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NEVER Compromise Your Principles with “Just this Once…”

Last year a client shared an incident: an employee who had been working at that company for 15 years was found at the centre of a scam which involved inflating the amount of hours spent working so that each person who participated in this scheme would receive more overtime dollars. This employee who up until theContinue reading “NEVER Compromise Your Principles with “Just this Once…””

Business Owners: Forget About Gaining and Keeping Loyal Employees

Which business owner doesn’t have a loyal employee? “Do you see so and so” they say…”he has been with me since before Christ. I can depend on him no matter what.” This person enjoys certain perks as a result of his devotion. The Boss enjoys having him around and he seems to enjoy his job.Continue reading “Business Owners: Forget About Gaining and Keeping Loyal Employees”

Holding a POSITION of Leadership is not the same thing as BEING a Good Leader

*This article was also published in my weekly column in the Trinidad and Tobago Business Newsday Jan 9 2014 A couple weeks ago I wrote a column titled *Why Outside the Box Thinking has Led to Inside the Box Stagnation.* Here’s an excerpt that will lay the foundation for today’s column: Over the past decade,Continue reading “Holding a POSITION of Leadership is not the same thing as BEING a Good Leader”