Personal Branding Weekly – Your Brand Story in 60 seconds
This past weekend the Personal Branding Blog was down. If you tried to reach out, you only saw “Error in Establishing Database Connection”. That’s why you’re receiving the Personal Branding Weekly so late this week. We were not able to establish the connection until late in the evening of this past Monday into early in …
The “Tarzan Principle” for Career Advancement
Before most readers of this blog were in diapers, non-caped super heroes ruled Saturday morning children’s television. One of them, Tarzan, was a staple of my childhood entertainment. Little did I know, while watching this fantasy story of a child who grew up in a primitive jungle and was raised by apes, that I …
Over Deliver on Expectations to Receive Extraordinary Results
As you are about to complete a transaction with a client, ask what their expectations might be regarding their purchase. Several reasons exist for doing so.
On a rare occasion, you might hear something unreasonable, so it’s good to clarify ahead of time. Be straightforward by letting the client know what you cannot do and …
Inertia and Persistence as it Relates to Your Career
Inertia and Persistence.
Inertia inhibits us from moving forward in our career—persistence is what we need to keep us moving forward in our career.
InertiaI am a baby boomer!
I was raised to be an employee to go to work for an employer who would take care of me.
We were also raised to …
Could a Great Corporate Culture Be Bad for Employees?
The old adage – don’t try to fit a square peg in a round hole, holds true for educating children, relationships, relating to your boss and for finding a suitable fit for employees in the workplace. We often assume that if a company is well-known for having a great corporate culture, then anyone who is …
Questions Drive Focus, What is Your Primary Focus Question?
For the last in my series on the “self-communication” context of The 3 Levels of High-Performance Leadership Communication you are going to learn a powerful strategy for your self-talk and internal dialogue that can transform the results you achieve in business and life.
In the previous three blog articles here you’ve read about:
The 3…Your Time Will Come
(Be Patient) Your Time Will Come
Has anyone ever told you this?
What do you think when you hear this?
Is it patronizing & placating or perhaps passive aggressive? Or is it positive?
In business who decides when “your time will come” has come?
I submit that you decide.
You decide when and where you …
Three Things You Must Have Done By Half-Time
In a few weeks, it will be half-time. Most of us set forth new goals or resolutions on January 1st or we account for our business success and objectives from January 1st to December 31st. If you do this, then “half-time” is on June 26th. That’s the halfway point between the two dates.
Are you …
The Growth Game 3%: How Much Self Investment?
The financial services industry has given many rules of thumb for planning when it comes to budgeting and investment strategies. Save between 10 and 20 percent of your income for retirement depending on your age. Have six months of living expenses stores away in a liquid account. Keep your monthly debt obligations under 36 percent …
Are You Underutilized in Your Career?
I attended a luncheon last week with 150 highly motivated business people, 85-90% of which were women. The audience was skewed by gender because the sponsoring organization was focused on helping promote more women on corporate boards. And things seem to be looking up. Their latest study revealed that although only 11.5% of public corporation …