The Fall of 9-5 Work Days and the Rise of ROWE
Today, I spoke with Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, which is long overdue. These two are some of my personal favorites because they believe in a virtual workplace, freedom and logical reasoning. Why work 9-5, when you can achieve the same results working when you want to work. All that really matters in business is …
The Economy is Squeezing Your Personal Brand into Juice
Today, I spoke with Steven Greenhouse, who writes for the New York Times and is the author of The Big Squeeze. I just had to interview him about the economy’s impact on the workplace because of the relevancy to this blog and the timing, with over 600,000 jobs lost so far this year.
A lot …
Personal Branding Success Come From Within
Today, I interview Joe Vitale, who is a top internet marketer, author, actor (The Secret) and most importantly, an altogether good guy. Aside from telling you that you need to discover your brand before you mess around with this “web 2.0 stuff,” Joe will endorse it and show you the way. He believes that success …
A Sense of Humor is Worth Big Money in the Workplace
Today, I spoke to Adrian Gostick, a bestselling author, who gives us a lesson in the importance of humor in the workplace. He has some excellent and eye opening research for you that proves people need to loosen up in the workplace in order to establish trust.
What is a personal/corporate/product brand without a personality? …
Your Brand is Just as Important as Coca Cola’s Brand
Today, I interviewed Bo Burlingham, who is an editor for Inc. Magazine and author of a few noteworthy books, such as Small Giants and the soon to be published book, The Knack: How Street-Smart Entrepreneurs Learn To Handle Whatever Comes Up. We discuss how small company’s can make an impact in the marketplace. Even though …
Build a Extraordinary Business Plan to Kick Your Brand Into High Gear
Today, I interviewed one of the leading business plan experts, Tim Berry. Tim is a blogger for Entrepreneur.com, owner of a business and author of a few books. In the interview below he will talk about his business plan model, how it benefits you and why the typical templated business plans won’t do you justice.…
Listen to John Kotter and Take a Sense of Urgency in Your Life
Today, I interviewed John Kotter, the world’s most foremost authority of leadership and change. He is a Harvard professor and author of many international bestselling books. Johnis travelling extensively, touring the world, promoting his new book right now. We talked about this little thing called “urgency,” why it’s important in our lives and the impact …
The Fall of Privacy and the Rise of the Numerati
I typically don’t blog on Sunday’s but this is an exception. Privacy is an important subject, especially when information is created about us everyday, sometimes without our consent. What happens when company’s learn so much about us that they call our every move? What happens when everything in the world is so public that there …
Is Your Personal Brand Delivering An Encore Performance?
Yesterday, I had a very long conversation with Robert S. Kaplan about business strategy and today I spoke with Mark Sanborn about how to deliver an encore performance at work, to keep them coming back for more. Mark was more brief, relative to Robert, but both share extremely good quality information for all of you.…
A Discussion with Robert S. Kaplan About Executing Business Strategy
Today, I spoke to Robert S. Kaplan, who is a Harvard University professor, as well as the chairman of the Palladium Group, Inc and the author of many books, including his latest called “The Execution Premium.” As you read this discussion, think about ways you can apply these business strategies in your own life. Robert …