Accessibility is more important in the world of business than ever before. Accessibility for customers starts from within an organization. Employees need access to proper training and guidance, mentoring, and a strong support system they can not only rely upon...
Note: Albany.com is not responsible for posts and comments written by non-staff members.
Choosing to stay positive when negativity happens
Remaining positive is a choice. It is not easy; especially when circumstances that are happening are not positive and when others are responding to the circumstances with more negativity. Attitudes can be contagious, so it is important to counteract the...
Link or Sink – Why LinkedIn Needs to be a Priority in Your Life
Spend three 5-10 minute periods each day after your meals working on your LinkedIn. Grow your connections, share articles, reach out to past contacts. Make it a habit to connect with 10-20 people per week on LinkedIn. These can be...
Why Confused Frustrated and Busy are Swear Words
At Braathe Enterprises, we don't believe in inferior language; that's why we've banned the words confused, frustrated and busy and their similar words. Confused is a choice. Rather than use confused, we suggest people use a clarifying question like "I...
The Perils and Dangers of Retroactive Anger
Have you retroactively gotten mad at someone after already addressing an issue? You may be having a fit of what I like to call retroactive anger. Retroactive anger is anger that comes about after dwelling on a situation well after...
How To Know When Someone Is Gunna Go (An Employee Retention Piece)
Because of the time, effort, and money that goes into sourcing and recruiting talent, employee retention is of utmost importance. It is important to be cognizant of the signs that an employee might be searching for another job. These are:...
How Has Technology Changed Human Resources?
Created by: Erin Zimmermann
Technological advances have become a very major part of our society. For instance, it isn't a stretch to say social media has modified or completely changed the corporate world. When looking at the corporate world, Human Resources is one...
Freelancing, the New Workforce?
By: Erin Meuleners
By: Erin Meuleners A freelance worker is a person that is commonly self-employed and not committed to any long-term employer. They are usually represented by a temp agency and often work from home. Another term that could be used is...
Workplace Negativity
By: Erin Meuleners
By: Erin Meuleners Negativity has many effects on employees, but the biggest problem you face is that it ruins morale and with that affects productivity, sick days, and turnover rate (Richards). In human resources it is imperative that you...
8 Questions to Avoid Asking in an Interview
Prepared by: Erin Zimmermann
Interviews definitely make people nervous, but in my eyes the hardest part is at the end when the interviewer asks, "Do you have any questions?" It is here you try to think of something to say, and you must be...