Apartment living means doing laundry outside of the house for me; however, if I owned a home, I probably would go out and do laundry as well. When I do my laundry at someone's house when I am away from...
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Book Review: The Who Moved My Cheese of 2013 – Survival of The Hive
I recently had the pleasure of receiving an advanced copy of Survival of The Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive by Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington. After reading through the book a couple times, it reminded me fondly of...
Building a Multi-Generational Workforce in Tech Valley – A Breakfast Presentation in Saratoga Springs on Thursday May 30th
Deborah Mackin, renowned team-building author, will be presenting on Building an Innovative, Multi-Generational Workplace in Tech Valley for the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) Breakfast Leadership series on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 at Empire State College from 7:30-9:00 am....
How My Experience as Iron Man Should Encourage Your Staff to Get Regular Checkups
In 2008, I was at a routine physical when a doctor gave me that look like you never want to see. Thankfully, it was treatable, more common than most people know, and was a great incentive to drink less, eat...
Can You Bring Out The Man of Steel In Your People?
When I was 8 years old, I was watching TV at my father’s friends house. and I was watching the show “The Greatest American Hero”. I told him that one day I was going to be The Greatest American Hero, and he said “Yes, you will be.” Even though I was just a boy,...
Even a Non-Trekkie can Learn Business and HR from Star Trek
After seeing one of the greatest things ever filmed on Wednesday night, Star Trek Into Darkness, I looked back fondly at one of my other favorite Star Trek movies, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. In 2008, I "forced"...
Getting The Right People on Board – 100 Businesses in 100 Days
An initiative we are running this summer at Braathe Enterprises is to help 100 Business Launch in 100 Business Days. What will make this initiative successful is the human capital involved. With a recruiting effort internationally to find college interns...
Belittle or Bebig – How to Befriend Your “Competitors”
Often the area in the Capital Region is called SmAlbany because of how everyone know's each other; in some cases, its called SmAlbany because of how some businesses act like it is smaller than it truly is. When you live...
The Importance of Fun and Exercise – Inventing 2 on 2 to 22
I invented a game the other day with my nephews called 2 on 2 to 22. Rather than the usual shoot around and 2 on 2 that we usually play, I invented a new way of playing basketball to keep...
Calling Them Nicknames – It’s Not Bob – It’s Bert
Nicknames are often used to create or show a sense of comfort in the presence of another. When you give someone a nickname (or use the name they prefer), it creates a feeling of camaraderie and a greater sense of...