productivity

by Dennis Ramdeen|22 June 201522 June 2015|Blog, Pepper

Meetings are the security blankets of us marketing and sales folks. Whenever sales are down, what do we do? We call a meeting. Competitors launch a new brand? Call a meeting. The thing is 80% plus of the meetings I...

Are you a courier or a creator?

by Dennis Ramdeen|10 January 201410 January 2014|Blog, Off-Topic

Firstly, this post is not meant as a diss to couriers. They play a key role in moving things forward. But too many of us go through life acting like couriers. We wait for an instruction and only act when...

10 excuses we make on the job.

by Dennis Ramdeen|07 December 201307 December 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

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...

Women taking over

by Dennis Ramdeen|28 December 201107 June 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

At a recent Lok Jack GSB symposium Langston Roach, a feature speaker, said he does not hire men. He said men were lazy and unreliable. He found that women were more productive, passionate and loyal. His company, Langston Roach Industries...

“Just being devil’s advocate.”

by Dennis Ramdeen|06 October 201108 June 2013|Blog, Off-Topic

We've all done it. Most of us any way, have used the term "just being devil's advocate." Usually it's done when we are uncertain about how our opinion will be received, in order to put a bit of distance between...

We need more funnels.

by Dennis Ramdeen|23 July 201127 July 2011

I figured it out this week. It hit me like a ton of bricks. Decision making is too centralised in our country. It's too concentrated in government, in schools, in homes, in our communities and in businesses. And yes at...

50 Years of Independence – How yuh feel?

by Dennis Ramdeen|19 June 201122 June 2011

Next year we celebrate 50 years of independence, 50 years of leaving our mother's house and launching out on our own. When we turned 25 in 1987, Calypsonian Funny asked the profound question "How yuh feel?". And I believe as...

Productivity determines prosperity – Professor Michael E. Porter

by Pepper Advertising|03 May 201108 June 2013|Blog, Marketing Strategy

I had the distinct pleasure of attending DLIC 2011 featuring Professor Michael E. Porter on March 25. As a business student I studied Porter’s 5 forces model and various strategies on competition so it was indeed an honour to be...