Sunday, December 29, 2019

Governance 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)


This category, allocated 4.31% of the nation’s total expenditure, as reported by the office of the Auditor General 2018 and 4.21% in the 2019 revised estimates, while estimating 5.55% for 2020 up by 41.43%, as published by the Ministry of Finance, consist of positions, offices, agencies and ministries that monitors good, moral and ethical, behavior. Noting that, A nation's development is badly hindered and retarded by individual greed; corrupt public officers, bias reporting, unfair hiring practices, slow justice, unbalance dispute settlements, unlawful opinions, compromised records, a lack of transparency, general back room dealings, selling executive influence, misusing presidential privilege, laws to benefit the few rather than the many, practices and actions which have to be avoided, rooted out, dealt with and, ultimately replaced by Good Governance.

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Fiscal Policy 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)


Investment, Employment and Social Benefits are the opportunities essential for nation building. However, the nation's capability to earn from its present or projected revenue streams, increasing productivity, currently carries much less influence, when compared to the nation's power or ability to borrow and, of course, service and repay the debt. In other words, it is presently easier to borrow than to diversify. Fiscal policy, functioning on a budgetary allocation; 32.48% of the nation’s total expenditure, as reported by the office of the Auditor General 2018 and 33.74% in the 2019 revised estimates, while estimating 31.46% for 2020 down by 0.01%, as published by the Ministry of Finance.

Sunday, December 15, 2019

Economic Drivers 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)

The nation's revenue, to fund the service of the nation and offset its total annual expenditure, comes from the collections of taxes, duties and royalties, Returns on Investment and Sale of Assets. Such revenue generating activities are encouraged and facilitated via Economic Drivers, which designs, implements and reviews the conditions for investment, employment and, the resulting, recurrent taxation. Operating on 3.55% of the nation's total expenditure, as reported by the office of the Auditor General 2018 and 3.70% in the 2019 revised estimates, while estimating 4.64% for 2020 up by 34.28%, as published by the Ministry of Finance. Economic Drivers are administered by the Ministries of Energy and Energy Industries, Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries, Planning and Development, Foreign and CARICOM Affairs, Labour and Small Enterprise Development, Trade and Industries, and Tourism.

Sunday, December 8, 2019

Infrastructure Management 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)

It has been long realized and accepted that Infrastructure Management directly affects productivity; outputs driven by comfortable and safe work and play spaces, such as; water and electricity, industrial parks, administration offices, community centers, open parks, transport hubs, roads and bridges, etc. Utilizing 20.75% of the nation’s total expenditure, as reported by the office of the Auditor General 2018 and 19.73% in the 2019 revised estimates, while estimating 18.69% for 2020 up by 1.55%, as published by the Ministry of Finance, the Infrastructure Management category consist of the ministries of Public Utilities, Works and Transport, the Tobago House of Assembly, the ministries of Rural Development and Local Government, and Housing and Urban Development.

Sunday, December 1, 2019

Human Development 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)

The progress of any country, nation, society is driven by its human resource and the development of such; its citizenry, its people, its skills and talents. Noting that, growth industries and job creation are as a direct result of investment in ideas, and the only true source of ideas is the human being. A population that is educated, healthy, well-adjusted as a society, contributing in the community, supporting culture and the arts, participating in competitive sport and encouraging the youth, will build and maintain a happy, respectful, caring and sharing nation. The Human Development category consist of budgetary allocations, 28.91% of the nation’s total expenditure, as reported by the office of the Auditor General 2018 and 29.18% in the 2019 revised estimates, while estimating 28.83% up by 5.95% for 2020, as published estimates by the Ministry of Finance.

Sunday, November 24, 2019

Resource Preservation 2020

(An extract from Foreign Direct Investment 2020)


This refers to the approved budgetary allocation of public expenditure dedicated to protecting and preserving the nation's assets; its people, its property, its peace. Resource Preservation comprises funds, 10.01% of the nation’s total expenditure as reported by the Auditor General 2018 and 9.45% in the revised estimates 2019 and 10.83% up by 22.97% in 2020 published estimates by the Ministry of Finance, to enact the policies of the Ministry of National Security, its arms and divisions, along with the crime interjection strategies of the Police Service, whose expenditure is independently control by the Police Commissioner. While the Defence Forces policies and funding are administered and overseen by the Ministry. The non-executive President of the nation is the Commander and Chief of the Defence Forces, further subdivided into the Regiment, the Coast Guard and Air Guard, with reserves and other specialty arms and initiatives. 

