Small Business Challenge: Finances
The first post in this series regarding small businesses was titled Big Challenges for Small Business Owners and in it we examined the three biggest challenges owners face: people, finances, and time. In the The Small Business People Puzzle: Part 1 and Part 2, we looked deeper into the challenge of finding, selecting, attracting, orienting, …
5 Mistakes That Could Easily Derail Your Career
DURING THE GREAT RECESSION, WHEN HUGE LAYOFFS AND FREQUENT DOWNSIZINGS WERE THE GENERAL ORDER OF THE DAY FOR MANY, MANY EMPLOYERS, literally millions of men and women were in constant, sometimes paralyzing fear that the next “heads” on “the chopping block” could quickly and easily end up being their own.
Thank goodness, now that hiring …
How to Sell Yourself in a Job Interview
So, finally the phone rings and the caller ID displays the name of a company you sent your résumé to. The caller is from the company’s human resources department and wants to schedule you for an in-person interview. Fantastic, this is music to your ears, but what now? Are you prepared? Do you have time …
Remember Connect and Grow Possibilities
Frequently, when you are relaxed and away from the computer, the names of people will come to mind. A great habit to acquire is to jot down those names in a safe place for easy recall when you return to your desk. With a list in place, reach out one by one, to extend a …
Learn from the Best: Make Your Startup Succeed
Launching a startup isn’t easy. Succeeding is even more difficult. There’s no quick fix or remedy to ensure the prosperous launch of your startup. You are, however, at an advantage at the moment. Thousands of other people have launched their own startups. Some of them bombed, while others took off. Now it’s possible to learn …
Eric Kuhn, Media Pioneer and Powerful Personal Brand
There is an adage that says, “the more important a person is, the more likely they are to be polite and open-hearted.”
If there were ever a personal brand to prove that rule, it’s Layer3 TV’s Eric Kuhn.
Currently in Marketing and Business Development at Layer3 TV, Eric Kuhn was the Social Media Agent at …
Allow Pets in the Office to Improve Productivity
While not everyone may like pets around, bringing pets to the office is actually very beneficial for employees. A recent study published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management stated that stress declined for people who brought their dogs to work. When owners left their dogs at home, their stress level increased throughout the …
A Good Thing for Your Children’s Personal Branding
New educational pursuits are trending for teen and preteen girls to curb documented evidence that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in competence in STEM* (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Did you know that while the U.S. has added more than 1 million IT jobs to the labor force, we lack the home-grown talent to …
Expand Your Personal Brand with Industry Influencers
In order for a personal brand to convert leads into sales, the right marketing strategies need to be in place.
Trust is established through being actively involved with your audience, posting relevant and useful content, and market research. Creating a relationship with influencers in your industry will help accelerate this process.
Authority and influence is …
The Right and Wrong Way to Renegotiate Your Salary
Successful salary renegotiation is a complex, multistep process that takes time. Just like anything else, there is a right and wrong way to approach it. Employees who walk into their boss’ office and ask for more money leave the meeting empty-handed and afraid of losing their job.
Roughly 70% of the job seekers whom I …