Workplace bullies and incompetent, tyrannical bosses cost companies millions in lost productivity, decreased morale, and turnover. Robert Sutton has written two great books called The No A**hole Rule and Good Boss, Bad Boss.Sutton describes in these books just how toxic...
Employee Motivation – by Tiffany Kowalski
What drives you to do your job well? I'm not talking financial reasons or climbing the job ladder, but what genuinely excites you about work? As a HR professional, you need to be able to understand where your motivations exist in...
HR in Baseball – Pitch Counts for Pitchers
I get annoyed every time I hear baseball announcers say "well, he's up to 100 pitches now, I wonder when they are going to get someone up in the bullpen." No pitcher is created equal, and I find the arbitrary...
Learning Isn’t Linear – Courses for Businesses and Schools
Learning is something that has really evolved for many over the past few years. Reading from a text, listening to a lecture, or traveling distances to meet with representatives of other divisions for a training seminar have moved effectively (in...
Booming your Business in 2011 by Tiffany Kowalski
I am proud to announce an addition to the writing team here at Robert Braathe's HR and Career Guide, Tiffany Kowalski. TIffany is a former student of mine who is pursuing a degree in Business and Technology Management from SUNY...
From TED: Seth Godin on the tribes we lead
Another great lecture from Seth Godin, one of my favorite authors, on how to create change through the strong relationships we develop.From Ted.com "Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the...
Brand Partnerships and Cooperative Dialogue
One of the best lessons I learned through my corporate training and experience working as a manager with Disney, Gap and Apple was the concept of respecting our channel partners and competition. Whether it was Universal Studios (Disney), Abercrombie (Gap),...
Gaining experience by changing the way you volunteer through Catchafire.org
Sometimes the best experience is gained by giving back to others. Catchafire.org gives people on both sides of the volunteer equation the ability to make it easier to give back and gain experience at the same time.From their website:Catchafire is...
Remote Access to Training
Early on my career, I always had to travel to a different office, different town, or take a day off from work to attend training. Today, it's easier than ever to access training remotely.Whether the tool is GoToMeeting, WebEx, or...
Free Resume Critiques Now Through February 18th by Braathe Enterprises
It's that time of year again where it's time to rethink your resume.If you submit your resume to me between now and 5pm on February 18th, I'll share some feedback with you on it for free and get that feedback...