Sunday, November 17, 2019

Business Analyst


Learned, read and studied traditional economic cases to professionally track development and Business Models. Taking advantage of any and all employment opportunities in Governance; National, Regional or International Financial institutions, Private Financial Sector; Merchant Banking, Corporate Banking, etc., establishing skills in a particular industry, adopting language (jargon) and understanding physical procedures. As an industry expert, having consulted on numerous projects, private sector clients and Governments, will seek analysis on economic diversification, industry transformation, preservation or closure. Using every daily interaction and task to examine how operations can be improved, made better, more efficient and effective, benefiting stakeholders and always, to enhance and better lifestyles.

Sunday, November 10, 2019

Teachers’ Salaries


The education system product line is Graduates. Hence, students who desire a career within this system must firstly, appreciate the responsibility being placed on them. Secondly, the training must be more than the particular subject matter and must include the humanity and continuous improvements required to guide and motivate students. The Teacher must also recognize their role in society, to always deliver a lesson to all who are ready to learn and never disrespect the profession. A teacher is always a professional and must be constantly seen as such, promoting discipline, not punishment, but a dedication to time, knowledge and respect.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

Resilient Infrastructure


Eco-City is designed as a show piece to the world. Providing small nations, societies and communities with the essential resilient infrastructure that is the very key to human beings’ survival. Infrastructure, to deliver clean water, nutrients and to treat waste, fit for human health. Electricity to power essentials and conveniences, which benefits human lifestyles. Transportation and Communications networks to facilitate human interaction. And Buildings Renovation to shelter the human experience. The closest design is presently the cruise ship design, missing only, agricultural growth, processing and manufacturing production to produce food and medicine to adequately nourish and supply the population needs and wants.

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Renovation


Shelter is to offer people protection against nature’s destructive elements; fires and floods. With climate change now here; the hottest days, the highest level of rainfall, building structures to shelter people, with all conveniences, must now be mobile. The housing estate neighborhoods, with foundation structures, are extremely vulnerable, on high ground to bush fires and in low lying areas to floods. Insurance premiums are on the rise and long-term financing is very difficult to secure. Mobile Homes, built upon a vehicle trailer chassis, present the best solution. Financed with a car type loan, insured similarly, parked next to the existing foundation house and moved to rented lands as required for safety.

Sunday, October 20, 2019

Agriculture ‘An Economic Driver’


Water preservation is the key to the agriculture industry success. Put simply, without sufficient or with too much, no growth is inevitable. Water quality also plays a big role. Stored water, over time, deposits chemicals at the container bottom, resulting in over treated water. Flood waters moves chemicals from the surface into the sea, leaving mal-nourish soil. Climate change brings long hot days of scorching temperatures and days of heavy rainfall and floods, both to destroy animals and crops; the food supply. The science calls for treated, constantly circulating water, reaching plants’ roots and in reach of animal bodies.

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Work Ethics


Many see work as a location, a duty and a responsibility. Work is best described as a function to fill a need, satisfy a want and to solve a problem, for valued returns and payments. This Economic Driving activities divided into Standard Industrial Classification (SIC), which produces (Goods and Services) outputs measured by profits and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Hence, payments and profits easily become every bodies focus points of the Work. Ethics and Respect for the Work must also be understood, for values to be earned, by all contributors of time and resources.

Thursday, October 10, 2019

National Budget


Many suggestions were mentioned in the Oct 7, 2019 Budget Speech. The inclusion of multi-year forecasting was mentioned. The assignment of lands to construction contractors to build low cost housing was included. But the public has long recognized that many subjects mentioned and included in Budget Presentations can be long-term objectives, dependent on resources or just Political Promises. Giving an opinion the day after this Budget is fruitless, unprofessional and mostly seen as political bating. The first assessment of the figures, laid in parliament and not yet approved, must be to verify the actuals that new estimates are anchored too. Hence, A multi-year Review of the Economy is essential.

Sunday, October 6, 2019

Associations Achievements


Unity brings strength and forges a purpose. No man is an island. A Society benefits from good Governance, a common vision, measured missions, detailed plans, processes, procedures, a balance budget, and the strengthening of dynamic strategic plans from its continuous review and correction of mistakes. As politics of hate, broken and warring parties, lets many in society down, other forms of unity, mostly build on single or interlocking issues, will raise to accomplish success and constantly improve living conditions. Hence, persons who have accomplished some level of success are now in a position to guide others and build on that success to benefit all.

