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Internal Networking Using Technology

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The next phase of the social networking advance is now upon us – Enterprise 2.0 – as reported in this recent Globe & Mail article talks about how we will be seeing the use of various social networking technology, such as forums, blogs etc, inside companies. Forward thinking companies are already taking the notion of personal branding and applying it to employees internally to improve,  amongst other things, communication –… Read More »Internal Networking Using Technology

Laugh Yourself Silly!

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Last night I attended a workshop put on by the recently launched Hamilton / Niagara chapter of the Canadian Society of Training & Development. It was a really fun event. – Using Laughter to Reduce Stress & Enhance Morale. The facilitator was a friend and colleague Sandra Summerhayes, the founder and organiser of the annual Leadership Expo. I did not know quite what to expect but Sandra soon had us… Read More »Laugh Yourself Silly!

When the pen is mightier than the calling card

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I was mentioned yesterday in the Globe & Mail by Sean O'Donovan, he is writing a weekly column on his executive job search and I have been helping him out with getting a web presence and also taking the 360 Reach personal branding assessment. Here is a link to the article. Here is what Sean said about the 360 tool "I would recommend completing a 360-degree profile to anyone, unemployed… Read More »When the pen is mightier than the calling card

How To Get The Career (and life) You Want

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Meet Amber MacArthur (or her blog name Amber Mac), she was the lunchtime keynote at the TECH 2006 conference yesterday. She was a perfect second speaker for the event, young, confident, dynamic and extremely passionate about technology and her career in IT. She is the example of where careers are heading in the 21st century having already had a number of different experiences in a variety of roles – all… Read More »How To Get The Career (and life) You Want

Passionate Earthling

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Today I was priviledged to have had the opportunity to meet Dr Roberta Bondar – Canada's first woman in space, before she gave the opening keynote address to the TECH 2006 conference organised by the Hamilton Training Advisory Board of which I am currently a Director. One of our table asked her what it was like to take off from earth – she described it as what it must be… Read More »Passionate Earthling

More Strategists Globally

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This past week saw my starting another group of soon to be Reach Personal Brand Strategists and saying congratulations to another group just finishing the certification program. This graduating group have been located all the way from the west coast of the US to South Africa and points in between and they will be a great addition to my Reach strategist colleagues who are now getting close to 100 globally.… Read More »More Strategists Globally

Making Connections

Whenever I travel I always take the opportunity to see if I can connect with people in my network, or look to meet with others that potentially can become part of my network. Ferrazzi talks about this in his book Never Eat Alone and its a habit that is very worth forming. This trip to Montreal has been no exception as I have been able to connect with one colleague… Read More »Making Connections

Montreal Bound

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Today I am off to Montreal to deliver another personal branding workshop for a corporate client and can't wait to experience the shift that I see when people get it. Also have taken the opportunity to conect with a fellow personal brand strategist based in Montreal as well as connect with a couple of people who I have been meaning to contact and the trip is a great excuse.

Happy Birthday Darling! – 24 This Year!

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Just had a great weekend celebrating my wifes birthday, family time, dinner with good friends and today our son has a PD day so she can spend some extra one on one time with him – which makes it extra special for the both of them. He came up to her first thing this morning and said – "Happy 24th Mummy! -ooops I mean sorry, I got the numbers round… Read More »Happy Birthday Darling! – 24 This Year!

Still Flying High

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After running a personal branding workshop for a corporate client yesterday, I am still excitied by the possibilities that we came out of the day with – and I trust the client is too. The feedback from the participants was positive and I will be following up with each of them in a few weeks to see if they have implemented the personal branding actions that they said they would… Read More »Still Flying High