I read an excerpt from Claire Raines’s book “Connecting Generations” (2002) and found it to be outstanding in describing the characteristics of each generation — she is spot on. However, I have found that our new recruits who fit the Millennial profile (age) with first degrees have certain characteristics that have proven to be a...
Tag: Caribbean
That Dirty Word: Work!
These random thoughts express my observations of people, places and issues in the Bahamian workforce. If you watch the typical Bahamian workplace through the course of the day, you may see something like this. Jerry and Glenda arrive at around the same time, exactly 9:00 a.m. After settling at their respective desks, Glenda determines that...
Bringing in Expats
As the influence of CSME expands, it’s more and more likely that HR professionals in the region will be involved in assisting an employee to transition from one country to another. The skills they need to help the employee are not easy to obtain, unless the HR practitioner has some direct experience themselves in being...