Category: Newsflashes

You may be familiar with our 2007 study – “The Trinidadian Executive in Jamaica.” It remains the standard in practical, cross-Caribbean studies of cultural differences experienced by working professionals. (Download a copy here.)

On the heels of its success we are launching a new study: The Jamaican Professional in Trinidad.

If you are willing to be interviewed and/or surveyed anonymously, or know someone who might be, do let me know here.

Once again, the intent is not to generate academic data. We intend the final result to be a useful companion for Jamaican professionals hoping to make an effective transition to living and working in the twin-island republic.

On May 15th Framework had a successful launch of my book, Perfect Time-Based Productivity. For a short report of the evening’s activities, visit this link for updates – http://tt.newhabitsja.info/launch.

Also, I’ll be speaking at the HRMATT Conference in June in Port of Spain.

Recently I gave a Technical Talk at the PMISCC monthly meeting. It was a prelude to another speech I’ll be giving at the biennial conference in September.

Finally it’s ready – a brand new compilation of articles that covers all my columns through December 2014.

If you have been a regular reader you may be interested in catching up on any articles you may have missed. I know that it’s difficult to read everything due to the fortnightly nature of my columns in Jamaica, and quarterly frequency of articles in Trinidad.

But you can also read articles as far back as 2010, making sure that you haven’t missed a single one.

If you happen to be a new reader, welcome to you! This summary will take you to over 90 articles written for the press in the last few years. Each of them tackles a topic I hope you find interesting.

They cover a single theme – how to make the Caribbean workplace more productive.

In addition, you will find access to over 50 radio interviews (via CaribHR.Radio) plus a few television interviews.

Follow your interests from one topic to the next – I hope you find the work I have done to be valuable. Also, you may use the compilation as a resource by doing a search for keywords you already have an interest in exploring. This will shorten the time it takes for you to grab a useful insight just before you need it!

P.S. For a limited time, if you download the report, I’ll also send you a copy of our exclusive summary of the outstanding book, Why Workers Won’t Work, by Kenneth Carter.

My new book,Perfect Time-Based Productivity, will be launched in Trinidad and Tobago on May 15th, 2015. To receive an early notification, simply visit my site Chronicles from a Caribbean Cubicle and sign up to receive our Special Report: The Trinidadian Executive in Jamaica. Doing so will automatically add you our list of invitees and we’ll update you with information on the location.

The 2014 Caribbean summer is a very, very hot one. Here in Jamaica, we are suffering from drought conditions, leaving the surroundings brown and dusty. Nevertheless, the work at Framework continues.

Perfect Time-Based Productivity

My second book is entering its final stages as I ready it for the final, professional edit. It’s a how-to for anyone interested in boosting their time-based productivity skills working on their own. It will be published in September 2014 in Kindle format, when it will be available on Amazon.com. My writing and re-writing has taken me into some deep research in a number of areas that together, provide a composite picture that I believe to be unique. To register for updates on the progress and availability of he book, plus early discounts and bonuses, visit http://perfect.mytimedesign.com and add your name to my mailing list.

Jamaica Gleaner Articles

If you have missed one or more of my Gleaner articles it’s not a problem. All my articles written before 2014 can be found at this link: http://free.fwconsulting.com. The latest articles from this calendar year can be found at my website for publications related to the Caribbean – http://blog.fwconsulting.com

 

CaribHR.Radio is on a summer hiatus, given my commitment to get the book finished by September.

I hope you are enjoying your summer, wherever you are in the world!

Francis

 

I made a recent appearance once again on TelevisionJamaica, to talk about an article I wrote called Shut Up and Listen.

In the article, I imagined what it would take to keep a great employee if all of a sudden they became wealthy – like the guys who were fortunate enough to be working for WhatsApp when it was bought by Facebook for $19b.

Tune into the show and/or read the article and let me know what you think in the comments below.

I recently received some good news – I’ll be speaking at the ICF Midwest Conference in Cleveland Ohio in June. It’s the largest gathering of coaches in North America and a great honour to be speaking on how to become an expert at delivering time management coaching.

Here’s the link to the conference.

 

Now available – a compilation of my articles written for the Jamaica Gleaner. Click here to access your download and discover over 50 provocative articles written from 2010-2013.

In my work with Time Advisers (consultants, professional organizers, coaches and trainers) I often find people who work hard to make a difference with their clients but often find it hard to make a difference. It’s predictable; helping people to make changes to the way they manage their time is tough, and it’s not as easy as helping them learn a simple new task.

Working with Janice Russell, I recently co-published a new special report entitled The 8 Fatal Assumptions that Time Advisers Make. It’s available as a free download from my website for time advisers.

I’ll be speaking at the Project Management Institute Southern Caribbean Chapter (PMISCC)Conference in Port of Spain on September 17th – 18th. It’s another opportunity to interact with project managers and to share the power of improving time management capabilities during a project.

The presentation will build on the story told in Bill’s Im-Perfect Time Management Adventure in which the protagonist is a project manager who is trying to save himself, his project and his team from low productivity and an impending layoff.

The PMISCC conference link can be found here.

Update: After the conference I set up a page with all the information you need to completely relive the experience of being there, including the live recording, the slides and the paper I presented. Reducing the Risk of Un-Productive Team Members.