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Defining Culture


The word Culture can describe numerous human behavior and interactions. From ancient to modern societies, the history and survival of different and diverse communities and development patterns into today’s world are all commonly and academically referred to as Culture. Societies spread across the planet and further divided into geographic regions, country and legal jurisdictions, were developed and will continue to form its own Culture. Further subdividing to protect, train, construct, enrich, design and control itself. Societies operate under sectors and industries generally labelled; Resource Preservation, Human Development, Infrastructure Management, Economic Drivers, Fiscal Policy and Governance. Each category having its own Cultural Interface.

Sunday, September 22, 2019

The Life Manager


A big picture view is vital to manage Life’s Intangibles and unforeseen risks. Whether managing a nation, a corporation or a single-family unit, the analysis; to continue, transform, preserve or abandon operations, is the same. A constantly updated written plan is the way to avoid or limit negative events. While, securing, nurturing, educating and maintaining, all peoples and properties under charge, must offer peace of mind. The goal is to produce a dynamic strategic plan, as complex as it takes to manage a nation or as simple as it calls for to guide a family, with detailed action statements referencing time and values.

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Trade ‘An Economic Driver’


Trade is a very big word. Commonly used to refer to (Import and Export) Trade of basic items between nations’ producers and consumers. Within a single country, Trade also refers to the movement of Goods along a Distribution Channel at wholesale and retail prices. Comprising, in most cases, a Transportation (Freight over sea, land or by air) cost, which may also attract custom duties and other taxes into the tradeable price. Protecting the Goods, via handling cost, and its assigned value via insurance policies along its journey from producer to consumer. The word ‘TRADE’ hardly enters the conversation when speaking about the extractive (Drilling and Mining) industry but in much the same way, the legal rights to operate within a geographic zone is trade-able.

Imports, consisting of Raw Materials, Machinery, Parts and Other Inputs, and Finished Products, further categorized as non-consumables and consumables are granted entry by local legal regulations. Such Goods are publicly listed by customs, described and constantly updated, for the purpose of import tariffs (Taxes) to protect local jobs for a short period, while the local industry develops. Noting, the larger the tariff, the more disincentive is placed on these imported Goods to compete with the local price. Hence, the local industry is called to quickly ramp up production and lower its unit price. The immediate response, from the Country of Origin, is most likely to protect their owe economy from exports, from this protectionist country, measured by ‘Balance of TRADE’.

Sunday, September 8, 2019

Stopping Mass Murders


A loner, never learning to get along. Would have never been involved in Sports and Games, which teaches and exposes players and participants to life’s basic lessons. It is the quiet ones, with deep unspoken thoughts subject to bullying and hate, silently plotting revenge, never having made or been a part of a team. A team, which is only as strong as its weakest player, will cause individuals to bond and learn that today’s opponent is tomorrow’s teammate. There will never be a magic solution. But through social interaction people can learn to simply respect each other and form a personal peaceful non-violent resolution.

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Judging Society


The Productive Class main responsibility is its social intervention, and its moral responsibility. The mission, therefore, is to produce generations of healthy, educated, skilled, thoughtful and insightful adults. Contributing 30 – 60 years of life to prepare and better the opportunities available for their children, to care for their differently able, to temporary assist their unemployed neighbors and to provide comfortable living conditions for their elderly. Society’s discussions and decisions must address and prioritize its national vision to be implemented with A People first, entrepreneurial ideas, ecological, social and economic agenda.

Monday, August 26, 2019

The Best People


Statutory Bodies; Integrity and Judicial Commissions, and other Committees are as needed to break down tribal and social walls, and provide Justice for All. Such committees are explicitly to oversee, appoint, promote, and discipline persons, who add value or run afoul of established Regulations. Committees to regulate the employees, at all levels in the Public Service Administration, which implement Government Policies. Statutory Bodies and Commissions, funded by an independent, fixed budgetary calculation, as not to be influenced by politicians in The Executive Cabinet. Such Statutory Bodies and Commissions populated with independent and professional thinkers, appointed for a ten-year term, by the society’s Moral Leadership.

