Archive for Press Releases
Regular Gleaner Column
Good news for those who read my contributions to the Jamaica Gleaner on productivity. I have been asked to contribute a regular column on a short-term contract, so articles should be appearing every other week. Of course, there is also an on-line version at the newspaper’s website. Update: Here is the first article entitled “Why [...]
CaribHRForum 2008 Survey
Sponsors of this year’s annual CaribHRForum’s electronic survey expect to reach over 3000 Human Resource Professionals across the CARICOM region this year, easily becoming the most wide-spread effort to gather information from a single profession. The 2008 survey which was released on Monday September 15th, 2008, focuses on the single topic of regional HR conferences and the role [...]
Interview with Roger Bell, GM
Trinidadian Executive Thrives on Cultural Differences Some Trinidadian Executives are having success in overcoming the cultural differences they find in Jamaica. Roger Bell, General Manager of Confectionery & Snacks (Jamaica,) a subsidiary of Associated Brands (Trinidad) has found success in leading a Jamaican company, in a country that he had never visited before assuming the [...]
GraceKennedy CEO to be Interviewed Live at HRMAJ Conference
Framework Consulting Inc., Kingston Jamaica Contact: Francis Wade 954-323-2552 / 876-880-8653 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GraceKennedy CEO to be Interviewed Live at HRMAJ Conference HR Professionals to Listen in as Douglas Orane Explains the Role of HR as a Strategic Asset Grace Kennedy CEO, Douglas Orane, is due to close out the first [...]
Francis Wade to Speak to Graduates at JaCSA Certification Graduation
COMING: A NEW FOCUS ON CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE Companies are betting that a new focus on “experience” will help them better serve local customers One of the major trends in the world of customer service seems to making in roads in Jamaican corporations. Instead of merely serving customers, companies are hoping that by [...]
Framework Study to be Unveiled at HRMATT Conference 2007
Francis Wade has been selected to present the results of the groundbreaking study, “The Trinidadian Executive in Jamaica,” at the upcoming HRMATT conference to be held on October 9-11th, in Port of Spain, Trinidad. The study, completed in 2006, included direct interviews with over 30 Trinidadian executives working in Jamaica, and focused on the cultural differences they [...]
CaribHRForum 2007 Survey Results
To receive a summary of the results on the recently concluded CaribHRForum 2007 survey, you are invited to send an email to hrsurvey2007@aweber.com Upon receipt, a confirmation email will be sent to your email inbox, which you must respond to in order to receive the report by. Simply click on the link that looks like this when [...]
New Ways to Network for Caribbean Managers
Kingston, Jamaica, May 5, 2007: Attendees at the JEF Convention 2007 in Ocho Rios on May 5th, 2007were challenged to upgrade their networking skills to keep pace with the threats and opportunities of CSME. The speech they attended at the conference was entitled “Networking Strategies for the new Breed of Caribbean Managers.” The workshop was lead by Francis Wade, [...]
Forming a Trinidadian Jamaican Chamber of Commerce
The first two Meetings to discuss the formation of a Trinidadian Jamaican Chamber of Commerce will be held as follows: Monday May 7th at the Jamaica Pegasus, New Kingston at 6:30pm Monday May 21st — evening — Port of Spain, at the offices of CMMB on Independence Square at 6:30pm If you would like further [...]
Upcoming JEF Speech
Francis Wade, President of Framework Consulting, has been selected to be a presenter at the upcoming Jamaica Employers Federation Conference on May 3-6, 2007 in Ocho Rios. He will be speaking on the topic of: “Building Bridges across the region: Networking Strategies and Techniques for the New Breed of Caribbean Managers.”