The innovation of shepherding is promoted to mitigate the risk of failure and addresses this by tackling the root cause of failure i.e. weak management.By Dr Basil Springer
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,- “In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well” – Romans 12:6
I was honoured to have been invited to participate on a panel to discuss “Innovation and Emerging Business” as part of an overall conference theme titled “Driving Comparative Advantage: Diversity, Unity and Innovation” as it relates to future growth opportunities in the Caribbean region.
This conference series has been organised mainly by Caribbean MBA students from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Business School since 2003 and is also attended by students and alumni from outside of the Caribbean and from other leading business schools.
Since its inception, the Caribbean MBA Conference has attracted leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors. Former participants include Prime Minister Bruce Golding of Jamaica; Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham of the Bahamas; and former Prime Minister Patrick Manning of Trinidad and Tobago. Prime Minister Freundel Stuart was the featured speaker at the opening of this conference and Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy was the lunchtime speaker at its conclusion.
