One of my favorite books of all time about business relationships and networking is Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Check it out on Amazon.com Keith talks about a number of great tips, including: The Networking Jerk - how to...
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How Do You Manage Your Career? by Liska Wilson
by Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern Liska Wilson According to the Australian Blueprint for Career Development, a career involves managing life, learning, and work. Using that definition as a reference, I broke down managing my career into three different, intertwining plans....
Will the Yankees Give A-Rod The Mariah Carey Treatment?
The Yankees have benched Alex Rodriguez for lack of performance on the field, but some of his off the field actions have become a distraction. Often in an organization, if someone becomes such a distraction, the company has no choice...
Hiring Frenzy in The Capital Region
Hire hire hire so you don't have to fire fire fire! When you have excess help, you can train, retrain, and retain others by avoiding burnout, poor customer service and improper planning. The time is now to find people for...
Hard to Say I’m Sorry? It Better Not Be
Sorry needn't be the hardest word. When you make mistakes, apologize. If you don't say I'm sorry, you will be sorry! Make up for your mistakes by an honest apology and you will find whatever guilt or anguish you have...
How to Be a Good Virtual Intern and Get The Most Out Of Your Experience
By Liska Wilson, Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern I have been lucky enough to land several internships throughout my budding career, both of which were in physical offices. My current internship, however, is completely online. With the virtual internship becoming more...
Free Resume Critiques Today 10-1 at Albany Marriott by Robert Braathe
Come by the Times Union Job Fair today from 10-4. I will be there 10-1 doing free resume critiques. If you can't make it today, Braathe Enterprises will be offering free resume critiques through October 17. Send your resume to...
Making Difficult but Easy Choices in Saying No
"You know someone, to run a company, to make great products, has to do a lot of saying no to people...You have to be able to tell people, "This is not good enough. We're looking for higher standards. We need...
NFL Injury Report – Peyton Manning Doubtful For This Sunday (Chafing)
I often joke with my buddies that the announcers and NFL kiss Peyton Manning's butt so much he's lucky to be playing because of chafing. He is a great player, but please, as Bill Parcells once said "put away the...
How to Piss off A Boss Very Easily
Here is a list of things I've had happen to me as a manager and also things other people have told me that make me cringe: 1. Failing to return emails/phone calls in a timely manner 2. Giving people assignments...