by Saratoga College Virtual Internship Program participant Annie Rosencrans A little competitive spirit in the workplace is usually a good thing. Competition can be highly motivating, and often promotes self-improvement and group camaraderie. That is unless of course competition begins...
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Virtual Teams Are All the Rage
by Saratoga College Virtual Internship Program participant Annie Rosencrans Back in the day, running a business team was simple. Employees worked in the same office, on the same 9 to 5 schedule, for the purpose of reaching a common goal....
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...
Patience with the Young or The Character Assassination of IFK – Ian F. Kennedy
Ian Kennedy has blossomed into a very successful pitchers for the Arizona Diamondbacks. However, his career didn't get off to the greatest starts as he was banished to the minors a couple years ago by the Yankees when management didn't...
The 4 to 5 Hour Work Day – Part 2
Today I will share how I work by the hour, not in a 4-5 hour block of time. I enjoy working in powerful spurts of 30 minutes to an hour several times a day with breaks in between. Typically, I...
Present Like Steve Jobs
Check out this video on YouTube: "Apple CEO Steve Jobs is well known for his electrifying presentations. Communications coach Carmine Gallo discusses the various techniques Jobs uses to captivate and inspire his audience -- techniques that can easily be applied...
The 4 to 5 Hour Work Day – Part 1
I was talking with a colleague the other day about how the 9-5 workday for business professionals needs to be dead and buried. A lot of our woes of society (traffic, job fatigue, stress) could be averted if the work...
Professor Robert Braathe of Braathe Enterprises to do Interview Critiques at Albany Job Fair Monday from 10-12 and Saratoga Job Fair Wednesday 4/4 from 2-4pm
Stop by the Albany Job Fair at the Albany Marriott on Wolf Road this Monday 10am-4pm Professor Robert Braathe will be doing free resume critiques from 10-12 Professor Braathe has worked in management positions with Disney, Gap and Apple with...
Be The Delegator You Need to Be
One of the biggest issues with businesses is the unwillingness to delegate. A May workshop at Saratoga College will cover how to delegate better and how to become more comfortable focusing on what you do best. Do you sound like...
Why the Wrong Organizational Structure Could Be Dragging Your Small Business Down
by Braathe Enterprises intern Catherine Chang Almost all small businesses begin with simple organizational structures, also known as "flat" organizational structures, because authority and management is often centralized in one person or very few people. Unlike bureaucracies, which have several...