Category: Relationship Networking

Professional progress is often shaped by the strength of relationships.

Here we explore how trust is built through consistency, generosity,
and shared purpose.


The goal is a network that grows naturally and supports long-term opportunity.

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Become the Chief People Officer for the Brand Called You

Today, I spoke with Geoff Smart and Randy Street, who are two of the brightest people I’ve encountered when it comes to recruiting the best talent. They just finished their first book called Who: A Method For Hiring. We discuss why talent is so important to building a winning team, go over some incredible research …

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5 Free Tools for Personal Reputation Management

I guest posted on Keith Ferrazzi’s blog over a week ago. I felt that this post was so important that I had to re-post it here for you to read.

Reputation management consists of tracking your personal brand both online and offline and reacting when necessary.

A lot of people think that personal branding is …

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Monitor Your Online Reputation to Protect Your Personal Brand

Today, I speak with Dr. Gaines-Ross, who is the Chief Reputation Strategist (cool title!) for Weber Shandwick, a blogger and author. We talk about the reputation management for personal branding, as well as some tips for safeguarding your brand (monitoring your online reputation).

Leslie, I, like you, am involved with reputation management at the corporate …

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How to Bulletproof Your Job in a Poor Economy

Today, I spoke with Stephen Viscusi, who is an author and America’s workplace guru.  He talks about why it’s so important to focus on your current job and protect yourself now.  I don’t completely agree with his view that your job is more important than your career, even in poor economic situations because you always …

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Success Story: Don’t Underestimate the Power of Personal Branding

From time to time, I like to post success stories to show you that personal branding DOES work. If you have your own story, please email me. Today, Paul will be talking about his story on how he transformed his life by establishing his brand and then realizing that he should be constantly meeting new …

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Become the Chief Financial Officer for the Brand Called You

Today, I interviewed Garrett B. Gunderson, who is a New York Times bestselling author, millionaire and speaker.  Garrett reveals the truth about 401K’s, real estate, Wall Street and other “truisms” about investing.  In the world today, everyone needs to be their own CFO (Chief Financial Officer).  You are your own business and you have to …

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The Fall of 9-5 Work Days and the Rise of ROWE

Today, I spoke with Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, which is long overdue.  These two are some of my personal favorites because they believe in a virtual workplace, freedom and logical reasoning.  Why work 9-5, when you can achieve the same results working when you want to work.  All that really matters in business is …

Recruitment & Job SearchRelationship NetworkingReputation ManagementSocial Media

College Admissions Officers Use Social Networks to Conduct Background Checks

Yesterday, I blogged about how corporate recruiters are using social networks to conduct background checks. Today, I want to talk about how the same is true for high school students looking to enroll in colleges. When it comes to personal and professional development both of these posts are extremely important and mark periods in your …