Unusual Places Provide Unexpected Opportunity
Have you ever wondered what others were thinking when they asked you to attend the most unusual events far from the professional style to which you are accustomed?
Not the traditional venueEarlier this year, I was asked to speak on the topic of Negotiation at a conference in Reno. On the one hand, I …
How to Build Your Personal Brand with an E-Newsletter
E-newsletters are a great way to stay in touch with your network, clients, and/or customers while still providing value to these individuals. Think about it: You likely receive an e-newsletter each week from a company or an individual whom you admire or enjoy. You might even share the content inside the newsletter with your network …
Lady Gaga Knows Her Brand, Do You?
I recently returned from a visit with my brother Glenn and his family, and we decided the day of Lady Gaga’s show to go! We got two awesome seats that they apparently released the day of and off we went to St Pete Times Arena in Tampa to join the “little monsters” and become two …
Mobilize Your Brand
Heather Huhman, a contributing author to the Personal Branding Blog and President of ComeRecommended.com, cited three personal branding predictions for 2011. One of them focused on mobile applications and websites. What have you done to prepare for your personal brand to go mobile?
Just look at the stats: 87% of Americans have mobile phones 72%…A Cup of Coffee to the Power of Silence
From lengthy posts to brief status updates, tweets, check-ins and online responses…there are an endless number of ways to deliver our message today.
But there is one personal communication tool that is often overlooked: Silence.
Several years ago, Esquire’s Tom Chiarella wrote an article on the power of silence, in which he pointed out that …
You Lost Me At Hello!
One of the most memorable lines from the 1996 classic movie “Jerry McGuire” comes at the very end.
“I love you. You . . . you complete me. And I just . . . ,” Jerry stammers to Dorothy.
“Shut up. Just shut up,” Dorothy, Jerry’s love interest, responds, “You had me at ‘hello.’”…
LinkedIn: Do You Have a CEO-Worthy Name?
Is your name helping your professional chances of success?
On April 27th 2011, LinkedIn tried to answer that question by announcing some findings regarding first names and executive positions.
According to the official press release:
The top five names for male CEOs globally are:
Peter Bob Jack Bruce FredThe top five names for female …
Net≠Working
I had the opportunity to attend two conferences over the past few weeks. It is often hard to know what to expect in terms of value derived by attending but I go anyways with an open mind looking for that something. The point in going is to network while picking up a few gems that …
SMART Goals vs. HARD Goals
You probably have a lot of goals that you would like to achieve, whether they relate to your business, your brand, your health, or something else in your life. Obviously, the desire to achieve a goal is usually not enough, and many of us need a clear plan to get there.
Here are two different …
Out Foxing Job Boards
Take a peek at JobFox.com to see if you’ll benefit from networking with recruiters, as promised by Rob McGovern the site’s CEO. Rob is the founder and former CEO of CareerBuilder.com, so he knows a few things about what does and doesn’t work on both sides of the hiring equation.
Be seen and consideredThe …