Solving Problems in Strategic Planning and Productivity
In June I presented at the HRMATT Conference.
The theme of the conference was “Disruptive HR” and my presentation focused on designing an “Assertive Blueprint” for HR Professionals.
I also announced a reboot later this year of CaribHRForum.
There’s a brief video available here from my speech. I plan to upload my own recording and make it available publicly at CaribHRForum, so please stay tuned.
2 Years ago, I left a secure job with AT&T Bell Labs to start my own company – becoming an entrepreneur once my resignation was accepted. I had a lots of support, and that’s the only reason why I am still doing what I do today, here at Framework Consulting.
It’s been a real roller-coaster ride and many things, like writing a book, took a lot longer than I first envisioned. I have learned that nothing should happen before its time, among other lessons.
So whether you are a current or past client, an ex-employee, or just a well-wisher, please join me in a feeling of profound gratitude.
The American Society of Training and Development is the largest organization of its kind in the world, and I was recently accepted to give a speech at their annual conference in 2013 in Dallas, TX. The topic will be “How to Stop Failing at Behavior Change Training: The Case of Time Management.”
It’s a wonderful opportunity, and one that builds on our most recent work focused on helping time management coaches, professional organizers and time management trainers. Ultimately, the session will help clients learn how to develop their own time management systems.
In my Trinidadian and Jamaican columns I have written recent articles about doing business after the State of Emergency in T&T, and the need to re-think the annual planning retreat.
Here is a short sample of some of the projects we have been involved with recently.
A Washington, DC – based non-profit asked us to help them devise and implement their on-line engagement strategy.
A Caribbean snack and food company hired us to act as their head of Human Resource while conducting a search for a replacement.
We are also part of a project team due to start soon in Trinidad that involves doing the strategic planning for a financial institution.
Another financial institution in Jamaica has hired us to train over 100 of its employees in our latest time management and productivity techniques.
I have been fortunate to be able to present the ideas I have been working on in Time Management 2.0 in a variety of fora.
A recent article I wrote entitled “Why Jamaicans Have to Migrate to Become Productive” was published in the Gleaner and received a good amount of feedback, while generating an interesting discussion.
Based on the article, I got a call from a producer at TVJ to come back on the morning show to speak to some of the ideas in the article. The video can be found here:
Recently Peter Gales of MoreVida (i.e. thepracticeofyourlife.com) interviewed me on the topic of my recent issue of FirstCuts: “Accepting the Plantation.” The interview was fun to do and lasted about 17 minutes in total. Here are the links:
Part 1 –
Part 2 –
I recently completed an interview on Bessfm.com, (100.1fm here in Jamaica,) on the topic of Culture and the Bottom Line.