This year’s survey of HR Professionals in the region is focused on the topic of Regional Human Resource Conferences. It’s a much larger survey than the one we conducted last year, as it’s going out to over 3000 professionals, in as many as 10 countries. Hopefully, we’ll get a good understanding of what drives a...
Back to School Blues
“Sorry to be late, the traffic was crazy!” This was the employee’s greeting as she hustled through the door ten minutes late, sweating and complaining about the bad drivers, breakfast in one hand and Blackberry in the other. This will be a familiar scenario at workplaces throughout the Caribbean as the school term has re-opened....
Front Line Managers as People Managers
According to a CIPD report in 2003, one of the keys to managing performance through people is triggering discretionary behaviour in employees so that employees go the “extra mile” for the organisation. People are more likely to engage in positive discretionary behaviour when they feel motivated, are satisfied with their jobs and are committed to...