Apparently, there is a new HR conference that is coming back to the Caribbean. Last year’s version was held in Barbados. The following email was sent to the members of the CaribHRForum discussion list by a presenter at last year’s conference — Dr. Kwame Charles. 2008 Caribbean Region Public Sector HR Conference June 24-26, 2008...
Jack Welch et al in Barbados
Recently, Jack Welch, Dennis O’Brien of Digicel and Arthur Lok Jak of Neal and Massy presented at the Caribbean International Leadership Summit in Barbados. What is remarkable is that there were over 200 attendees to the two day event, each paying some US$1800 per person. This clearly shows me that there is an appetite for...
Igniting a Storm on the Discussion List
Several weeks ago, I inadvertently set off a hailstorm of email on the CaribHRForum Discussion List with the following email. The response provoked a few things, including the speed with which this website was launched. It seemed to tap into some thoughts that many have had for some time about what we are doing as...