office-space to reduce visual, audible and human distractions. It’s one that I tackled in my article in the Gleaner: Wide-Open Offices Bad for Productivity.
In this article I wrote for the Gleaner, I argue that superior email skills are fast becoming a requirement of the executive suite, and not something that can be delegated.
From the Sunday Gleaner Business section – Executives Need Advanced Email Skills.
Instead of cowering in fear of a Boss from Hell, it’s better to have a plan to deal with his/her abusive behaviour. This, according to my recent article in the Gleaner.
There are particular behaviours that are needed to implement a strategic plan effectively. If you don’t see them happening in your company, be alarmed: the strategic plan probably isn’t going anywhere.
Here’s the link to my Gleaner article today that describes what to do to if this happens.
Now available – a compilation of my articles written for the Jamaica Gleaner. Click here to access your download and discover over 50 provocative articles written from 2010-2013.
There’s no right way or wrong way to manage your time, but there are lots of similarities between the ways that CEO’s and college students manage their time. Here’s a link to an article I wrote for the Sunday Gleaner on this topic.
This article is essentially a review of the book “So Good They Can’t Ignore You” by Cal Newport. It’s an important one – as it attacks the belief that passion is the essential ingredient in starting out in your own business.
Dysfunctional companies have one thing in common – there’s a big gap between what’s said in public versus private discussions: a difference that makes people crazy.
In this article, I talk about my work to help companies bring the two closer into alignment, and ways in which any company can use the same principles. Pretentious Public vs. Truthful Private Comments.
I wrote on article based on some observations I made about the magic appearance of 100 employees at a company each day at 8:30 am. This, according to the sign-in book.
It speaks to the difficulty we have to come to work on time each day – here’s the link that speaks to this particular challenge.