Any company seeking to manage transitions smoothly should always have people waiting in the wings in the event of a departure. Continually training and preparing your staff to move up in the company, either with more responsibility or more pay...
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Promoting Your Business With the People Who Work There
To grow your business, sometimes getting the right person on your ad or website or working with the guests customers is the best way to add to your bottom line, attract new employees, or meet new clients with professionalism.Here is...
Phone Interviews With Video
Add pizzazz and personality to your phone interviews by having them on Skype or iChat or AIM. The cost of a webcam has come down so much that there really is no excuse for companies (or potential employees) not to...
How to Get Back to the Basics – Success Stories – Paper Delivery Route
Last week, I spoke about getting back to the basics, and reviewing past successes to look to repeat them in new ways. Here are some "back to basics" strategies I've used over the years I gained from delivering papers:Back when...
Getting Back to the Basics by Reviewing Past Success and Duran Duran
One of my favorite bands from my childhood, Duran Duran, recently recorded a new album that sounds very similar to one of their most successful albums, Rio, which was recorded over 25 years ago. A producer, Mark Ronson, joined the...
ManageFirst Credentials through NRAEF and Braathe Enterprises
Are you looking for a way to recognize your employees? Or as an employee, are you looking for ways to add credentials to your resume? There is a program through NRAEF called the ManageFirst program, where you can take courses...
Seth Godin on Standing Out
One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, presented this talk on standing out at a TED conference. I've shared this with my students, and also with some colleagues.Very often, standing out from the crowd can be something people fear. However,...
Designing and Managing an Internship Program – Part 2
In Thursday's post on internships, I discussed my history doing internships, and how I came up with the program running now through Braathe Enterprises. Today, I'll share with you how I found my interns for this semester.Most internships I have...
Designing and Managing an Internship Program – Part 1
I experienced internships early on in life; while I was in college, I did three paid internships - two for Walt Disney World, and one with the Waterford Hotel Group. Each opportunity was a great learning experience; I spent time...
Book Review: How Companies Win by Kash and Calhoun
I had the pleasure of a copy of How Companies Win: Profiting from Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In by Rick Kash & David Calhoun.Here are some key topics I found interesting that definitely make it worth reading.-...