As someone who has spent her career networking, teaches workshops on intentional networking, and is considered to have a dynamic and rich set of influential contacts, I can tell you there are some things about networking you probably didn’t know. Networking is relationship building. It is a strategic and intentional part of your professional growth and […]
Personal Branding
Don’t Assume
If you were signing an important business contract, you wouldn’t just assume your best interests were represented and sign it, would you? Of course not! You would read the contract carefully, ask questions and engage legal counsel if you needed help. So why then, when we interact with our employer, clients or even colleagues, do […]
Three Crucial Lists You Should Make Today
When I start the personal branding process with a new client, I spend a lot of time uncovering, discovering and probing their values, beliefs, skills, goals and feelings. This ensures we build and promote an authentic and sustainable reputation for my clients that helps them drive success in their career, and in their life. Of […]
Social Media Cheat Sheet: LinkedIn Connections Part I
There you sit facing an inbox full of LinkedIn connections from people you know, strangers you’ve never heard of, and folks you wish you could forget. So, when do you accept, ignore, and respond to invitations to connect? I treat LinkedIn as a strong networking tool. I do not advise taking an “everyone into the […]
Personal Branding Tip: Asking for Recommendations
An important part of building your brand is creating a narrative for how you want to be known and making sure others understand that narrative. You want to be sure that when someone introduces or refers you, they are able to highlight those values, qualities, skills and attributes you want to be known for. This is […]
Looking for Love in the Wrong Places (Personal Branding)
With Valentine’s Day approaching, many of us have love on our minds. In personal branding and reputation management, finding validation, approval and even love is important. We are human beings, after all, and as Maslow noted in his book, “Motivation and Personality,” love and a sense of belonging are critical fundamental human motivators. According to […]