… of this month’s Webinar:
Download Podcast: Standing Out
Cost:
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Non Members: Free till Oct 1
1. Doing an excellent job at your job is critical, but it doesn’t make you Stand Out – it makes you Average. Read More
This month our member webinar was on
the topic: Relevance & Personal Brand.
TOP 10 IDEAS
ON RELEVANCE & PERSONAL BRAND
What you do
1. The reality is that you won’t be respected and appreciated automatically. Read More
I have had a number of people recently express concern about looking for work
and being over 50.
The questions range from the very broad
to the very specific:
90% of people asked will say they are an above-average driver!
When working really hard and doing excellent work, many people tend to feel that they are above-average. I have had discussions with many talented people who are surprised to learn that consistently doing excellent work and flawlessly delivering on their job description does not make them a top ranked employee. Read More
Many people are asking me how
to become more relevant — how
to stand out and be seen as more
central and critical to their business.
If you want to increase your
relevance there are a few key
realities to consider:
1. Read More
I get a lot of questions about how to best use various online tools and social media for effective networking and managing your Personal Brand online.
If you find yourself “out there”, looking for a job, developing a partnership, selling a big deal, looking for funding, people will look for you online, and develop impressions and even make decisions based on what they find. Read More
Getting them heard and adopted is a very different thing indeed.
There are many things you need to do put yourself in a position to get your ideas acted upon.
But the entry stakes is to communicate and sell your ideas in clear and compelling way. Read More
How can you show yourself at the head of the pack?
If you are invisible you are in danger,
so you need to create positive visibility
for yourself.
If you are visible you are being judged,
so you need to manage how you are perceived. Read More
I almost hired a guy sight unseen once who had on his resume “wheelchair rugby champion”.
He was also very talented – but that’s not what impressed me initially, or most.
I have interviewed hundreds of people for executive and senior management positions. Read More
You will achieve more success
if you clarify the main point
for all of your communications,
and make it the first thing you say.
(You can stop reading here.)
“Don’t bury the lead” is good age-old advice, but not just for journalists and marketers. Read More
