Imposter Syndrome
The other day I was speaking with a colleague about Impostor Syndrome. In short, Impostor Syndrome is a psychological phenomenal where individuals cannot internalize their accomplishments. We shared stories of clients who were very successful but lacked confidence in their abilities to be successful. The clients could not credit their success to their talents and/or …
Personal Brand – Internal Controls
In a recent workshop, collegiate student-athletes were learning about the concept of one’s “Personal Brand”. This is not to suggest people should view themselves as a product like TIDE or a service such as the one provided by UPS, nor should they begin to refer to themselves in the third person. During the session, the …
Interview Story Telling
The other week, my blog post encouraged individuals to focus on Four Words during their interviews to help communicate an image or personal brand. As we discover which four words we wish to weave into our conversations with prospective employers, we now shift our attention to how to insert these words into conversations without forcing …
Interview Branding – Four Words
A colleague shared a story about a Harvard business school student who was asked by a professor to explain a business case the class had been studying and for the student to share his conclusions. The student had prepared for this scenario and when the time came he rattled off everything he knew about the …
15 Second Resume Test
We often read about the importance of elevator or thirty-second pitches – how we need to know our personal brand well enough to coherently communicate this vision to someone with whom we find ourselves on an elevator. And while being able to verbalize your brand is critical, we also need to consider what our marketing …
Will the Real You Please Stand Up?
In 1956, CBS debuted a game show entitled, To Tell the Truth, where contestants asked questions of a three person panel in an effort to discover their real identity. The panelists all claimed to be the same person and after the cross-examination period, contestants offered a conjecture as to who was telling the truth. The …
76 Trombones Led the Big Parade…
With a hundred and ten cornets close at hand. This is the opening line of the song “76 Trombones” featured in the famous musical, The Music Man. While I am a fan of brass sections, this blog post is not about marching bands. The opening line from the song reminded me of the necessity for …