homePreserving our Wildlife 02 February 2012
At Guardian Life, we also look after the environment. During the recent Christmas season, the company embarked on a drive to raise funds for the El Socorro Centre for Wildlife Conservation through the sale of a custom-designed card that not only sought to assist the Centre financially but also to increase public awareness of their cause. Cards were purchased by Sales Representatives, Managers and Executives and in the process raised the sum of $10,000 which was donated to the cause.
Modelling Leadership 30 January 2012
The literature on business leadership is vast but Alan Axelrod (2010) added a novel dimension by drawing a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi’s qualities and the attributes of a chief executive. Axelrod argued that there is no doubt that Gandhi was a good man and an intensely spiritual man, but he was also a manager and executive, a supremely practical leader for change management.Â
Productivity and Compensation 30 January 2012
Is investment opportunity in Trinidad and Tobago limited by the availability of funding, or the availability of competent hard working employees? At a workshop for exploring opportunities in cocoa production, one of the most serious constraints highlighted was the availability of labor. Cocoa producers claimed that even when the wages offered are twice those of the Government unemployment relief programmes, there still remained a scarcity of workers. Similar concerns are frequently expressed by members of the manufacturing sector. Read the rest of this entry »
The Caribbean Inconvenience 05 January 2012
It’s a bit of a regional joke. A Bajan, Guyanese or Jamaican meets a Trini who enthusiastically tells them they must come to visit during the next Carnival. After a few text messages, the arrangements are made. The tourist arrives at Piarco, only to leave a week later without ever hearing from or seeing the Trini. Read the rest of this entry »
Our Holiday Closing Times 16 December 2011
