Deborah Mackin, renowned team-building author, will be presenting on Building an Innovative, Multi-Generational Workplace in Tech Valley for the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) Breakfast Leadership series on Thursday, May 30th, 2013 at Empire State College from 7:30-9:00 am....
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From The Archives: Best Practices in Training Supervisors
Originally published in March 2009:Q: I am currently working with a small corporation and have been given the responsibility in training supervisors. The supervisors are very different in their backgrounds; some with extensive work experience in a leadership role and some...
Human Resources Diversity Training by Markeeta Gaynor
Workforces are growing more diverse every year, so it is important for businesses to train their workers accordingly. Diversity training provided by human resources ensures that all workers appreciate others' strengths and talents without focusing solely on their own differences....
Delegate or Die – Why You Need to Manage Your Time Better
Delegate or die sounds quite foreboding, but for most businesses and businesspeople, it is a choice that needs to be made. Many people are unwilling or unable to let go of work that could easily be done by others. In...
Teaching New Technologies to Customers
In high school, when I was working at Copps Hill Shell in Ridgefield, CT, we were one of the first gas stations in the area to get credit card readers at the pumps for customers to pay at the pump....
Is Anyone Professionally In Love with You or Your Business?
I have professionally fallen in love with a few businesses and businesspeople in my time. I'm not talking about the romantic, touchy feely, lovey dovey kind of love, but more of an overarching admiration and respect for the totality of...
Gas Station Boy Knows Best
I remember the fun I had working at a gas station growing up and the people who would come in and treat me as if I didn't have a brain. Apparently, to many of the customers, it wasn't logical that...
The Importance of a Good LinkedIn Profile – Free Presentation at Skidmore College Wednesday December 14th at 10am
This free hour-long interactive presentation and Q+A session will show you how to create your profile, optimize it, and use LinkedIn as a networking tool in order to improve your job or internship search. Presented by Robert Braathe, founder of...
Out of Work? Want to Start a Business? Enter the 12 Classes of Christmas Promotion through Saratoga College
We have already awarded two 12 week online interactive business classes to two Capital Region residents seeking to take the next step in their career, whether it be start a business, find a new job or career, or learn something...
HR and Small Business Saturday in Saratoga Springs
Does your staff know what Small Business Saturday? Founded in 2011 by American Express, Small Business Saturday has become one of the new shopping phenomenons along with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Small Business Saturday is designed to encourage people...