Psychological safety is broadly defined as a climate in which people are comfortable expressing and being themselves. More specifically, when people have psychological safety at work, they feel comfortable sharing concerns and mistakes without fear of embarrassment or retribution. They are confident that they can speak up and won’t be humiliated, ignored, or blamed. They

Women in the Workplace 2022 While this publication is based on research conducted exclusively in corporate America, I put it to you that some of the findings are equally relevant to us here in the Caribbean. I refer in particular to the conclusions reached on the role of managers. [T]here’s a growing gap between what’s

How do you prefer your HR – operational or strategic? Click on the link below for some insights into this riddle.

Training often gets a bad wrap. That doesn’t have to be the case. This article identifies five common mistakes and outlines how to avoid and/or fix them.

Whether you are an HR practitioner, line staff, manager or executive, the shifts described in this article will affect you. So, I invite you to have a read.

Reality check – quiet quitting has nothing to do with actual quitting. Despite the epic fail in name selection, the phenomenon should not be ignored.

Greatness isn’t born; it’s grown. That’s true even when on the surface, it looks like someone has achieved overnight success. The good news is that this means that you too can achieve greatness – if you’re prepared to do the work.

Post-pandemic work arrangements are proving to be a Goldilocks dilemma. What exactly do workers want or need?

With the power of conviction on her side and her fierce determination to be the best possible advocate for her people and her principles, Prime Minister Mia Mottley is having a global impact.

Happy International Women’s Day to each and everyone of you. Yes, that includes my male readers. Why? Because gender equity benefits us all. The elimination of biases which prevent more than half of the population from maximizing their potential and optimizing their wellbeing will serve to elevate us all. Therefore, I repeat Happy IWD to

There is a compelling theory of change for psychological safety. So why haven’t more leaders adopted it?

What’s the best course of action when it feels like you’re going through hell? Keep moving! Build yourself a bridge using purpose, faith and hope.

Millennials now occupy managerial positions, and they’re pretty ambivalent about that. As one female executive put it, “we feel like kids with adult jobs.”

Any journey of learning and development can be an emotional rollercoaster. With these four steps, you can effectively navigate that treacherous terrain.

Whether you’re the head of the organization, or a supervisor/manager with responsibility for a major department or a member of line staff, coaching is something that you should be thinking about.

“I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.” Can you relate to that statement?

One of the keys to success is establishing mutual respect in your relationship with your boss. This article outlines three nuggets to help you do just that.

Learn how to make difficult people disappear – legally.

This 5 step plan could be just what you need to redesign the job you’re in into the one you want.

High Stakes Negotiation In June 2004, I was appointed as Antigua and Barbuda’s Non-Resident Ambassador to several Latin American countries. Among my assigned portfolio was Brazil. As a congratulatory gift, a colleague commissioned a special lapel pin for me. It consisted of the intertwined flags of the two countries. He was thoughtful and kind enough

One rainy Friday morning, I decided to do a YouTube workout rather than hitting the highway for the four-mile walk that I had originally planned for that day.  I settled on a HASfit video.  I chose that video because it promised a full body resistance band workout – sounded like just the thing I needed

During a quiet moment of reflection have you ever thought “I know that our team has the potential to excel, but we’re not there yet? What can I do to help take our performance to the next level?” Management performance is one of the key determinants of success factors such as profitability, employee engagement and

Greetings from UTDS Publishing – the new division in the UTDS family. We hope that you, your family, friends, and colleagues are well in these unprecedented times. What’s new with me? I am delighted to share that I have finished my long-awaited book and will be launching it in December – just in time for

“A successful liberal democracy is liable to be one that is effectively “leader-proofed”, one in which… it is made difficult for a strong leader to acquire and wield power and in which the government does not rely on strong leaders for its long-term success”. Anthony King Last week, Business Authority carried an article titled “Strong

The GROW Model has been seen to yield higher productivity, improved communication, better interpersonal relationships and a better quality working environment.[1] In this week’s blog, we discuss one of the most respected and successful performance coaching models. I’m referring here to the GROW Model created by Alexander Graham, Sir John Whitmore and colleagues. In the

For a coaching relationship to be optimally effective, rapport must exist between the coach and the coachee. This article provides the concrete steps required to establish and maintain such a bond.

From Fortune 500 companies to individual managers and executives, all are reporting outstanding returns on investment. In this article we explain what exactly business coaching is and, perhaps more importantly, what it isn’t.

While there have been some gains in terms of the prevalence of women in leadership over the past 5 years, it hasn’t been a clear win.

To succeed in creating the future, we must also excel in letting go of the past: selectively forgetting practices and attitudes that stand in the way of the new future.  Vijay Govindarajan While in secondary school, I was required to read the story of Sir Thomas Moore as captured in the book titled A Man