On last, Thursday's "The Herd with Colin Cowherd", Colin brought up some solid points comparing Derek Jeter's purported contract demands with that of a golden handshake or parachute.Debate has gone back and forth on whether the Yankees should reward Jeter...
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From Grids to Grins: Labor Scheduling Tips
From a high school job managing a gas station to a 120 room hotel, from a restaurant serving thousands of people day to a 1200 room resort, as well as in retail, my travels through my career have included time...
Business, Education, Students and Teachers – The B.E.S.T.
How do we create the B.E.S.T opportunities? By creating links between the business community, our schools and colleges, and our students and teachers. This past week, I arranged for two companies to visit my students for a brief introduction. These...
How do I get a job without experience?
A perennial question with varying answers. As my guest speaker stated in yesterday's classes, "if you have the personality and the passion for what you do, we can teach you what you need to know when we hire you." Self-actualized...
Driving and HR – The People Who Pull Up Behind You on A Hill
On Lake Avenue in Saratoga, there is a hill at a traffic light where I am waiting for someone to pull so close that I accidentally back into them because they are too close to me. It's frustrating; I leave...
Flex Time and Flexible Work Schedules
Not everyone can handle or be available for a 40 hour workweek. Some of the best employees available may only be able to work for you as a second job or as a part-timer with flexible hours. Why lose a...
Guest Recovery Situations
Dealing with guest recovery (or customer service recovery) in a workplace is sometimes a lost art; many businesses will give away too much or (sometimes worse) not even say sorry when they have messed up a guest or customer's experience.Many...
HR in Baseball – The Two Out Intentional Walk
As I crawl out of the fetal position after my beloved Yankees were eliminated from the playoffs, I look back on the autopsy of the season and look at a couple key causes, one being the two-out intentional walk.A couple...
More Information on the Walt Disney World and Disneyland College Programs
Once again, it was a magical experience attending the Walt Disney World College Program presentation at Schenectady County Community College. If you weren't able to attend, remember to visit the College Program website to participate in the E-Presentation.In 1994, Disney...
Walt Disney World College Program Presentation at SCCC Thursday 10/21 at 12:30pm
Come find out about college student internship opportunities for the Walt Disney World and Disneyland College Programs. Tomorrow's presentation at SCCC is the second of two being held at Schenectady County Community College. It is at 12:30 and runs about...