How to Build and Inspire A Team
In my 6 years of entrepreneurship, I’ve learned that the team is the most important part of the equation. Therefore, a single founder shouldn’t spend the majority of his time looking for funding, or building a product; instead, the single founder should spend the majority of his time building the perfect team.
The anatomy of…Three Words You Should Banish from Your Vocabulary
There are three words I suggest banning from your vocabulary. Not because they aren’t words (that’s a different post all together), but because when these words are used it usually means the person using them doesn’t have a plan or an intention to do whatever it is you are asking. At best they are filler …
Dialing In Your Personal Brand Across Cultures
One of the best articles I read this year was a New York Times article titled “Young and Global Need Not Apply in Japan.” It highlighted the struggle Japanese, who have studied abroad, are having with landing jobs within Japanese companies upon returning to Japan. Although these “returnees” are eager to gain experience in a …
The Importance of Daring
You can’t imagine what you’re missing out on.
I had a bit of a strange day a few weeks ago.
It started when I decided to attend two different events in two different cities on the same day, and I didn’t have a ticket to either one.
Event A I only found out about late …
Understand Thank You Notes to Prevent a “No Thank You!”
In today’s competitive job market, it is common sense to take the extra time to write a post interview “thank-you” note. It not only shows you appreciated your prospective employer’s time, but it gives you another chance to refresh the interviewer’s memory about your application. There are ways to maximize the effectiveness of your note.…
How to Start the New Year Strong
First, let’s start with a question … Why should you start the year off with a bang?
Something to Consider … The early bird gets the worm.
Also a bit of a disclaimer: I think most of the people that read the Personal Branding Blog site not only LIVE the mantra of staying ahead to …
Figure Out Exactly What Your Audience Wants
Marketing, branding, selling all boil down to figuring out what your most perfect customer wants.
Your brand is a distilled version of what your perfect customer deeply craves.
But, how the heck do you go about figuring this out. After all, it is the rare exception that a company advertises exactly what they deeply crave.…
Learning to Ask Questions Like a Contrarian
Looking for the other side of the story may not always be easy or fashionable. However, sometimes looking for the other side of the story can lead to breakthroughs and insights that may have otherwise been overlooked. Taking a look at the opposite side of something is one aspect of taking a contrarian point of …
Success at Work or Failure? Make the call
Recently I was working on an initiative for my job that involved getting some feedback from an Executive Director at my company. I had emailed him, asking a couple of questions and requesting a meeting to discuss what I was working on.
Over a week went by without a response. I found out that he …
Seeds For Success! Persistence, Resilience and Positivity Override Failures!
Isn’t it fascinating that so many successful people failed before rebounding with tremendous success? What can we learn from failure and it’s relationship to success? In my recent article, Hurricanes, Destruction and Rebuilding: The Only Constant is Change! I explained how to address the challenge when your brand isn’t working. I explored how people can …