Monday, August 19, 2019

The Prison System


The mission is to rehabilitate legally remanded and convicted persons back into the society by exposing them to Ethical Behaviour, and Moral Leadership.  Requiring modern secure prison facilities to educate and re-educate such persons, to build character, Decency and be a productive member of society. On or off duty, prison officers are the effective role models of every prisoner transformation and the level of security expected in a free society. The trained prison officer must therefore be up to the task of constantly being watched and observed, continuously teaching speech and mannerisms, and projecting the state of A Happy Society.

Monday, August 12, 2019

Accused Not Remanded


Hopefully, many in society would never know how it feels to be jailed or remanded. Simply put, the system is that the police, with some evidence, accuses a person of a crime and must detain or place in custody this person while, gathering more evidence and presenting it to a judge. Place in front of a judge, the court can free the person based on insufficient evidence or issue an order of detention or remand while, further tracing is done or until the case is called. In the meantime, held in custody in a jail, a person must learn and know their legal rights or get loss in the system.

Monday, August 5, 2019

Coast Guard


Charged to protect and secure the nation’s marine borders. Armed with satellite and radar tracking, helicopter and drone imaging, mobile offshore stations, and fast intercept vessels, to quickly spot, engage, stop and search all vessels entering its waters. Personnel specifically and technically trained to deploy and perform under all circumstances and to maintain its equipment and vessels. Budgeted and projected as a critical expense, to maintain a heightened standard of efficiency and effectiveness, with funding set aside in reserve to set down any external threat or insurrection. While supporting and being a part of the nation’s Joint Defense Force.

Monday, July 29, 2019

Local Government


Placing Local Government Services directly on every resident’s front door, is critical. The hosting of Local Government elections, throughout the Nation, on fixed dates. Public administrators would design, enforce, monitor and report on the city, town or neighborhood strategic plan. Local or municipal Police officers ready to protect and serve. Health and education to give the best opportunities to all. Social services serving the community. Approving, Building and Maintaining infrastructure and community facilities. A total government approach, with locally available registration and service delivery, centered in a city hall integrated building complex; Security, Healthcare, Education, Infrastructure and Economic Drivers facilities, built using move-able disaster protection pods.

Monday, July 22, 2019

Protect and Serve


The mission is to maintain a relatively safe, secure and A Happy Society. Many of the problems and issues that prevent and detect crime, originates from organizational and social concerns. Organizational issues start and stems from the Leadership, the head of the Police Department, to motivate and strategize toward keeping a secure and safe society. A well equip and trained police force, mobile to follow leads and networked to access backups, can only be driven and directed by good intelligence. Social problems arising from lack of Moral Leadership, broken homes, a faulty education system, labeling and ignoring failures, and ultimately, pushing what could be very productive learners toward a life of crime.

Monday, July 15, 2019

Policies before Politics


Creative ideas and policies, to address and to better lifestyles, must be the driving force strengthening any candidate and party messages, to improve local and national politics. A futuristic manifesto, a strategic plan, structured on Human Rights; inclusive of birth and child rights and supported by economic rights. Requiring Lawmakers, elected and selected, to legislate, oversee, investigate and strengthen, constitutional rights, make new laws, rules and regulations, which can be defended. The judiciary elected or appointed to interpret the existing laws, to judge adherence and punish wrong doers of the orders which governs society. And the executive, selected and elected to operate within the existing law, to develop, implement and change public policies. Hence, calling for policies before politics as the nation governmental structure.

Monday, July 8, 2019

Generational Roles


My ancestors, my biological parents, other mothers and fathers, my role models did not accumulate wealth or win awards, in fact, they just barely survived. They conducted their training, their duty, their execution and their changing roles, from day to day, to benefit sustainable progressive goals; protecting, nurturing and educating themselves, moving society forward and improving lifestyles. My generation was brought up with Moral Leadership and Ethical Behaviour noting that, truth and integrity are still worthwhile principles. Future generations can only progress and prosper, by learning, understanding, accepting and following basic long-established human roles; inspiring, developing, building and administering.

Monday, July 1, 2019

Money, Money, Money


In Pursuit of Money! Firstly, money is a very poor tool to measure life but can help in understanding its value. A lifetime of needed nutrition, education and living expenses with family extensions. Secondly, only through such healthy life, can skills and talents be formed, performed and be valued by earning income, money. Next, via such learnt abilities and accessed opportunities, human beings produce and promote goods and services, with attached market supply and demand values, money. The tangible or intangible, fixed or variable, assets are valued via highly complex formulas, which compare like to like, and report progress, money.

