Push The Bottom Line With Employee Input
Some people are labor. They want to come in and do certain set things. Whether it be fixing toilets or submitting annual reports, this employee is not looking to innovate, think critically or in general, create positive change. Businesses NEED people like this. Not everyone wants the added responsibility of creating the path, some just …
Communication Techniques That Sell
Two entrepreneurs were helping one another. Jane suggested to Jill she use the following opening line in regard to encountering gatekeepers: “I believe you can help me.” This would be used in to get the name of the CEO of the respective company. But I taken exception with that phrase.
This …
Is Your Brand Sinking? 7 Ways To Tell
When you really think about it, your personal brand is kind of like a ship you’ve built for yourself. Similar to a sailing vessel, you laid the blueprints and executed its building. When it’s finally set to sea, you’re left captaining it. But maintaining and managing your personal brand requires more energy than most want …
The Most Dangerous Person in Business
Do you know this person? He has one idea. It might have been a good idea awhile back. It might be a reasonable place to begin thinking about solving a problem. But, when you boil it down, one idea makes for lousy problem-solving. It makes for a lousy workplace. That one idea person might be …
What to Do With Your Brand When in Transition?
You are a successful professional, known as an expert in your field, and valued in your circles of colleagues and partners. Your brand is solid.
But now you’re up to something new. Maybe you’ve gone from being an engineer to being a training consultant, from working in a public school system in Europe to working …
Personal Branding By Understanding The Hiring Process
Do you realize that how well you understand the hiring process has a big impact on your personal brand … and on your chances of getting hired?
Most job seekers think that understanding the hiring process just means learning the email address to send a resume (or URL to post). That’s really the least important …
11 Qualities That Build Personal Magnetism
Lack of charisma can be fatal. Jenny Holzer
I couldn’t agree more.
With all the talking about, writing about and discussion about personal branding, this personal magnetism or charisma is already inside of you and part of the DNA personality you were born with.
In Developmental Psychologist Jan Mercer’s article in Psychology Today: Temperament and …
Personal Branding Weekly and the Importance of Fit
The title from Jeff Shuey’s post this week, Don’t Get Mad….Get Productive, served as our mantra this week. From another announcement by Best Buy of bringing employees from home back to the office to the supersized cover photo changes on Google+ and Facebook’s newsfeed change announcements, there was quick a bit of …
The Fastest Way To Become An Expert On Anything
After failing my first major exam as a college student (note: it’s not wise to begin studying for an 8 am exam at midnight the night before), I decided to create a “studying process.” By using this process during the rest of my collegiate career, I survived college and was able to graduate from Johns …
Accepting a Job Offer at a Bad Company?
Many times, job seekers will make very quick decisions as to which firm they accept a job offer at only to find themselves unhappy shortly after starting with the company. The majority of the time, it is not their fault.
For many applicants it can be difficult to differentiate the great firms from the subpar …