To grow your business, sometimes getting the right person on your ad or website or working with the guests customers is the best way to add to your bottom line, attract new employees, or meet new clients with professionalism.Here is...
Phone Interviews With Video
Add pizzazz and personality to your phone interviews by having them on Skype or iChat or AIM. The cost of a webcam has come down so much that there really is no excuse for companies (or potential employees) not to...
How to Get Back to the Basics – Success Stories – Paper Delivery Route
Last week, I spoke about getting back to the basics, and reviewing past successes to look to repeat them in new ways. Here are some "back to basics" strategies I've used over the years I gained from delivering papers:Back when...
Getting Back to the Basics by Reviewing Past Success and Duran Duran
One of my favorite bands from my childhood, Duran Duran, recently recorded a new album that sounds very similar to one of their most successful albums, Rio, which was recorded over 25 years ago. A producer, Mark Ronson, joined the...
ManageFirst Credentials through NRAEF and Braathe Enterprises
Are you looking for a way to recognize your employees? Or as an employee, are you looking for ways to add credentials to your resume? There is a program through NRAEF called the ManageFirst program, where you can take courses...
Designing and Managing an Internship Program – Part 2
In Thursday's post on internships, I discussed my history doing internships, and how I came up with the program running now through Braathe Enterprises. Today, I'll share with you how I found my interns for this semester.Most internships I have...
Designing and Managing an Internship Program – Part 1
I experienced internships early on in life; while I was in college, I did three paid internships - two for Walt Disney World, and one with the Waterford Hotel Group. Each opportunity was a great learning experience; I spent time...
Book Review: How Companies Win by Kash and Calhoun
I had the pleasure of a copy of How Companies Win: Profiting from Demand-Driven Business Models No Matter What Business You're In by Rick Kash & David Calhoun.Here are some key topics I found interesting that definitely make it worth reading.-...
New Day Resolutions vs. New Year’s Resolutions
Do you take the time at the beginning of your day to plan out your day? Better yet, do you take a few minutes at the end of the day to reflect and leave the worries of the day behind.Sometimes,...
Peter Drucker on Teaching
Peter Drucker was one of my influences in getting into teaching. I aspire, much like he did, to teach well into my later years. He discusses in this video how people learn differently today, and how his grandson "learned...