Monday, June 24, 2019

TT Mid-Year Revised Estimates 2019


Trinidad & Tobago (TT Mid-Year Review 2019) Ministry of Finance states in its (May 3, 2019) Presentation of the 2019 Mid-Year Budget Review; “Total expenditure has been revised upwards to $52.07 billion, an increase of approximately $300 million over the budgeted 2019 expenditure of $51.77 billion.” Whereas, on the said site, in its (Oct 1, 2018) Budget Statement 2019; Estimates of total expenditure is recorded at TT$55,582,977,415 with a foot note stating, “Development Programme Expenditure of $2,402,453,000 excludes the sum of $2,797,547,000 which is funded from the Infrastructure Development fund.”

Monday, June 17, 2019

TT Mid-Year Review 2019


The World Bank forecasts global growth, after reaching 3.1 percent in both 2017 and 2018, is expected to decelerate to 2.9 percent in 2019 and over the next two years as global slack dissipates, major central banks remove policy accommodation, and the recovery in commodity exporters matures. Moderating activity and heightened risks are clouding global economic prospects. International trade and investment have softened, trade tensions remain elevated, and some large emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) have experienced financial market pressures.

Monday, June 10, 2019

Regulations


Governance: The very necessary bureaucracy to envision, effect, plan, CONTROL and secure society’s future.
Fiscal Policy: The rules to preserve and manage pensions and gratuities, public debt and debt servicing, and free cash flow.
Economic Drivers: The national benefit from productivity measured by GDP, structured within SIC, to fund public revenue and budgeted expenditure.
Infrastructure Management: The design, plan, construct, commission, maintenance, monitor and report of society’s fixed assets.
Human Development: The Health and Education policies to physically and mentally develop and strengthen the human being.
Resource Preservation: The enforcement of existing laws by various arms of national security and the police.

Monday, June 3, 2019

Climate Change Opportunities


Infrastructure, for the new climate reality, must be strengthen, to grow and deliver dependability, to protect people and property, to combine multiple utilities and to produce needed skills. Education must fashion icons and mentors to fuel national economic growth, through individuals that can be accredited at any stage of life to fill new jobs and promote new opportunities. Healthcare is to manage productive adults via proper Nutrition, requiring healthy plants and animals, while persons suffering illness or injury will need Emergency and Rehabilitation, and Diagnosis and Treatment via Regular medical checkups, to best preserve physical and mental well-being. Security is to sustain and improve standards of living, by identifying dangers and executing a nation’s strategic development plan.

Monday, May 27, 2019

Ethical Behaviour


Building character and molding integrity is to be exposed to social rights and wrongs, through moral teachings infused in the young developing brain, resulting in ethical behaviour. All improvement processes are driven by entrepreneurial ideas, from multiple sources of persons, with a Lifelong Love of Learning and a burning desire to strengthen their society. Attacks upon your adult character and integrity, by persons seeking to understand your decisions, will demand social communications and interactions under advance interrogation, not by launching counter attacks. Ethical Behaviour, builds and protects your ‘Good Name’ opportunities from slander and personal attacks, in doing right and supporting truth.

Monday, May 20, 2019

Justice for All


Complex academic research papers can simply be put and understood by pointing out the ills of society: People trampling upon each other in the pursuit of wealth, power and status, instead of helping, supporting and assisting each other in the search of Happiness, Peace and Respect. Persons forced through a rigid and socially damming education system, who are tested, failed and abandoned, instead of guided towards a Lifelong Love of Learning, will attack rather than build the society. Populations missing or disrespecting anyone of Life’s four main roles needed to form a functioning society; Developing, Inspiring, Administering and Building, is doomed to fail. Publics that are denied full access to essential services due to hate, discrimination and a lack of funds to fair justice, contributes to societal failure.

Monday, May 13, 2019

Security SYNERGIES


A Nation, A Society, A people and its property are to be protected from damage. Protection from Natural or Man-Make, Accidental or Premeditated, events is normally through social or preemptive engineering solutions. Social Solutions, which presently include moral, education and reintegration strategies, to change dangerous mindsets. Preemptive architectural and engineering solutions, inclusive of Visualize and Create, Invent and Innovate, Monitor and Report, and Construct and Assemble, are at the core of such security solutions. Security Concerns, which must now and in the future form the starting point in every strategic development plan; dangers and solutions must be publicly addressed and connected in order to sustain and improve standards of living.

