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Survey

If you are an HR Professional in the Caribbean, you just might be in time to complete an important survey…

Francis writes:

I meet Human Resource Professionals across the region all the time and one their complaints is that they feel alone.
They may be a member of a professional body, but the key is to have the kind of close, 24-7 relationships they enjoy on places like Facebook or Whatsapp.
The fact is, they are often too busy to meet others face to face, but they still want to feel as if they belong… as if their work matters.
We’re hoping that the new online community we’re creating at CaribHRForum will provide this experience. This new platform we are customizing is unlike anything I have ever seen, but it will only work if we fit it to your needs.
Tek a 2 minutes and mek us know dem noh?
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Key Strategic Skills Managers Must Master to Become Executives

By Francis

Why do managers sometimes flounder when they become executives? One reason: their new role requires them to create a corporate strategy. It’s a task for which they have never been trained.

I have often told the tale of the just-promoted manager who, everyone soon discovers, was elevated based only on his technical skills. As the rubber hits the road, it becomes clear that he is ill-prepared.

Another similar problem occurs when a manager is appointed to …read more

Source:: Key Strategic Skills Managers Must Master to Become Executives

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The High Cost of Low Turnover

By Francis

Note – in this column, I have also prepared some audio notes to expand on some of the ideas that would not fit within the limits of text. Click here to listen in.

In most Jamaican companies, there’s an unquestioned assumption that long staff tenure is an indicator of strong company loyalty. Maybe it’s not. I suggest that as the economy grows it may reveal a deeper truth: these benefits occur with a high price …read more

Source:: The High Cost of Low Turnover