Bad Interview—Everybody Loses
During a recent presentation to a job search networking group, I told the audience that 5 out of 10 interviewers do a bad job; 3 do an acceptable job; and the remaining 2 do a very good job. The audience agreed with me, even though many in attendance were in leadership positions themselves and had …
How Exercising Increases Your Performance
Exercising has many benefits other than losing weight. If you exercise regularly, it will help you with many aspects of your life including your work performance. Below you can find how exercising increases your performance at work.
Reduces Stress: Regular exercising reduces stress and decreases tension. If you feel that you don’t have the time…If You Don’t Have A Sense of Humor, Get One
You will not succeed without a sense of humor. Many CEOs have told me they see humor as a test to whether they want to work with and be around a person. Good leaders aggressively seek out an amusing angle in dealing with others, whether through light humor in a serious situation or the careful …
Attract Customers to Your Personal Brand with Facebook
With the recent Facebook changes on Pages, selling can become more of a challenge for brands because of a lack of visibility in the news feeds. When Pages were first launched it was easy to attract Fans and their engagement. Today, paid advertising has become an important component for Page growth – but there are …
How I Re-Branded Myself After a Big Career Change
For over a decade, I built online businesses. My focus was primarily marketing. Create content, promote it, and optimize website conversions.
Over time, I built a reputation in the industry by blogging, networking, and speaking at industry conferences like Pubcon. In fact, I attended Pubcon’s signature event in Las Vegas ten years in a row. …
Personal Brand Super Geeked Up
Jeff Burns is a man that seemingly arose out of nowhere. Look around anywhere on the internet, and you’ll be met with his most popular works, Super Knocked Up and Super Geeked Up. Try to go any further back, and you’re met with relative silence. However, fame doesn’t come cheap. While it might be great …
Hints for Working in Hot Weather
Unfortunately, it is very hard to concentrate and work efficiently during summer. Although many offices have an air condition, still this may not be enough to cool us especially in some parts of the US. Also, some people do not like the unnatural cold weather the a/c creates and prefer other cooling alternatives. Therefore, I …
Grin and Bear It
Smile when you pick up or click on the phone and continue as you talk regardless of who’s calling or what the conversation is about. The person on the other end of the line can hear a smile, she can also hear a frown, smirk, and rolling of the eyes. Your articulation improves when your …
How Personal Brands Can Attract a Loyal Audience
Building a brand image is not an overnight process, and many businesses may struggle online to connect with their fans and followers. As social media becomes more people driven it’s not too late to change your approach and build better relationships. This is just a matter of making time to be active in your community …
A Sense of Urgency trumps a Panic Crush
What’s the difference between panic and urgency?
Panic: You can usually tell when somebody is in a panic situation. They are making rapid and too often unwise decisions.
Urgency: Is when a person is more calm and deliberate as well as skilled and focused.
Everyone has moments of panic. That’s just part of life and …