Anonymous Rage
Digital anger happens to everyone. Whether blindsided by a rude comment or engaged in a chat that quickly heats up, there is no evading the feeling of wanting to yell at your inanimate screen before throwing it on the floor. Unfortunately, breaking your screen won’t erase the rage now bubbling inside you. The message remains …
Avoid these Potholes in the Road of Communication
Communication is already complex. It is a road filled with U-turns, roundabouts and dead ends, stretching on as far as the eye can see. Communication is extremely layered, encompassing spoken words, volume, timbre and body language in a complex display of sound and movement. With the advent of email, text without the subtle signs of …
Keeping Your Personal Brand Professional in a Shark Fight
The higher you climb, the more fans you get. Subsequently, the higher you climb, the more people are there to point out flaws in your arguments. Openly calling someone out for misinformation has always been a practice. Whether through poetry as was popular in the 1700s or through the internet as is popular today, you …
How to Be More Persuasive at Work
Little is accomplished alone. To achieve complex goals, we often must rely upon the hard work and cooperation from those around us.
Therefore, our ability to be persuasive will either further our capacity to lead a successful, lucrative career or it will greatly hinder our odds of achieving our full potential.
By learning how to …
Winning in Leadership
Few are born a leader, many shy away from the job, only a few embrace the change, dedication and passion it takes to mold, upgrade and mentor a team of subordinates. There are several reasons why individuals avoid management positions or why management and leadership positions seem to avoid them.
Our recruiters have seen that …
What Anger Says About You
You would be surprised if you could ask your anger what it really means.
If anger were sitting next to you when you got cut off on the road, what would it say? If anger were on a conference call with you when you tried to cancel your cable service, what would its message be? …
When Your Personal Brand is Too Good? Too Bad!
Talk about the power of a personal brand! Angela Ahrendts reputation is worth more than nearly any NBA star, the president of any country, and even Tim Cook – the CEO of Apple, where she now works.
“Apple’s newly-recruited head of retail was paid more than $70 million in her first year with the company …
The Only Three Words You Need to Know
Imagine you had the perfect response to a pesky question right at the tip of your tongue.
For example, when someone asks if you think you can start a business, run a marathon or win a lucrative contract?
When a pesky question like this is made of you here are 3 simple words to put …
Why Traditional Recruiting Methods Fail
The amount of time, effort and frustration companies go through to find reliable, intelligent recruiting assistance is astronomical.
Over the years, the majority of hiring companies bounce from one recruitment company to another, unable to gauge the real reason behind their inability to find effective staffing assistance.
Naturally, they wonder what the driver behind their …
Preserving Your Personal Brand when Dealing with Negative Reviews
For a small business working hard to an entrepreneur trying to strike out on their own, your personal and professional reviews can make or break you. A good reputation is invaluable. A lot of consumers today use online resources to find reviews of products and services before making a purchase decision. A bad review on …