Action Steps To Get Started With Blogging (Part 2)
Last week, I started a list of action steps for jump starting your personal branding when you suddenly need it. At this point, you should have registered your domain name, set-up a basic blog and most of your time figuring out exactly what you want.
Now that you have the blog set-up, what do you …
Intuition: Your Greatest Unknown Ally
A few days ago I had the great privilege to lecture on personal branding at one of Spain’s leading Universities. After the event – and as it is customary to do in that country – I was lucky to enjoy the late evening and more bearable sunshine sheltered under some trees in an open terrace …
Nobody Should “See” How Hard You Work
After living and working abroad for a number of years, there is one thing that sticks out about American culture in the workplace – we tend to wear our work ethic as a badge of honor. Coming in looking tired, nonchalantly mentioning pulling an all-nighter, and competition of hours worked, is an everyday occurrence.
From …
Where To Find Local Networking Events Offline
Great for making new contacts, meeting potential clients, partners and more, all in person. But how to find offline networking events?
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Industry events are great, but not only for your industry. Use the former for mentors and partners, and the latter for clients and referrals. Events come in all shapes and sizes:…Do You Have Your ‘Dream’ Job? Why Not?!
When you got up Tuesday morning, after the long Memorial Day weekend, and started getting ready to head back to your job, what was your attitude? Were you raring to go, ready to get back to a job you love, doing the things you love? Or, were you like millions of other currently employed people …
Developing Team Produces Improved Business Success
During the early years of business, I kept hearing about the importance of developing team. I didn’t quite capture why it was necessary for someone just starting out. However, the basics were in place such as accounting, bookkeeping, and availability of legal advice.
The next big picture advice heard was to establish a succession plan. …
How One Lie Can Ruin Your Personal Brand
Last week, Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson resigned amid controversy that he had lied about his academic credentials on his resume. An activist Yahoo! investor exposed Thompson as having added a nonexistent computer science degree to his credentials.
Unfortunately, resume embellishment like this is not uncommon. A 2004 study by the Society for Human Resource Management …
Gen Y Are You Ready To Become Entrepreneurs?
I’m a Baby Boomer who has ignored the glass ceiling, age bias and has become an active, current example that “Women are The New Power Demo”. I am unfortunately not in the majority.
The Kauffman Foundation published a info-graphic about how the “Untapped Potential for Expanding Women’s Entrepreneurship Holds Promise to Grow the U.S. Economy” …
Personal Brands – Less Is More
From employment to solopreneurship to launching your own small business, personal branding is important. Competition is fierce at all levels and it’s important to be able to communicate what makes you different and unique.
This is why you can’t be just a “face in the crowd”. You need to be able to connect the dots …
Know Your Next Step: Successful Career Planning
Your career is important to you.
Your brand is important to you.
But they aren’t working as hard as they could for you. I guarantee it. It doesn’t take crazy time or energy to change that; to get your brand and career turbo-charged.
Action one: map out your grand strategyMost people I work with …