In baseball, the term "clubhouse cancer" is used to describe a player, coach or member of the team who seems to destroy the team chemistry from within. For the Boston Red Sox this year, a "mole" reported to the media...
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New York, Florida and HR Practices
I've expanded by client base to include clients from Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando. Each month, I'm spending a few days in the sunnier climate to not only meet and work with new clients and businesses, but also to recharge...
Team Building by Kelsey Weiss
(Kelsey Weiss is a Skidmore College student participating in the Braathe Enterprises Virtual Internship Program) First, let's go back to the basics: 1. Companies are made up of people. 2. Employees must work together in different situations in order to...
Managing The Staffing of The “Graveyard Shift”
Whether it is the night audit position of a hotel or inn, a security position, or any other position requiring an overnight shift, it takes a special person and set of skills to work the 3rd shift. People need to...
LinkedIn…..Who do you know? By Heidi L. Johnston
In a world based on "who you know", LinkedIn is a perfect place to start generating an impressive list of who you know and more importantly, who you want to know. LinkedIn is the hub for business networking with 100...
Virtual Office Space and Business Support in Saratoga Springs
One of the issues many HR people face as well as many who work for themselves is access to quality affordable office and meeting space for use on a semi-regular basis. I share office space with the McNeary Realty team...
Resume Critiques and Employment Opportunities in Saratoga Wednesday October 5th
Come by the Saratoga City Center Wednesday 10/6 from 10-4 to attend a variety of free workshops, meet prospective employers, and get your resume critiqued. I'll be at the event from 10-12 and 2-4 offering free resume critiques. Workshop List...
Mall Kiosks – Staffing and Customer Relations
I was walking through a mall in Florida yesterday minding my own business looking down at my phone as I walked by a row of kiosks with people hard selling various goods and services. I heard someone say "Hey sir...
Expanding Your Job Search Online
A colleague of mine recently was hired to do work three time zones away for a company based in another state. The job opportunity requires limited travel and allows him to work from home. If he hadn't reached out to...
Electronic Response Protocol – Email, Phone, Text Messages
I often get emails, calls and text messages from people asking for advice or assistance with resumes, job searches, employment opportunities and the like, and find it fascinating the lack of response time when it comes to replying back once...