We’ve all heard how energizing praise can be. Well, NOT SO FAST! Praise works when it is specific. Listen to this brief (less than 2 minutes) podcast for tips on how … Continue reading The Magic of Specific Praise
Category: Networking
STOP Interrupting!!! 82 Seconds That Can Change Your Career
We are all eager. Eager to hear ourselves talk. So eager, that many times, we interrupt. We just can’t wait!This isn’t so good for relationship building, and business in general. … Continue reading STOP Interrupting!!! 82 Seconds That Can Change Your Career
Why You Need to Arrive Early!
Setting Boundaries with Toxic People
They are out there, and we can’t avoid them… sometimes… That’s right… TOXIC PEOPLE Who are they? The liers, the controllers, the victims, the “negatories,” the nasties, the disrespectors, … … Continue reading Setting Boundaries with Toxic People
Your Outlook Calendar – Friend or Foe?
The emails to set up a meeting in your office probably look something like this: • Tuesday I’m free all day, and Wednesday after 2:00 • I can do Tuesday … Continue reading Your Outlook Calendar – Friend or Foe?
How to Excuse Yourself from a Networking Conversation
I love this post by my friend and fellow speaker, Michael Goldberg. He helps us with great advice on how to excuse yourself from a networking conversation. About how long … Continue reading How to Excuse Yourself from a Networking Conversation
How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #8 – Visibility Works!
Selling yourself does not necessarily mean that you have to actively tell other people how good you are or how you can help them. Let them see it for themselves. … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #8 – Visibility Works!
How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #6 – Be Noticed
Selling yourself may not always involve saying something. Instead, consider part of selling yourself as being in places where you and your useful work can be noticed. Participating is a … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #6 – Be Noticed
How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #5 – Tell Stories!
Overcoming sales reluctance, especially when we’re talking about our own personal marketing, can be a real challenge. One of the best ways to “sell yourself, without selling yourself out” is … Continue reading How to Sell Yourself without Selling Yourself Out #5 – Tell Stories!
Leaders Share the Load…
Whether you’re the leader of a company, the manager of a small group for a given project, or the head of your household – you can lead even more effectively … Continue reading Leaders Share the Load…
How Expensive is a Pat on the Back?
Do you remember the last time someone gave you a pat on the back? Sure you do! Memorable. One of the reasons we’ve remembered these is because they don’t happen … Continue reading How Expensive is a Pat on the Back?