Monday, May 6, 2019

The Resilient Caribbean


Whether man-made or not, the science is clear, the Climate is rapidly changing. Changing weather patterns result in; Heat Waves, Forest Fires, very Hot days in the dry seasons, strong Earthquakes and cold foggy nights, stormy rainy seasons, rising sea levels, all being; are proof of this Common Enemy, Climate Change. But one must also recognize and understand the risk to the population via poor leadership, inaction, corruption and unrest, as Politics and Justice must embrace and protect all. Adapting to this change will require; #EconomicDrivers; to foster new ideas, innovation and investment; #Infrastructure; to strengthen and build with different and better methods of construction; #Education; to develop talents and skills; #Healthcare; to manage communal and chronic diseases; #Security; to reduce violence and the illicit drug trade: And other Numerous #SYNERGIES.

Monday, April 29, 2019

Business Partners


Always speaking to the widest possible audience, to find common minds, to create and preserve A Happy Society.

T.A.J. & Associates Company Limited (TAJ) the ultimate business partner, whether Visionary or Dreamer, supporting Ideas to Industry. TAJ monitors Data Driven Decisions, broadcasts Moral Lessons, offers HV Education, develops Strategic Plans, and finds Private Equity Investors to participate in Efficient Opportunities. TAJ holds all issued shares of:

Monday, April 22, 2019

2020 and Beyond


People are the only true source to continuously improve living standards (Sustainable Development); ideas to industries, ownership and jobs, taxes to public services, growth and progress, A Happy Society. However, egos and greed are part of that Entrepreneurial Development mix, seeking individual awards and rewards for life changing accomplishments. Achievements which places the individual in a class of the few rather than the many. (Selfishness destroys Nations) Persons that will fight, climb over each other, to win no matter who or how many lose. While, putting Money before Morals leaving many people behind with derogatory labels, unable to earn and maintain a basic standard of living, dangerously widening the wealth gap and loosening morals.

Monday, April 15, 2019

A Happy Society


The ills, in society, are not recent. But has been developed over many generations of Human failures. Parental let-down, Educational disaster and failure to define success, passes on from generation to generation. Demanding acceptable behavior rather than offering guidance. Labeling persons with predetermined references; expectations and gossip without listening to this person’s opinion of themselves. Unexplained grading of individuals by others promoting a culture of caste. And judgments made based on financial power not moral integrity. A Strategic Plan, with a clear long-term vision of the desired outcome and an attainable and measurable mission, tasks by competent, objective-driven, goal achieving, talented individuals are needed to inspire hope and to better society.

Monday, April 8, 2019

Moral Leadership


Should a nation’s electorate vote, directly for its moral leader, its Head of State, its President? A President, well known for decency, with no political biased, with the power to censure and rebuke public speech and ethical behavior of persons in public office. But more importantly educating and leading the nation by example; listening and guiding public interactions. Leading the nation’s society, away from hate full acts, hate speech and hateful thoughts and towards progressive ideas, workable improvements and constructive remedies, is the mission. Clearly the nation would need to be more tolerant and open-minded on individual rights. Before addressing the nation’s wealth gap.

Monday, April 1, 2019

Decency


To prevent Wars, Insurrections, Civil Disputes, or broken relationships and preserve peace, talking is very necessary. Firstly, identifying topics of concern to all participants, both of agreement and disagreement, must be disclosed. Secondly, stating each party’s current thinking, the present processes and benefits, identifying the thoughts on what must be done and why change. Understanding others’ position, while politely disagreeing with it, is the key to pushing for and fine tuning a more favorable position and flexibility towards any new position. Each party must envisage the desired outcome of any negotiation, from its inception, as Consensus seeking or to reach a Win-Win settlement.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Employment seeking – creating Jobs


Employment seeking persons have been short changed by the Education System. A society investing heavily in education to produce Workers and Management but ignoring, for the most part, Ownership, is doomed to failure. Failing to encourage and support persons, risk-takers, willing to create jobs, is a huge mistake. A nation with a highly skilled and trained population and constantly producing new graduates, desperately needs new and expanding sectors and industries to keep pace. Major adjustments, to the nation’s education system, are needed, to better the use of the education investment and to imposed better results in its population.

