?"True business success is measured not only in monetary terms, but also in the practice of good business ethics," said Hayden Charles, executive director, Joseph Charles Bottling Works and Transport Ltd. Delivering the feature address at the graduation ceremony of the Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (GSB) last week, Charles encouraged the graduates to give back to society by getting more involved in family, schools, community building and politics. Charles urged them to use their enhanced drive and newly-gained and sharpened management skills to do so, and to understand that it is all pro bono, asking them not to expect anything in return, "except maybe the development of good ethical behaviour being fostered by your goodwill." Good business ethics is a practice that has eluded many in recent times, Charles said.
He challenged the graduates to be true entrepreneurs who, in this time of recession and global downturn, would see the opportunities available, and to be the skilled leaders and managers that would make it through to see the good times again. Prof Clement Sankat, prinicipal, University of the West Indies (UWI), and chairman of the Lok Jack GSB board, reminded the graduates of the pivotal role they would play in shaping the future of the region, propelling the economic, social, political and cultural development of the Caribbean even further. The 144 graduates completed Masters in marketing, human resource management and business administration. The ceremony was held at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad hotel, Port-of-Spain.