Often times in leadership we look to motivation as the means to having our employees succeed. And this is true, however should the motivation for success be self driven or employer driven? We all know you can't make anyone do...
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Redefine Roles Before Filling Them
Have you recently lost a key member of your team? Are you in a rush to fill the position? Take a breath and give some time to consider whether you are trying to replace the person you have lost (or...
Download a Hospitality Human Resources Case Study Book Free Until 7/17/2015
Download a copy of my hospitality human resources case study book Encasing The Hospitality Industry on Amazon.com - free for a limited time. This book contains 22 case studies based on situations that have occurred throughout my hospitality career. To...
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...
Stop Thinking – Stop Talking – Be Curious
I challenge you to do three things this week: Stop Thinking - let your unconscious mind work on your issues, or write them down for contemplation later. Get them out of your own head. Stop Talking - limit yourself to...
The 4 Core Skills of Emotional Intelligence
I read Emotional Intelligence 2.0 this week. Travis Bradberry and his collaborators explain the four core principles of EI in this book: Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship Management How good are you at these skills?...
9 Tips to Hiring Successful Employees
By: Keely T.
Over the years, the goals of recruiting have changed. In the article, Hiring the Hero: 9 Traits to Look for In Successful Employees by Andreina Woodworth, the author discusses that it used to be about finding a set of...
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:...