Understanding Millennials’ Idea of Career Success
Are hiring managers seeing eye-to-eye with you?
While the recession may have pushed Millennials to say they have more realistic expectations about career advancement, hiring managers don’t yet see a change, according to The Future of Millennial Careers, a new study released by the Career Advisory Board, presented by DeVry University.
What Makes Millennials Different?…I’m Going to Fire You
The greatest predictor of success is failure. That’s true whether you are quitting smoking, shooting free throws or taking on a new function at work. Competence and reliable performance are born from learning why one route is a mistake and finding which micro changes of action and thought or macro alternatives of mindset and presence …
Personal Branding Interview #2: Penelope Trunk
Today, I spoke to Penelope Trunk, who I interviewed back in 2009, and she’s also guest blogged here. When you’re looking for unorthodox advice, transparency, and an authentic voice in the career management, only one personal brand comes to mind: Penelope Trunk. Penelope is a student and teacher of how the new economy is shaping …
Take Your Time Developing Your Personal Brand
“Does your brand splash around and do cannonballs off the side of the pool, or do you dive straight in and swim with a smooth, steady stroke”?
Rome wasn’t built in a day and neither will your personal brand, reputation or business. Trying to rush it, bombard people with it and be too much in …
9 Odd Strategies for Coaxing Out Your Brilliance
The nice thing about being human is that you don’t have to be normal. You can choose to be odd, for example. I prefer odd. Particularly odd brands. If there’s a quirky or idiosyncratic vibe going on, all the better. Why? An odd brand tells me something vital is going on. For a personal brand, …
A Cup of Coffee to Niel Robertson and His Crowd
The fact that Niel Robertson spells his name with an “i” before the “e” isn’t the only thing that makes him unique. He has successfully founded two software companies, and is currently going gangbusters with his third start up. On top of being an incredibly savvy businessman in the heart of pounding Boulder, CO entrepreneurial …
What Can “Angry Birds” Teach You About Getting Hired?
What in the world can “Angry Birds,” the ubiquitous, phenomenally popular game for hand held devices by Rovio Mobile, teach you about getting hired? You might be surprised to learn that the answer to this question is PLENTY!
“Angry Birds” just passed the 100 million downloads mark. If you have …
Fan The Flames
It is an all-too-common sequence of events. We devote a tremendous amount of effort to establishing some networking momentum. No sooner than it appears as if our efforts will be successful, momentum seems to dissipate, often for no apparent reason – leaving us in the same state of being networked.
Perpetual momentumThis is generally …
Culture = Brand
Several years ago, I had the pleasure of hearing the current co-CEO of SAP, Bill McDermott, speak at a Selling Power leadership conference. I left with a few take-aways that have stuck with me. He is a young guy, full of energy, who speaks from the heart and someone who you can tell just flat-out …
Introducing an Even Easier Way to Write Your Book
During the past few years, many first-time authors have used blogs as starting points for writing books that created strong personal brands.
As he described when I interviewed him, soon after Garr Reynold’s began his Presentation Zen blog, it attracted the attention of several publishers, leading to his best-selling Presentation Zen series of bestselling books, …