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Christmas Memories
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Ok here are some Christmas memories from my childhood: - Whitewashing walls - Polishing the floor with Mansion floor polish; we had a heavy metal manual polisher that we attached cloths to - Angel hair on the tree - Chee...
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10 ways to make your NGO more effective in T&T.
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 Make sure you have the right leader.  (integrity to burn, well connected, can motivate others NOT a one man band, lots of drive). Attract doers not talkers to your Board.  Plus you want a broad range of skill sets including...
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10 excuses we make on the job.
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Thinking about our own organizations and our own jobs -- what are things we just make excuses for instead of taking ownership of things? That's not my department.  That's not my job.  I don't care how y'all are organised I...
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Keep screaming instructions from the stands or join the game.
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An armchair critic is someone who offers advice but never shows that they could actually do any better.  Facebook has made it easy for us to point out everything that's wrong with the world.  But too many of us are...
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Body language speaks volumes.
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So Fatima and Mucurapo end their game yesterday at 2-2 and it's therefore on to penalty kicks.  (no extra time, they go straight to penalty kicks)  The Fatima Bench is standing, locked arm in arm, willing their players to score,...
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E-mails building walls at the office.
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I  love e-mails.  It's an excellent way to recognise people among their peers en masse and to keep a project team on the same page.  It has also made live meetings almost obsolete, as more "meetings" take place through online...
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10 things new Marketing Grads should know.
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You don't know anything about marketing.  Your learning has just started. You need to find yourself a mentor.  (go for substance over image) Money should not be your priority at this time.  Hint: Go for learning over cha ching. Start...
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Have a presentation to give? Tell a story.
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An insurance salesman made a presentation to a group of us yesterday and I left confused. He used too many technical terms and insurance speak and not enough people speak. We are tempted (I know I am) to show how...
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The Bandwagon Effect and that St Joseph Seat.
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Can the Local Government Elections affect the St Joseph Constituency Bye-Election?  I think so, because of the bandwagon effect. (Especially if one party does particularly well in the surrounding Eastern corridor.) The bandwagon effect refers to people doing certain things...
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It’s now or never T&T.
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I took this photo at the Playboyz Panyard yesterday, the red t-shirt of the tenor player reflecting on the instrument.  I stood riveted as Supernovas of Arouca (Samaroo Jets re-made) mesmerised us with a repertoire that hit the sweet spot....
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What T&T can learn from Fatima College.
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Everyone says they went to the best school in the world.  Except if they did not attend Fatima College, then I must break some news to them.  They are wrong.  I don’t know what it is about that school that...
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Jeopardy? Not really.
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If you know the game, the host provides the answer and the contestants then provide the answer to the question. In Final Jeopardy, the answer was "Abraham Lincoln called this document, which took effect in 1863, 'a fit and necessary...
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