Get Tough: Avoid Hiring Those Who'll Be Toxic to Your Business

You need to identify individuals who will detract from your business and avoid them, just as you need to get rid of people on staff who are already hurting your company. These people usually will do more damage than good. These types of decisions will typically be unpopular with some, but they are necessary to rid yourself of distractions and focus on growing your business. You have to be prepared to make tough calls to mold a corporate culture that you and your team are proud to be a part of. This may sound like a cold approach, but I believe it’s important for executives to measure the success of their agency by the sum of its parts, not their popularity with everyone they meet.

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13 years ago

March 27, 2012

BusinesSuiteOnline

Every CEO wants to know that he is giving his organization the best opportunity to succeed. Not every decision will be right — after all, everyone is human. But at the end of the day, every company needs the same thing: a leader who had better be right more often than he is wrong.

The more successful an organization gets, the more important it becomes for the CEO to make a call and then move on. There are a lot of moving parts in any organization and most executives don’t have the luxury of time when weighing their options on day-to-day decisions.

One mantra I’ve used to help me make tough decisions over the years is from American author and poet Maya Angelou: “The first time someone shows you who they are, believe them.”

This is such a simple and profound statement, and it holds great significance for me. It’s human nature to make excuses for people when they behave inappropriately or fail to meet your expectations. As an executive I need to separate my empathy for a person from the facts that are presented to me. I now treat every first impression as an audition.

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John Mahfood “I Listed on the JSE to Raise Capital for My Business”

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9 years ago

November 24, 2016

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9 years ago

November 24, 2016

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Grace Stockholders To Vote On 3-for-1 Stock Split Today

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9 years ago

July 11, 2016

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Shareholders of GraceKennedy Limited will this morning meet to consider and, if thought fit, approve a recommendation for a three-for-one stock split.

If approved, shareholders will receive three stocks for each one that is currently held.

According to group CEO Don Wehby, the stock units with a market price of J$115.00 per stock unit prior to the split will now increase threefold with an initial price of J$38.33 per stock unit

He says the stock split would allow GK’s stock to be made available to more investors while further enhancing the market for the shares.

Ahead of this morning’s Extraordinary General Meeting, GK last week issued 59,360 additional GK shares.

UK Loses S&P Triple A Rating

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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The UK has lost its top AAA credit rating from ratings agency S&P following the country’s vote to leave the EU.

S&P says the referendum result could lead to “a deterioration of the UK’s economic performance, including its large financial services sector”.

Earlier the pound plunged to a 31-year low against the dollar, and UK markets closed lower for a second day. On Friday,

Moody’s cut the UK’s credit rating outlook to negative.

Caribbean Hotels Named In Jetsetters’ 2016 Best Of The Best

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9 years ago

June 27, 2016

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Three Caribbean hotels have been named in US-based travel and lifestyle magazine Jetsetter’s 2016 Best of the Best awards.

The list which was published recently, highlighted the world’s 20 best hotels in categories ranging from Best Over-The-Top Luxury to Best Safari Lodge.

Included in the list were Antigua and Barbuda’s Barbuda Belle Luxury Beach Hotel, Anguilla’s Zemi Beach House Resort & Spa, and St Lucia’s BodyHoliday.