The Library

The Resignation Never Comes from Nowhere

In a recent column, I wrote that recruitment in Bermuda has become a competition to persuade already-employed people to leave jobs they are not desperate to leave. There is a quieter version of...

If Your Senior Leader Left Tomorrow, Would You Really be Ready?

Something interesting is happening across Bermuda’s leadership landscape. In a single quarter, three prominent institutions have completed or announced significant leadership transitions...

Recruitment Upended: Rules of Hiring are Changing

For many years, Bermuda employers could rely on a reasonably familiar recruitment equation. For many roles, there would be a pool of local candidates. For specialist positions, there was generally...

Pay Transparency is Coming: What Employers Should do Now

Pay transparency in Bermuda has moved well past the idea stage. Jason Hayward, the Minister of Economy and Labour, first announced the Government’s policy proposal at a press conference on April 13...

What Leadership Skills Still Matter & Why They Matter More Than Ever

Over the past year, I have found myself thinking a great deal about leadership. Partly because so many organisations are focused on developing new managers. Partly because experienced leaders are...

Leadership Skills Matter More Than Ever

In the first of a series of regular columns on leadership and talent management, to publish every other Monday, Kelly Francis, the founder and managing director of Performance Solutions, considers the...

Have Employees New to Management? We Can Help.

One of the most common challenges we see across organizations today is that strong employees are being promoted into management roles without enough support for the transition that follows...

So Much to Discuss… April Turned Into May

April brought several significant policy and regulatory changes that many organisations are still trying to fully absorb. In fact, the influx of information delayed our newsletter...

April didn’t Pass Quietly this Year

For those of us in Bermuda, April usually passes quietly, payroll taxes are filed; days are either sunny or filled with showers; Easter lilies are in full bloom, and the summer student scramble is in...