#376 – ROADBLOCKS ON THE WAY TO LEADERSHIP – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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Black Lives Matter is a slogan that we see at major sporting events, and on social media, however it is a fact that female managers of color are five times more likely (21%) than their white female counterparts (4%) to say they have quit a job after being overlooked for a new leadership opportunity at work.

While it’s not really news that women and especially women of color are more likely to encounter roadblocks in the journey to a leadership role, it’s very disconcerting to how it’s affecting not just the women, but the companies that are losing out on this talent. Continue reading

#375 – SAFETY IS INTEGRAL TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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All this knowledge, passed on for our Engineers, is of little use unless it reaches the right people. The individuals and institutions which educate the safety engineers and who will be responsible for the design and operation of plants handling hazardous materials have a duty to make their students aware of the hazards and at least to make a start in gaining competence in handling them. Continue reading

#374 – TWO MILLION PEOPLE ARE KILLED YEARLY – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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April 28th A Day of Mourning.

Every year It is estimated by the International Labour Organization (ILO) that over two million people are killed by Industrial accidents and disease while at work, many of these workers kissed their partners goodbye, expecting to see them at the end of the day, one person died, but how many people are affected, wife, mum and dad, brothers and sisters, friends, workmates, neighbors. Continue reading

#372 – CULTURE STILL EATS STRATEGY FOR BREAKFAST – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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It took us years to move from top-down to people-centric management, but the journey was worth it Peter Drucker once said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time in the strategy room. But no matter what we decided there, until we got the organizational culture right, we were unsuccessful in executing our goals. Continue reading

#371 – CRISIS: HOW THE UKRAINE WAR DEVELOPED – BILL POMFRET PH.D.

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The Russia invasion of Ukraine is the biggest military mobilization in Europe since World War II, why did Russia invade Ukraine Granddad, asked my 11-year-old grandson, here is my explanation as to how it came about, and what’s at stake for Russia, the U.S. Canada and NATO.

It felt like a scene from the Cold War, a perilous episode from a bygone era. An unpredictable Russian leader was amassing troops and tanks on a neighbor’s border. There was fear of a bloody East-West conflagration. Continue reading