For many organizations, the first quarter of the year offers a new beginning. It’s an opportunity to set targets and pursue them with renewed zeal. But in many cases, the first quarter is also an anxious time in which employee performance is reviewed. It’s no wonder then that phrases like ‘one on one’, ‘fairness’, ‘transparency’ and ‘the curve’ begin to hover in the office … [Read more...] about Changing the Game: A look at employee evaluations
Julian Belgrave
Julian Belgrave is a national of Barbados. He is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute and holds a postgraduate degree in Environment and Development from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom and an undergraduate degree in Economics and Management from the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Julian has more than 20 years’ experience working in economic development with a focus on public sector investment programming and has in-depth operations knowledge of multilateral and bilateral development institutions. During his professional career he has led teams with oversight of the planning and execution of numerous development projects across different priority sectors. Also during this period, Julian provided technical and policy advice to Permanent Secretaries, Ministers and the Cabinet on national priority areas and specific public-sector interventions. Julian has also provided technical and policy advice on matters related to public sector investment programming and priorities setting. He has functioned as the acting representative of the IDB in Country Office Jamaica. Previously, he worked as the Chief of Operations with the Inter-American Development Bank supporting the Bank’s strategic role in tackling some of the key development issues in Jamaica and in Trinidad and Tobago. In both cases, he was able to leverage assigned resources and manage relationships to achieve annual targets in two very different but equally challenging country contexts. Julian is currently Senior Operations Specialist based in the Caribbean Countries Department at IDB Group headquarters. .
The Influential Seven: More than a Talk Shop
Each year the IDB group gathers international thought leaders and high-level policy-makers from the Caribbean region. The Annual Consultation of Caribbean Governors, as it is called, is an opportunity for 6 Ministers of Finance and Planning from the region and 1 representative from the Caribbean Development Bank to engage influential leaders on the cutting edge of technology … [Read more...] about The Influential Seven: More than a Talk Shop
Non-Communicable Disease – don’t let it take you out!
The life of an international public servant
Wow! How time flies? One, two, three Carnivals and God knows how many miles around the Queen’s Park Savannah to rid myself of the excesses from consuming too much roti, wrapped or “buss up shut”. … [Read more...] about The life of an international public servant
Building Leadership for Successful Project Execution
The Inter-American Development Bank’s Country Office in Trinidad and Tobago has now completed a series of three sessions that provided opportunities to key staff of executing units (on average 80 persons per session) with responsibility for IDB-financed projects to share experiences and knowledge with each other, other public sector stakeholders and with the IDB’s … [Read more...] about Building Leadership for Successful Project Execution