Business View Caribbean July 2023

38 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 10, ISSUE 7 Crafting a Collaborative Culture Amidst Infrastructure Upgrades Dr. Bahadoorsingh’s company culture at Caribbean Housing Ltd. is something truly noteworthy. Shunning the traditional employer-employee dynamic, he emphasizes a culture of collaboration and respect. “We don’t like to use the term ‘employees’,” Dr. Bahadoorsingh discloses, “We prefer the term ‘associates’ because ‘employee’ conveys an air of subordination, which we strive to avoid.” The heart of this company culture lies in making everyone feel comfortable and valued, a place where they want to come to work. “My door is always open, except for the air conditioning,” he laughs. “When you wake up in the morning, I don’t want you to dread coming here. I want you to enjoy performing your function. Unless you feel that way, it’s just not going to work out - hence the reason we have such a remarkable retention rate of associates, spanning in some cases over half a century.”