Engagement, Leadership and Culture In Challenging Times
INTERVIEW Indira Couch, Ph.D.CEO, ActionEDGE TT The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD’s) World Investment Report for 2021, revealed that Trinidad and Tobago experienced the worst Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2020 with negative FDI in the range of US$439M (approximately TT$3B). This leaves Trinidad and Tobago in a lurch where non-energy sector revenues become more necessary than […]
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June 29th, 2023
Why Every Organization Should Invest in Leadership Development This Year
Caribbean Centre for Leadership Development Authorised Licensee for Crestcom International. It is more important than ever for organizations to invest in leadership development in 2022. The challenges of a global pandemic have escalated the need for stronger leaders in every industry. As markets are disrupted and business operations evolve quickly, leaders need to be skilled in change management, driving results, […]
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January 17th, 2022
Lara Quentrall-Thomas, MBA.
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” – Sheryl Sandburg COO, Facebook Lara Quentrall-Thomas, MBA. Chairman and Founder of Regency Recruitment and Resources Limited Those words sum up the life’s work, thus far, for Lara Quentrall-Thomas, MBA. Chairman and Founder of Regency Recruitment and Resources Limited, […]
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January 13th, 2022
Employers’ Consultative Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ECA)
It is once again a distinct pleasure to extend warm greetings from the ECA. This new decade began with the global community engulfed, as some commentators have described, in a pandemic of unprecedented proportion. The reality is that COVID-19 has created a health crisis, a socioeconomic crisis and a world of work crisis. Given the continued impact of this pandemic […]
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January 10th, 2022
Engagement, Leadership and Culture in Challenging Times
For transformation to take place, it starts with people, but specifically with deliberate action from leaders. INTERVIEW – ACTIONEDGE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD’s) World Investment Report for 2021, revealed that Trinidad and Tobago experienced the worst Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 2020 with negative FDI in the range of US$439M (approximately TT$3B). […]
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January 6th, 2022
Highlights of 2021-22 Budget Presentation
The ECA is pleased to provide this quick snapshot of the national budget presentation held on Monday Oct 4, 2021, with a focus on estimates of revenue and expenditure, and the main measures that will specifically impact employers/business in Trinidad and Tobago. We trust that you find this information useful. A full copy of the budget presentation, as delivered by […]
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By: Employers Consultative Association (ECA) | October 6th, 2021
Highlights from the Ministry of Finance’s Press Conference
We ask that you take advantage of the Tax Amnesty which will come to an end on September 17th 2021 as well as the extension of the Government Guarantee Loan Programme for small and medium enterprises. We are happy to report that the Minister of Finance had responded to the concerns put forward in early January by the TTMA, requesting an […]
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August 18th, 2021
Celebrating 25 years of delivering excellence in HR Services.
‘Who’s Who has asked the ECA what are the Association’s priorities for 2021. As businesses continue to move forward, what are your priorities in the coming 6 months? Growing revenue by focusing on business development, marketing, networking and outreach. Continuing to provide support for our teams, offering flexible working arrangements including a hybrid in office / work from home solution Engaging […]
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March 3rd, 2021
‘SURVIVAL AND RELEVANCE’
‘Who’s Who has asked the ECA what are the Association’s priorities for 2021. In photo from left: Stephanie Fingal, Chief Executive Officer (Interim) and Keston Nancoo, Chairman • As businesses continue to move forward, what are your priorities in the coming 6 months? The ECA’s focus over the next six (6) months remains that of ‘survival and relevance.’ As a non-for-profit […]
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February 10th, 2021
The “future of work”
““It was said that a new revolution was upon us, referred to by the World Economic Forum as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). The 4IR, defined by the convergence of biology and the physical world with the digital world, was expected to disrupt our way of life and fundamentally shift how we produce, consume and relate, much like revolutions of […]
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January 27th, 2021