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If you were told that exercise will cut your risk for 13 cancers, would it encourage you to begin regular exercising?   If you were told that the intensity and length of exercise needed to prevent cancer would vary with the type of cancer, would...

As 2017 commences, and resolutions are made, why not consider setting your sights on becoming a better leader? One of the most effective ways to become a better leader is to focus on the team that you are leading. If your team isn’t working...

The Caribbean Centre for Development Administration (CARICAD) and the Latin American Centre of Administration for Development (CLAD) are regional organizations with similar functions; to support and promote the exchange of good practices for...

In the past I have talked about the challenges of managing different generations of people with diverse expectations and cultures in the workplace. But lately I have been hearing about other inter-generational issues.

Older workers increasingly...

In my early days of HR training, the mantra that was taught was that job design was the building block for HR Management, as it informed the recruitment and selection process, performance and compensation management, among other HR functions....

As leaders of industry and businesses across the Caribbean with an interest in health and a heathy productive workforce, you may be aware that doctors, in assessing and treating a patient, traditionally follow a particular process of taking a...

November 25 is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.  From November 25 to December 10 (Human Rights Day), countries are urged to raise public awareness and mobilize men and women during 16 Days of Activism against...

On November 22, 2016, the Caribbean Leadership Project will host a webinar on the topic of Developing Business Coaching Skills for Managers and Supervisors. In preparing to facilitate this session, a number of potential challenges began to...

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In October, the United Nations named Wonder Woman, a 75-year-old comic book and movie character, its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls.

Many UN staff and others around the world were horrified. Almost immediately a...

Perhaps the greatest leadership challenge that any leader will face is leading one’s self. This is because we often are so much better at describing and assessing the behaviours of others, but are unable to assess ourselves realistically. To...

As leaders of industry and business across the Caribbean, we should be acutely aware of issues that not only affect our own health and those of our loved ones, but also our employees and their family and friends, since our businesses and our...

Based on the analysis of success and war stories shared by senior public sector leaders across the CARICOM region at the CLP’s last symposium in May 2016, under the theme Governance at the Core, the lack of clarification about the roles of...

On July 27, 2016, President Obama made a powerful speech at the Democratic Convention. What follows are three leadership tools he used extensively in this speech.  As leaders, we can learn from and appreciate the skill and effectiveness with...

One thing we know for sure, none of us is getting any younger!

According to the Barbados Minister of Social Care, Steven Blackett, in nine years’ people over 60 will make up 20.4 per cent of the population in Barbados.

Life expectancy in the...

What influence can public figures and role models have on behavioural change, especially with boys and girls and young men and women?

Leadership role models are people in a position of authority that we look up to and hope to be like. Depending...

Employee engagement is widely recognised as being critical for organisations to achieve extraordinary results in product or service delivery and innovation. Employee engagement can be defined as the extent to which employees are committed to...