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3 Ways to Improve Your Outlook at Work Today
1. Treat today like the first or last day you will ever work where you are. 2. Make it a choice to seek out dialogue with your co-workers. 3. Leave work today with three distinct memorable moments of how you...
Becoming a Talent Farm (or the Minor League Baseball for Business and Entrepreneurs)
Developing talent and watching it leave can be a sobering concept for many a leader, but doing this regularly can be a valuable endeavor. Companies and managers who are known for their talent development skills and abilities are looked upon...
5 Tips for Running a Successful HR or Networking Event
After being part of three events with The Consulting Alliance this past year that drew nearly 100 people, and being the emcee of over a dozen lunches that attracted 35-50 people, I decided to reflect on what made these events...
Phone Call Time Limits and Productivity
Since I started using ScheduleOnce, I have increased my productivity greatly. I've found in 15 minutes or less, I can have a clear, concise dialogue with clients, co-workers and colleagues. By allowing others to schedule a time with me at...
What is your ETS ( Estimated Time to Snap ) ?
In high school, we came up with a new measure called the ETS, or the Estimated Time to Snap. This measure was a self-assessment of how long it would take for us to completely lose our mind due to dealing...
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...
DYGME (Did You Get My Email) Phone Calls
A new trend I've seen over the last few years has been the tendency for people to call each other to check and see if they read the email that they had sent. To me, it says a couple things...
Becoming a Better Team Through Dissolution
by Jared Wyner, Braathe Enterprises Virtual Intern, Human resources It might seem counterproductive, but teams aren't all they're cracked up to be! Now that I have your attention and you're positive that I'm wrong, let me introduce to to a...
6 10 2 6 – How to Manage Email Better in the Workplace
I can do without most emails I receive; I've been added to mailing lists, get junk from opting in to other sites, and face an inbox of thousands of old messages from non-humans that will probably never get read. I've...