Say YES and Get Ahead
There is a fairly recent movie called “Yes Man” starring Jim Carrey. The premise was simple … say yes to everything!
To most people saying yes is NOT the first thing that comes to mind when asked to do something.
Think about the last time a friend asked you to drive them to the airport. …
5 Daily Gratitudes Lifestyle
A little gratitude goes a long way. A card, some flowers, and even the simplest “thank you” can say more to others than you can claim in any article, sales pitch, or blog. These signs of gratitude aren’t just gestures though. They are part of a lifestyle that needs to be implemented within your brand …
Social Media Etiquette Should Define Not Defame Your Brand
What are your social media etiquette rules?
Do you have them for your community and the media’s you engage with them on?
The 2012 Presidential election really opened my eyes to how important it is to create rules and content boundaries and how to use settings to control and enforce them. It was during those …
How to Ruin Your Reputation in Human Resources
Human Resources (HR) is a field that I love. I chose to pursue a career path in HR because I found the function to be the intersection between being able to help people and growing a business, two things that I am passionate about.
But HR doesn’t always have a good reputation. When I tell …
Improve Your Reputation at Work: Meet Your Deadlines!
Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person’s money as his time. ~ Horace Mann
Whether you’re a student seeking employment after college or an employee working for a corporation, meeting your deadlines and showing up on-time for meetings will affect your reputation …
Entrepreneurs that Utilize their Online Reputation to Get Customers
When I first started as an entrepreneur in 2007, my company was called FD Career. Our goal was to build a virtual community to help make the brick and mortar business world more effective and productive. My role within the organization was sales and marketing, and I was in charge of obtaining new clients. My …
Your Leadership Stinks: 10 Tips for Leadership Branding
Nothing is worse than seeing a personal brand with great potential ruined by poor leadership qualities. This is often a person who exhibits traits of blind authoritarianism, forgets their own accountability, and lacks listening skills. Do you know a person like this?
Whether or not you’re currently in a leadership role, an intelligent grasp of …
Raises: When is the Right Time to Ask?
Students and clients of mine often ask about how to ask for a raise. They want to know the words to use, when to ask and how much to ask for. Perhaps you are mystified, too.
The answer to all this is much simpler than you imagine.
Raises are no longer about longevity. There are …
5 Things You Control In How Google Brands You
Amazingly, all of what Google publishes and how it brands is about how WE choose to serve, act and react. Transparency today gives us no-where to hide.
If you do it, say it or post it, you will be found and outed. Just Google people or companies and you will see many examples of this. …
5 Branding Moves To Turn Your Co-Workers Against You
With employees spending more time in the workplace than ever before, functioning with co-workers has become essential. It’s easy to find some annoyances when spending so much time with a group of people, but what if you’re doing something that’s secretly turning your teammates against you?
Self-assessment is a crucial part of maintaining your personal …