Motivation in the workplace is a cornerstone requirement for high productivity and efficiency. Mayfield & Mayfield (1995) suggest a theory of using Motivational Language (ML) as a means to working more efficiently, thus increasing productivity. Most of us have worked...
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Life’s Opportunities to Update to a New Operating System
I realized a few weeks ago that life gives us an opportunity to (like a computer or phone) reboot and start fresh with a new "operating system". Braathe 4.0 "launches" today New features: Wakes up earlier Less susceptible to b.s...
7 Ways to Inspire The Internally Motivated
As one of my favorite professors, Fred Tesch shared with us often in my MBA classes, "external motivators destroy internal motivators". Here are 7 ways to inspire those that are internally motivated. 1. Give them interesting work 2. Leave them...
Acknowledgement, Humility, Apology – Your AHA Moments
Mistakes are worth making when they become opportunities to truly apologize. People who refuse to acknowledge they have screwed up, that aren't humble enough to be contrite, and don't apologize reap what they sew. When you make a mistake, the...
Robert Braathe is Hot
November 17th, 2013. The day I realized I'm hot. High Octane, Transcending We all are hot when we want to be. I look at this "hot" as an opportunity each week to dedicate at least 10 hours of consciousness to...
Good for you – the worst compliment you can give someone
Good for you is a compliment I never take well. To me, a "good for you" expresses either a lack of care for someone's good news or a cop out of a compliment where no compliment at all would be...
Bullies Aren’t Gentlemen or Ladies – They Are Ignorant
"A bully isn't a man A bully isn't a lady A bully is anyone whose actions are shady Belittle, be mean, the bully is keen To be the one who thinks they are the star on the screen No matter...
Why Doing Laundry Away From Home Makes Sense – and What It Mean for Your HR Strategy
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...
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...
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,...