I recently completed an interview on Bessfm.com, (100.1fm here in Jamaica,) on the topic of Culture and the Bottom Line.
OnePageDigest Vol 3 Issue 5
FirstCuts31 – Accepting the Plantation
The latest issue of FirstCuts has just been released, and there is an entirely new format that is quite a departure from the old.
To be taken to the latest issue of FirstCuts, entitled “Accepting the Plantation,” click here.
Failed Executives Article
I recently published an article on the topic of failed executives in the Trinidad Newsday.
Click here to be taken to the text of the article: Early Warning Signs of Failed Executives
HRMAJ 2008 Conference Recording
After the recently concluded HRMAJ conference in Ocho Rios, I sent along some information to those who requested it.
The information can be found at this link and includes the slides plus the audio presentation: HRMAJ2008 Information
Article on Guardian Life’s Website re CaribHRForum Survey
An article I wrote for Guardian Life’s column in the Trindad Newsday newpaper was published at the following link.
HRMAJ Conference 2008
Francis Wade, President of Framework Consulting, will be speaking at the 2008 Conference of HRMAJ in Ocho Rios on November 21-23.
The topic will be “Building Professional Relationships.”
For more information, click on the graphic at left to be taken to the HRMAJ website, or visithttp://www.hrmaj.org
Downloads Page is Back Up
To all readers of the Framework site:
You may have noticed that our download page has been down for some time. The good news is, that it’s back up and the papers that we have written are once again available for circulation.
While the page is still being updated, it can still be accessed freely by clicking on the following link: http://fwconsulting.com/d-loads
MyTimeDesign
After a couple of years of research and hard thinking, I am finally releasing to the public a 12 week time management program based on the ideas I developed in the 2Time Management System — http://2time-sys.com
The program is intended for busy professionals who are interested in creating a unique time management system for themselves that meets their day to day needs.
For more information about the MyTimeDesign program, see http://MyTimeDesign.com
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 they play in bringing together HR professionals.
It is being conducted by a volunteer team at CaribHRForum, the online forum that was formed in 2003 by Francis Wade, a management consultant who recently moved home to the Caribbean.
According to Wade, “the survey has grown in leaps and bounds since it was inaugurated last year, and the team now comprises a Jamaican, a Trinidadian, a Kittician and a Bahamian who have only met in cyber-space. We got to know each other through CaribHRForum and have worked together for months to put this together, mostly using Facebook, an online social networking service.”
CaribHRForum, with over 200 members, is the largest professional networking group of its kind that is built on cyber-services such as a discussion list, a blog on CaribHRForum.com and a news ezine – CaribHRNews.
In fact, the idea of a large, all-encompassing regional conference was first discussed at length within CaribHRForum’s list, which sometimes sees up to 20 emails per day in a region-wide discussion.
“Sometimes the conversation gets heated, and there is a great deal of participation from many members who share their perspective, while learn from each other.” A recent group conversation on the industrial relations climate in the region is still generating some sparks after more than a week,” said Wade.
It was another hot conversation on CaribHRForum that provided the theme for this year’s survey. While Jamaica has the larget conference each year, with some 500 participants, there are other territories in the region that don’t even have an organization formed. Many are unaware that conferences and organizations like CaribHRForum exist and end up practicing in isolation from their colleagues.
“Hopefully,” Wade says “the results of the survey will do much to help us bring the professionals of the region together. We should learn a lot about what people are looking for in attending a conference, and help make our own conferences compelling.”