Accessibility is more important in the world of business than ever before. Accessibility for customers starts from within an organization. Employees need access to proper training and guidance, mentoring, and a strong support system they can not only rely upon...
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Choosing to stay positive when negativity happens
Remaining positive is a choice. It is not easy; especially when circumstances that are happening are not positive and when others are responding to the circumstances with more negativity. Attitudes can be contagious, so it is important to counteract the...
Get Your Resume Critiqued by Robert Braathe at the Schenectady Job Fair
Stop by the Schenectady Job Fair this Wednesday 10-4. Robert Braathe will be there from 12-2 to offer resume critiques. The Job Fair will be held at Proctors on Wednesday 9/16. If you are unable to make it to the...
Self-Motivation is the Goal…Engagement is the Path
Often times in leadership we look to motivation as the means to having our employees succeed. And this is true, however should the motivation for success be self driven or employer driven? We all know you can't make anyone do...
Redefine Roles Before Filling Them
Have you recently lost a key member of your team? Are you in a rush to fill the position? Take a breath and give some time to consider whether you are trying to replace the person you have lost (or...
Download a Hospitality Human Resources Case Study Book Free Until 7/17/2015
Download a copy of my hospitality human resources case study book Encasing The Hospitality Industry on Amazon.com - free for a limited time. This book contains 22 case studies based on situations that have occurred throughout my hospitality career. To...
Link or Sink – Why LinkedIn Needs to be a Priority in Your Life
Spend three 5-10 minute periods each day after your meals working on your LinkedIn. Grow your connections, share articles, reach out to past contacts. Make it a habit to connect with 10-20 people per week on LinkedIn. These can be...
Why Confused Frustrated and Busy are Swear Words
At Braathe Enterprises, we don't believe in inferior language; that's why we've banned the words confused, frustrated and busy and their similar words. Confused is a choice. Rather than use confused, we suggest people use a clarifying question like "I...
The Perils and Dangers of Retroactive Anger
Have you retroactively gotten mad at someone after already addressing an issue? You may be having a fit of what I like to call retroactive anger. Retroactive anger is anger that comes about after dwelling on a situation well after...
Stop Thinking – Stop Talking – Be Curious
I challenge you to do three things this week: Stop Thinking - let your unconscious mind work on your issues, or write them down for contemplation later. Get them out of your own head. Stop Talking - limit yourself to...