Coming soon….
Building on the success of Olive's first book - The Power of You , Olive has now finished writing her second book - Prime which chronicles her life from leaving the Caribbean when she was [...]
Celebrating success with Jollys Pharmacy in Dominica
Our thanks and congratulations to Orrin Jolly. Managing Director and the Management Team at Jollys Pharmacy Ltd Dominica who have completed the Olive Strachan Global Leadership Programme. Jollys Pharmacy are [...]
The time is now!
I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul. At Olive Strachan Consultancy, a large part of the work we do is coaching entrepreneurs, either someone on the brink of [...]
7 different careers in one lifetime?
It has been said that we each have 7 different careers in one lifetime but how true is this? Here’s my career synopsis so far … ‘Clerk typist to Entrepreneur’! My very first job was [...]
You can’t drink from an empty cup!
As a busy business owner myself, part of my plan for 2023 is to prepare myself to achieve my goals. As the saying goes, ‘You cannot pour from an empty cup’! So the best place [...]
Life is what you bake it!
In support of International Women’s Day the Amstelveen Office of DAWN hosted a number of virtual events with Olive Strachan MBE for all Dawn Team Members across the globe and our very own Olive Strachan was invited [...]
Leading Multigenerational Teams
There has never been greater age diversity in the workplace than there is now with 4 and sometimes 5 generations working side by side. Many of the leaders we work with range in age from [...]
Judging GEMS Entrepreneurship Challenge in Dominica
What an honour to be invited to be part of the #judging panel for this excellent initiative! The #GEMS Foundation has launched the #GEMS #Entrepreneurship #Challenge to empower entrepreneurs serving Dominica’s Hospitality & Tourism [...]
Making Staff Conferences fun!
https://youtube.com/shorts/Uev7dwODays?feature=share Staff conferences should be educational, motivational, and above all fun not something to be endured! As a facilitator of and keynote speaker at many conferences over the years, I find that a staff [...]
Speculate to accumulate!
2023 started with energy and excitement when we, Olive Strachan Consultancy, were delighted to host the January DAIC Membership Networking Event at the Prevo Cinemall. Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce (DAIC) is the beating [...]