Build your network
You or your business may have a page on Facebook, you’re tapped into LinkedIn, active on Google+ and involved in countless other social media networks. Many people are living a myth that they are building a network and expanding their reach. Check out these thoughts to ensure social media are meeting your expectations.
Thought 1: Why? Think about what you’d like to accomplish or use each social media site for. Write down your purpose for each network you’re part of. You may use Facebook to see what friends and family are up to –… Continue reading
Personal Board of Directors
Most companies have a Board of Directors. Boards serve many purposes. They are overseers, ensuring the company is operating legally and ethically. They are accountability managers, seeing that the company sets goals, has a budget and is meeting the goals and budgets. They are advisors offering management expertise and guidance in all aspects of the organization. They are ambassadors, promoting the company in the market place. What if you had your own personal board of directors? Here are some steps on how to create this.
Step 1: Think about what you are… Continue reading
Do unto others – equally
Recently I had an experience with a fellow volunteer of a community organization. He heads a committee from which I asked for resolution of a matter. We had a good discussion and he said he would get back to me within the week. Time past and I ran into him at a networking event about five weeks later. He said he had some medical issues and was just returning to work. It took another four weeks to call me with the resolution. This individual is a banker and I doubt he allowed nine weeks… Continue reading
Best Friend
This month is devoted to relationships. Business, your career and life are built on relationships with others. Relationships start with how you feel about you – how you treat yourself. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I play golf. One of my golfing partners said something that has stuck by me – “I would never speak to someone else and say the things I say to myself on the golf course.” Golf can be a frustrating game. Here is what she was referring to:
Golf tip one: The… Continue reading
Outside View
A great way to develop your work skills is to enlist the support of others. Who among your friends, co-workers or family members are particularly neat and organized? Is there someone you know that keeps their office the way you would like to? Who among your colleagues has a particular work habit that is helping their career? Enlist the support of others who you admire. Here are some tips on how to proceed:
Tip 1: Partner. When you find that person you’d like to emulate, think about what you might offer them. … Continue reading
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