One of my favorite talks on time management from "The Last Lecture" professor, Randy Pausch....
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Why Buck Showalter Needs to Get A Life and Forget The Past
Buck Showalter has reportedly been crying himself to sleep on his huge pillow because the Yankees may end up saving $30,000,000 a year in payroll if Alex Rodriguez is suspended. What we have here is a classic case of someone...
Delegating without Engaging – How to Truly Delegate
It is quite easy to fall back into a routine of doing work you once delegated. If the person or persons you delegated to aren't in the office or have left your company, or if it just seems easier for...
Learning in Stages – How to Turn A Good One Week Course into a Great Two Week Course
Recently I taught a one week course that took people out of their workplace for 4 consecutive days. While this course was effective in delivering the material, I definitely thought the students would get more out of it if it...
Full Time Does Not Always Mean Full Commitment – Utilizing a SAHM, Interns and Part Time Employees
One of the misconceptions of the idea of a full-time employee is that they have greater commitment than those who work a semi-regular work schedule. From my own experience as a part-time employee, as well as from witnessing the work...
Why Doing Laundry Away From Home Makes Sense – and What It Mean for Your HR Strategy
Apartment living means doing laundry outside of the house for me; however, if I owned a home, I probably would go out and do laundry as well. When I do my laundry at someone's house when I am away from...
How My Experience as Iron Man Should Encourage Your Staff to Get Regular Checkups
In 2008, I was at a routine physical when a doctor gave me that look like you never want to see. Thankfully, it was treatable, more common than most people know, and was a great incentive to drink less, eat...
Can You Bring Out The Man of Steel In Your People?
When I was 8 years old, I was watching TV at my father’s friends house. and I was watching the show “The Greatest American Hero”. I told him that one day I was going to be The Greatest American Hero, and he said “Yes, you will be.” Even though I was just a boy,...
How Blogging Can Help You Attract Talent and Teammates
I have been writing for Albany.com since 2008, and recently found out that there are over 35,000 page views of Robert Braathe's HR and Career Guide each month. It astounded me to discover today that we have managed to draw...
Seeking Topic Requests for our first Business Concert tour
Braathe Enterprises is launching its 2013 Business Concert Tour on May 20th. We are seeking topic requests that people are looking for to "perform" business presentations. On May 20th, our first Business Concert will feature 15-20 3 to 5 minute...