Shape and Move Business Anytime With These 5 Fundamentals!
One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn’t pay to get discouraged. Making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself.” – Lucille Ball
The truth and reality of any cycle is a combination of negative, challenging realities, but also positive, inspiring and encouraging trends that come …
The Most Overrated Jobs of 2011
Earlier this month I blogged about 5 recession-resistant careers that were each part of CareerCast’s Most Underrated Jobs of 2011. When CareerCast caught wind of my blog, they offered the chance to interview Tony Lee, publisher of CareerCast when they released their newest list, The Most Overrated Jobs of 2011. The Top 5 Most Overrated …
Communicating Your Way To Higher Employee Engagement
It has been said the strongest relationships are built on a foundation of communication. As such, it should come as no surprise HR Solutions’ Research Institute has found a strong positive correlation between communication and employee engagement.
When managers establish a culture of open and honest dialogue among their team members, the percentage of ‘actively …
How to Increase Social Proof of Your Expertise
The concept of “social proof” has been explored extensively through research conducted by Dr. Robert Cialdini, author of several best-selling books, including Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion.
In short, social proof means that people do what they see others doing.
For example, in a social experiment, one or more (anonymous) researchers looked up at the …
PowerPointless: 5 Non-Slide Ideas To Present Yourself Better
When trying to convey our own style so that people may give us credibility, why is it that we present ourselves in a similar fashion?
I’m talking of course about our ultra-reliance on PowerPoint.
This week, I’m going to do something outside of what I’ve ever done before – I’m about to deliver a presentation …
Rebranding Yourself When Your Job or Life Changes
I’ve faced a couple of career changes in my years, after fully vesting myself in my previous job, company, and position. The changeover has been difficult at times, as I had gotten to know a lot of people in that previous industry, and set myself up as an authority on my particular company’s product or …
Inbound Marketing: A Sound Strategy for Your Brand
Unless you are one of those lucky folks with a sizable budget at your disposal to invest in PR and advertising efforts in order to promote your personal or business brand (and whether you know it or not), you will in all likelihood be using inbound marketing techniques to reach your targeted audience and generate …
How To Focus On Jobs You Want; Forget “I’ll Take Anthing!”
The next time an unemployed friend tells you “I’m looking for anything” or “I’m open to any job,” you have my permission to pull out one of those game-day big fan hands and gently slap them.
Otherwise, please find another way to make it clear that just like a quarterback, they’re not going to send …
5 Ways Birthdays Can Build Your Personal Brand
Your birthday only comes once a year, so make it count.
Birthdays can affect job search, and they most certainly can impact your personal brand.
The following tips are useful regardless of whether you’re in the birthday industry (entertainment, gifts, etc.) or not.
Your birthday1) Tell people about it
Unless your entire brand audience …
How to Answer the Dreaded ‘Salary Question’
It’s a question that you can expect to be asked sooner rather than later during a job interview. It’s a question that seems to be a “loaded” one in every sense of the word, and usually that’s in fact what it is. It’s a “trick” question too. It’s designed to quickly and efficiently eliminate as …