Monday, March 18, 2019

HV-education


How people Learn. Many theses on education has examined the brain part ways to retention and concluded that creating curiosity or the Love of Learning is key in the development of an educated, highly skilled adult. From ‘Early Childhood’ to ‘Choice of Higher Education’ which limits, well rounded students to a single discipline, and a wage-earning career path. The System is guided by Employment Driven Education researched and implemented strategies to achieve heightened levels of Productivity. Followed by Lessons designed in Horizontal Vertical (HV) education to quickly empower highly trained and skilled personnel in fields outside of their primary discipline.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Money before Morals


The world is now in an era of selfish Money grabbing people, colluding to corrupt Morals and Ethics, by any means necessary. Leading A Nation requires money to fund its population’s basic needs and to grow its economy to fund its future, but no matter the sovereign wealth, the nation also desperately needs strong morals, without any political bias. Presidential or Majestic Leadership is responsible, on the ground not only speaking but listening with one and only one agenda item, Public Morals. Religious leaders and Politicians must undergo the same test of moral thinking and ethical behavior, setting an example of good social citizenry for the entire population. Optimist or Pessimist, Ideas into Industry, and the resulting economic growth and happiness can only be achieved for the many rather than for the few.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Selfishness destroys Nations


A population, people that do not understand or care, where, when and how a nation’s basic services are paid for, is a danger to itself. The public must be made familiar with key measures and economic statistics. GDP as it guides and predicts the nation’s growth and the people’s standard of living. SIC as it measures sectors and industries expansion and diversification. For it is these simple tools which builds and develops a nation. A nation a population, a society a community a people’s basic and essential needs; #SYNERGIES #Security #Healthcare #Education #Infrastructure #EconomicDrivers are guided by Politicians’ public policies, provided by public Employees and paid for by allocated funds collected from Taxpayers.

Monday, February 25, 2019

SIC


What does Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) mean to you? This Code list and describe Economic Categories https://classcodes.com/sic-code-list/ for Measurements and Comparisons of Taxation Revenue, Job creation and formation of Education Policy. This or similar codes are used by Statistical Agencies to calculate Sector or Industry Outputs and the national, regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) reporting and forecasting of global trends by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Monitoring countries economic growth, by expansion or decline, in every sector or industry measured output, as operations in the sector or industry increases or decreases. Noting, it is the implementation of Entrepreneurial ideas and activities which expands or declines GDP.

Monday, February 18, 2019

Nation Building EDUCATION


All nations desperately need to expand and grow its Economic Drivers, sources of Taxation Revenue and Job Creation via numerous Investment Opportunities. Such education policies much be driven directly from the nation’s historical Audited, Monetary and Statistical reports. Hence, pointing out growth sectors and industries, with unique competitive advantages, for the nation’s targeted focus development. This Economic Expansion can only be driven by people encouraged and respected for their Entrepreneurial Ideas, with Lessons to produce and strengthen a feasible Strategic Plan. A strategic plan, from which a Prospectus to Equity Investors and a Business Plan to Debt Lenders, can be extracted.

Monday, February 11, 2019

GDP


What does GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) mean to the common people? GDP is the monetary value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, estimates are commonly used to determine the economic performance and standard of living of a whole country or region, and to make international comparisons. How well is a country, not a political party as the executive or as opposition, doing economically? Is the country growing or declining, paying its bills and servicing its obligations? Year on year, is the country providing better and more jobs? Are sectors and industries expanding and diversifying? Hence, are lifestyles improving?

Monday, February 4, 2019

MANNERS Make-it Mankind


A young executive exits from home, with numerous e-documents developed overnight, to start the familiar commute to work. Managing to avoid hazardous break-ankle holds in the crowded walk path. On time to board a crowded bus. Safely enters that destination skyscraper, with lines of security. Travels up an elevator to the executive floors, turns right into a suite of offices. Finally, reaches that prestigious corner office and drops stuff on the clear desk. Swings into the very large adjacent executive suite to meet one person, comfortably positioned behind a boardroom table, reading the latest news, and cheerfully says, “Good Morning!”

Monday, January 28, 2019

Mentoring and Parenting


The developing human being constantly seeks out attention. As the human being grows and matures, picking the type of attention needed, the wider society is continuously judging, as MANNERS Make-it Mankind. The young influential mind is constantly learning, using every input sense to gather lessons, and should be encouraged to produce Peace and Prosperity. Right or wrong are at the root of all lessons, surrounded by Decency and Respect. Parenting (not just making babies but delivering Moral Leadership) is about storytelling, entertaining, sharing facts and opinions. Ideas, formed and strengthened through listening to and reading others’ ideas, are followed by yet others’ efforts to; imagine, practice, test, perform, and constantly, review into better ideas.