Working for a Startup vs. a Corporation
Both types of companies have advantages and disadvantages. Below you can have a look at them.
Corporations:
Corporate companies provide a safer environment. They are financially secure so you can be sure that you will receive your paycheck every month. You have a defined job role. Everybody knows their responsibilities. Therefore, it is enough to…
International Personal Bonding
There is about a 100 percent possibility that in the course of your day you will be communicating with someone from a different country who has had a different cultural upbringing and who speaks a different first language than you do.
As one of my coaching clients explained, “I was with team members on a …
Improve Your Personal Brand’s Content Marketing Reach
A successful content marketing strategy is important for your personal brand to establish yourself as an expert in your niche. Spreading your message across multiple channels will help create even more visibility.
There are several platforms that your brand can publish to for free, which can attract more readers who can be directed to your …
The Soft Skills That Will Get You Hired
It’s that time of year again.
College grads are having their coming out parties.
Careers are in the offing.
Soft Skills Will Help them Get Hired
Soft skills will get you hired too. By learning and using soft skills you will be able to set yourself apart in your career. They aren’t hard to master. …
Most Inspiring Ted Talks for Your Career
Everyone can have downtimes especially at work. If you feel like you have been staring at the excel spreadsheet in your computer screen for the past hour and don’t want to do anything, you may need some inspiration to be able to refunction. Watch the below videos in your coffee break and get the inspiration …
Branding Lesson: Revels, Advocate
As much as I enjoy discussing the similarities between personal and corporate branding, it is just as important to examine the relationship between the two as well as the nuances within. No matter your career “vertical,” an understanding of the way these two types of branding are connected coupled with the points where you can …
Facebook Audience Optimization to Better Target Your Brand Audience
Facebook was once a great way for personal brands to immediately start building an audience for their Pages. In the last few years algorithms have changed all of that, but a new feature aims to solve the organic growth problem.
Many brands and businesses post content, images and video on Facebook as a way to …
Unbrand Yourself the Office Newbie
You got the job. You’re super pumped. No more living off ramen noodles. Time to take on the corporate world. Unfortunately, day one is nothing to write home about. Even though you have a college degree, no one seems to care. You’re super disappointed, and don’t want to waste the next 8 months struggling to …
Slow Down; Have an Urgent Calm
Don’t be quick, fast, or in a hurry (all the time).
Be unhurried (within reason, of course). Be markedly unrushed. Slow down when you talk, walk, respond, ask a question, enter a room, shake hands, and leave a room. Be confident enough to take time. Move only when necessary.
If you slow down. You’ll go …
Personal Brands – The Authenticity of the Script
A common phrase used in customer service and satire alike, “my pleasure” can mean many things based on simple intonations and inflections further expanded upon by vocal timber, energy and body language. An entire novel can be written based on how the phrase is said. Because a lot of businesses feel these two words are …