March 19, 2021
Ian Ferguson
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IAN FERGUSON: Coping with Workplace Death
This entire week and month has been filled with death and sickness in our country and abroad. COVID-19 and the variants which must have penetrated the Bahamian bubble, have wreaked havoc in the lives of so many. We must all pay attention to the fact that young people have succumbed to the virus - young people who would be normally contributing to the work environment.
IAN FERGUSON: Minimising COVID risk for business travellers
As we closed borders, cancelled events and self-quarantined at home on a mass scale, the travel industry - as well as most other sectors - began its plummet into a tailspin. The collective effort to save lives meant economic catastrophe for an industry that profits from people leaving their homes. The wound inflicted by the pandemic on the travel industry is deep, and it has not stopped bleeding yet.
IAN FERGUSON: Adapting leadership to fit every situation
Situational leadership is best described as an adaptive leadership style. This strategy encourages leaders to take stock of their team members, weigh the many variables in their workplace and choose the leadership style that best fits their goals and circumstances. The old concept of leader as “boss” has completely left the building.
IAN FERGUSON: Companies need annual check-up
Companies throughout the world use the start of the year’s third quarter to begin the process of planning for a new calendar year. They engage in talent development for their staff, formulate strategic business plans, create company goals and objectives - all in the hope of enjoying a more productive and profitable new year.
How employers can show appreciation for fathers
With Father’s Day just around the corner, employers may be wondering how to appreciate and keep men engaged. When your employee shows up to work, you expect them to leave everything at the door, focus on work and make the most of their time on-the-clock. What you probably do not often see or discuss is the sacrifices they make by being a working father. Fatherhood done correctly is becoming increasingly more challenging.
IAN FERGUSON: How to incentivise staff to take COVID vaccine
With the pandemic still ravaging communities and countries, millions across the globe are still hesitant to take the vaccine. Some employers have taken a hard stance by compelling employees to take it. Most business consultants agree that incentivising employees to become inoculated may be more effective than issuing mandates. Here are six ways to encourage your employees to take the vaccine.
IAN FERGUSON: Forcing COVID vaccine on staff not the answer
The past 15 months has proven to be a challenging period for the world. While tremendous strides have been made in producing a vaccine for COVID-19, the resistance and opposition to taking it is staggering. Persons from all walks of life, in all countries, and across all socio-economic, political and cultural divides have openly voiced reasons why they will not take the vaccines and their lack of trust in them despite respective governments approving their use.
IAN FERGUSON: Worker wellness key to corporate health
Most would agree that employee health and well-being is a topic that receives far too little attention in the standard work environment. But amid this global pandemic, worker wellness has become a daily conversation because workplace COVID-19 spread is real.
IAN FERGUSON: Ethical workplaces give business boost
Having strong work ethics makes good business sense because employees want to work for a company they are proud of, and with colleagues they know act with integrity. Potential clients or customers are more likely to choose a company that can showcase their ethical behaviour because it provides the added ‘feel-good’ factor in any business transaction.
IAN FERGUSON: Don’t tune out music’s workplace advantages
Music is said to be the universal language. Somehow bars, notes, chords, rhythms and beats have the ability to transport us into another world and emotional state of being. It influences the way we communicate, and most understand its immense power in causing people the world over to pay attention, receiving messages that are encrypted in each note and bar. Children learn songs much quicker than they put to memory their written and spoken lessons. This is why we sing the alphabet and multiplication tables to them.
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