An article covering the work my company (Framework Consulting) does in companies was printed in the Observer, and then picked up by blogger Dennis Jones, in Barbados. I thought his response was interesting, and quite unexpected as it draws direct comparisons between Jamaican work culture, and the one he found in Barbados as an outsider....
Month: October 2009
Mandatory Cost Cutting is NOT the Answer
The first reaction of most companies is to start to cut costs during times of crisis. This approach has short term rewards, but most of the time long term negative effects on the business. When businesses start cost cutting drive they say things like: o ‘cut 20% off all our spending’ o ‘No more overtime’...
Employee Engagement and Financial Success
Which comes first employee engagement or financial success? Those of us who have spent many man-hours in understanding employee engagement, developing and implementing engagement programmes and measuring the results may be tempted to render the above statement a rhetorical one. It could be argued that financially successful companies have more money to spend on their...