If you work in a company, business, nonprofit, government agency, consulting practice, school, or retail store, social media plays a role in your career. Honestly, the only career choices I can imagine that wouldn’t need or desire the resources available online might be high-seas pirate or hitman. In all seriousness, the pervasiveness of social media is impacting […]
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Repairing Your Reputation After a Branding Boo Boo
“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we’re gonna be dizzy, and we’re gonna make mistakes.” — Mel Brooks No one is infallible. As sure as we’re human, we will make mistakes. Some of those mistakes can be quietly dismissed and hidden in the cloak of night; others show up on the first page of […]
OOPS! 10 Career Mistakes to Avoid (Part 2)
This is the second in a two-part series. For mistakes 1-5, click here. Whether you’re just starting out in your career or you’ve been in the job market for years, it’s easy to lose perspective, vision, and strategy over where you’re going and where you’ve been. Even the best career advice sometimes perpetuates myths that have to be dispelled. […]
Oops! 10 Career Mistakes to Avoid (Part 1)
This is the first in a two-part series. Mistakes 6-10 coming next week! Whether you’re just starting out in your career or you’ve been in the job market for years, it’s easy to lose perspective, vision, and strategy over where you’re going and where you’ve been. Even the best career advice sometimes perpetuates myths that have to be dispelled. […]
How to Network at a Conference
Last time you attended a conference, did you just show up and “wing it”? What were your results? Or, did you have goals to achieve by attending and participating? I view time as way too precious to waste taking the chance that I’ll meet the right people, have the right conversations, and drive the results I want. […]
A Month-by-Month Strategy to Reinvent Your Personal Brand
Originally posted on Entrepreneur.com As we start a new year, many of us are turning to our goals, from losing weight to reconnecting with long-lost friends. I enjoy motivational goals but appreciate an action plan to make them come to life. If building up your reputation and enhancing your personal brand are on your to-do list […]
