Using Six Hats Thinking To Build Your Personal Brand
Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats can help you strengthen your personal brand as a valued team member and potential leader, playing an important role during meetings.
Although originally published in 1985, Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats continues to play an important role in creative thinking for leading businesses and governments around the world. …
Push Back to Negotiate
Tired of pushy telemarketers?
Sales training changed my shyness into boldness minus the pushiness of it all. So when the pushy telemarketers make the mistake of calling me, I’m aware of the sales game and know how to negotiate a fair conclusion. By sharing the following tips, perhaps together we can change the way this …
5 Ways Your Brand Can Advance Your Career
Throughout your career, your brand will always be a valuable asset. When you maintain a professional brand, you’re more likely to be noticed by managers. They’ll see your strengths and offer you opportunities as a result.
Here are five ways to advance your career with your brand:
Go the extra mile. Your work is important. …
Elevator Questions
There are a lot of resources out there related to the elevator pitch.
The networking gurus all agree that when it comes to building meaningful relationships the key to success is being interested in the other person.
From that perspective, having an elevator pitch may sound silly. On the other hand, having good elevator questions …
What Makes Employees Love Their CEO
CEOs are everywhere, but great ones are far and few between. Hitting sales goals and keeping costs inline are achievements that good CEOs must meet in order to keep stakeholders happy, but it takes more than that to get accolades from employees.
“It’s very hard to be a great CEO,” says Paul Winum, senior partner …
Personal Branding Weekly – 6 May 2013
Quality beats out quantity every time and the quality of this week’s posts were rich with valuable insights and included posts from the Young Entrepreneur Council and Chamber of Commerce.
Here’s what we covered:
5 Intangibles Brand You as a Premium by Deborah Shane 5 Tips for Selfless Self-Promotion by Chamber of Commerce The New…How NOT To Motivate Your Employees
When I worked in sales for the NBA’s Washington Wizards, there was a weekly staff meeting to discuss team news and department updates. While I always looked forward to the interactive element of these gatherings, there was one component of these discussions that used to drive me and many of my colleagues crazy.
Periodically, our …
Happy 10th Anniversary to the “First 90 Days”!
In 2003, Harvard Business School Press published professor Michael Watkins’ book, The First 90 Days, described on the book jacket as “Critical success strategies for new leaders at all levels”. Ten years later, the book has become the go-to guide for professionals transitioning into new leadership positions, and is being updated and expanded in a …
Arm Yourself With Facts Before Making a Decision
How many times have you made a serious decision based on your gut feeling? Or played a hunch? Or followed your inner spirit guide?
While making a decision based on your gut feeling may seem like a good idea, you need to make sure you have as much pertinent, factual, real-world based information before you …
12 Tips for CEOs Making Their First TV Appearance
What’s one tip you have for a startup founder who is making their first TV appearance as an expert?
The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program …