A-C-T your way to receiving feedback
Feedback, as Marshall Goldsmith taught me, is a gift. And as such we need to thank people when they deliver it to us. It is not enough to say thank you. You also need to learn to accept it — and act up...
View Article4 A’s For Acing The Group Interview
Group interviews can be scary and add unnecessary pressure. However, it doesn’t have to be like that! Here are the four A's for acing a group interview. The post 4 A’s For Acing The Group Interview...
View ArticleHow leaders take risks
Roll the dice! That’s what leaders must do from time to time. Complacency is always problematic. Novelist William Faulkner once noted, “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose...
View ArticleHow To Organize Varying Experience In A Resume
In this video tip, J.T. O’Donnell, LinkedIn Influencer and CAREEREALISM founder, sheds some light on how you can organize varying experience in a resume. The post How To Organize Varying Experience In...
View ArticleYour best people may be those you overlook
Are you overlooking the talents and skills of someone on your team? Some star performers may lack the confidence to challenge conventional thinking about themselves and therefore they stay in their...
View ArticleEmployees are looking for inspiration
Looking to get to the top of your organization? You’d better work on your motivation skills. That finding comes from a survey by IIC Partners headquartered in London. As the survey explained, “68...
View ArticleThe art of the sound bite
Anyone who is seeking to persuade, negotiate, or sell something is wise to learn the art of the sound bite. Good sound bites are brief, pithy statements that sum up what you are trying to say. Short,...
View Article8 Simple Interview Questions To Ask Hiring Managers
When you go on an interview, you’re going to get to the “Do you have any questions?” question. Here are 8 important questions to ask during an interview. The post 8 Simple Interview Questions To Ask...
View ArticleAt the NewFronts, 34 Digital Media Giants Divulge Plans for the Future of...
From YouTube to Yahoo to Buzzfeed and beyond, here's what's on the programmatic tap for 2015.
View ArticleGood values spark good customer service
Customer service is something that is a reflection of corporate values. Good service is a reflection of good values. When an employee says that management makes it easy to do what’s right, it means...
View Article3 steps to executive presence
I define leadership presence as the “right stuff of leadership,” and, by doing so, I embrace a holistic concept. By that definition, presence encompasses conviction, authority and power — and the...
View ArticleHow to manage change the right way
No reorganization is ever easy. Especially when you are hired from the outside. When this occurs, the newly appointed leaders must do what Alan Mulally of Ford and Sergio Marchionne of Fiat Chrysler...
View ArticleThe 5 Mistakes Business Owners Make When Planning a Video
If done correctly, videos can be a great addition to your marketing strategy but unfortunately, often entrepreneurs' vision doesn't always translate into a high-quality film, instead resulting in a...
View ArticleHit the road, Jack
The best executives with whom I have worked make a point of hitting the road. Executives who get out of their offices and make treks to the front lines, as well as to customer locations, get firsthand...
View ArticlePut your personality into your communications
When you are presenting your ideas, you don’t have to sublimate your personality. It may be your most important asset. Effective leaders know how to inject their personality into their ideas. How? One,...
View ArticleLearn to be a conciliator
Conciliators make the world go around. Or at least function more smoothly. Conciliators have the ability to get people to get along with one another not merely as compromisers but as collaborators....
View ArticleHow much time is too much time with the boss?
Are you spending too much time with your boss? If you are, you may suffer a drop off in engagement, innovation and productivity. At the same time if you don’t spend enough time with the boss, the same...
View ArticleHow to add value to your people
What do you think the biggest problem facing leaders today is? Sanjog Aul, host of CIO Talk Radio, asked me that question during an off-air discussion. The answer is that leaders need to find ways that...
View Article3 Ways Social Video Marketing Can Propel Your Brand
This recent trend harnesses the power of emotions to deliver a subtle message to viewers.
View ArticleShare rather than prove
I play piano for fun and sometimes when I play, especially for a new audience, I get a bit nervous. And so I turned to Dr. Julie Jaffee Nagel, who in addition to being a licensed clinical psychologist...
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