by Deborah Shane on July 30th
These days everyone wants to know just how they build their following and tribes, peeps too!
The web revolution has produced some great how to books, websites, blogs and even some studies. There are some compelling thought and social voices that have also emerged that give us some insights.
Truth is reputation and relationships are built on the very same principles they’ve always been since man started interacting, gathering and building communities.
It’s the iconic who, what, why and how principle.
It’s developing, celebrating and using that internal and external persona, that is already there and a part of our DNA!
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Tagged as:
Leadership,
Personal Branding,
relationships,
reputation
by Mary Jo Asmus on July 28th
From an updated and expanded post from | Mary Jo Asmus-Aspire-cs.com
We know that people need to feel “safe” in order to speak from their hearts. Those elephant-in-the-room conversations just don’t happen enough in our workplace. Even more difficult are the times when you, as the leader, would like some feedback on your leadership.
How do you create safety for people to feel that they can (respectfully) speak their minds and feel as if they are (respectfully) heard? Some thoughts on what I’ve seen work:
Set your intention for making it safe: In your heart of hearts, you must truly feel that you want this conversation to occur.
Turn off “The Judge” and “The Justifier” You must be willing, as the leader, to abstain from judging or excusing or justifying what you hear.
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Tagged as:
communication skills,
interpersonal skills
by Deborah Shane on July 26th
by Cheryl Lynn Dratler on July 23rd
by Deborah Shane on July 21st
The Greek’s call it Gnosis (no-sis): “subjective, non-rational, non verbal, feeling tinged expressible through poetry, images, metaphor, music and is often unproveable by it’s nature”.
This uncanny, intuitive quality, especially in women, can be a very powerful ally.
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Tagged as:
Business Skills,
emotional intelligence,
intuition
by Charly Caldwell2 on July 20th
What would happen to you if the computer you use for everything…
…was suddenly gone?
And when I say gone, I mean gone now, and forever…
After starting realize everything you’ve lost, you’ll panic…
You’ll report it stolen…
You’ll wonder exactly how much information was on it (bank accounts, passwords, social security numbers), and start to think about everything you’ll need to cancel, change or watch (your identity!)
Are you prepared for disaster?
If not, here’s a few things to keep in mind:
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Tagged as:
Business,
data backup,
data storage,
technology,
website
by Deborah Shane on July 16th
Women have the opportunity to make a BIG difference and change things NOW! We are a majority, coveted demographic and powerful economic force.
52% of the work force
60% of college students
66% of global spending
51.3 % of global wealth
starting businesses 2 to 1
51% of all management, professional positions in US
So why are we still so afraid to change and step up?
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Tagged as:
empowerment,
Leadership,
Women in Business
by Andy Robinson on July 14th
Feel cheated by disappearing time at work?
Not getting to the really important things at work and at home?
Do you feel like you’re constantly “fighting fires?”
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Tagged as:
time management
by Deborah Shane on July 12th
We all know how important it is to balance the online and offline networking and connecting that we are doing now.
We can’t only live online, or offline anymore. Each one is mutually interdependent and inter-related. They work so well in tandem.
Both have their importance, purpose and value. We know that being “online” is simply smart and essential because that is where people converge, gather and interact. But, “offline” is where the true personal connections are made to explore the mutuality and develop the relationship. If you are not in physical proximity with someone, what are some of the ways and things you can do to accelerate relationship building?
Are you meeting, picking up the phone or Skype-ing regularly when you make new social friends?
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Tagged as:
Business Skills,
Career Development,
career skills,
Marketing & Branding,
networking,
online marketing,
Social Media
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