Take Advantage of Your Conflicts
Growing up, I was taught to avoid conflict – girls don’t fight! Later in life, I started arguing when I saw an opportunity to win and avoided confrontation when the odds were against me. But over the years I’ve slowly changed my opinion of conflict. I saw over and over that when things got really …
15 Second Resume Test
We often read about the importance of elevator or thirty-second pitches – how we need to know our personal brand well enough to coherently communicate this vision to someone with whom we find ourselves on an elevator. And while being able to verbalize your brand is critical, we also need to consider what our marketing …
Personal Branding Weekly – 3 June 2013
Across the U.S., graduations have been happening here in the U.S. From college and university graduation ceremonies to high school commencements, the Class of 2013 is taking the next step in their life journey.
Some already have their next chapter queued up already while some are still searching. Living part time in Las Vegas and …
How to Take a Stand Against Workplace Bullying
This is a true story: An assistant accidentally dropped a file of papers on the floor at a staff meeting. Her manager exploded into a tirade of profanity and called her “stupid” in front of her horrified colleagues. The manager did not apologize then or in the days that followed. Within a month, the assistant …
The Correlation Between Good Looks and Your Career
Looks matter in business as much as in the rest of life, even if their professional influence tends more to the subliminal. A quick Google Scholar search for “appearance discrimination” will leave you hard pressed to deny that appearance affects professional life, whether you want to be a print model or a product marketing manager.…
You’re Not One of Those Networkers are You?
A client recently was frustrated because he only wanted to follow U.S. based people on Twitter that could buy his service. After all, he only shipped to those who were U.S. based and didn’t have a pricing structure for other countries.
And, here we go with another question that really defaults to the greater question …
If You are Surprised by Mornings…
If you find yourself surprised by mornings … Perhaps you need a different plan.
If you find yourself having all of your tasks and priorities assigned for you … Perhaps you need a different plan.
Caveat: If you like to be told what to do and if you like to be surprised by what you’ll …
Why Recruiters Ignore You (and What to Do Differently)
Are you a job seeker who is contacting recruiters and being ignored? Have you called and left messages, applied for their jobs, or submitted resumes on their web sites … only to be left wondering if they got them? You are not alone. This is normal. It is what MOST people should expect. In this …
How to Be a Successful Manager-Removing Obstacles
If we asked experts what the first job of an effective leader is, the conflicting answers would be plentiful: Some would say it’s to set a vision and goals. To others it would be to motivate the group being led. A few would even venture to single out something more clever like surrounding oneself with …
Creating Thought Leadership for Personal Branding Success
The strongest personal brands are anchored by published books that establish the author’s thought leadership, or proven expertise, in their field.
Unfortunately, however, authors with subject area expertise often publish their first book too late!
The best time to write and publish a book is before you need it, while you have a secure job …