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  This is a copy of a recent Reuters article by Ellen Wulfhorst that I was quoted in….. NEW YORK (Reuters) – If Barack Obama were a corporate chief executive, the incoming U.S. president already would be winning high marks for his management style, experts say. The president-elect's steady hand and calm demeanor that have earned him the moniker "No Drama Obama" are traits business leaders could well learn from, according… Read More »Business could learn from Obama style, experts say

I have just been quoted in todays Globe & Mail about the challenges facing the self employed and the realities of whether to go back to the corporate workforce or ride it out. "Ensure that your personal brand is clear and consistent so that clients can clearly understand what it is you have to offer in terms of unique skills and strengths" Read the full article by clicking this link… Read More »Scary times for the self employed

There has been a great debate about personal branding going on over the last few days on several blogs as well a lot comments on Twitter. Geoff Livingston has just posted a follow up to a blog post he did recently I Don't Care About Your Personal Brand (which prompted a very thoughtful post on his own blog by Mitch Joel Why You Need To Care More About Your Personal… Read More »Rebutting Personal Branding

Yesterday my kids went to the "Mad Hatters Green Tea Party" – it wasn't serving green tea (at least my two did not drink it!) – it was actually a fund raiser for the local Green Party candidate. It is likely going to be a long time in our local constituency before the Green Party gets a real chance to elect an MP – given that there are enough Mad… Read More »Is your personal brand as mad as a hatter?

It is interesting to note that as something becomes more popular and many more people talk, write and with technology now everything else online about it that debate about it's pros and cons escalate. Obama versus Hilary and then Obama versus McCain a case in point. So is the case with personal branding. When I first started over 5 years ago looking at the subject there was very little out… Read More »Personal Brand – Is it about to change?

Just came across a new branding blog Dim Bulb by Jonathan Salem Baskin, author of Branding Only Works on Cattle and saw this post today – a memo to Mark Snyder the new VP- Chief Marketing Officer at K-Mart congratulating him on his new job. Whilst humorous (and biting) it still makes some very important points about the changing landscape for branding – and made me think equally about how… Read More »Congratulations on your new job – NOT!

This time of year is always one of my favourite from a business point of view (as well as normally because summer has arrived – although it seems to keep disappearing this year!). Today was the annual awards ceremony for Canada's Top 20 Under 20 and each year for the past few years I am invited in to meet with the recipients and deliver a personal brand workshop for them… Read More »Canada’s Future Leaders

Just received an e-mail from Neutron, the agency run by Marty Neumeier the author of The Brand Gap and Zag – two highly interesting and thought provoking brand books – definitely recommended reads. This e-mail was talking about 'Invisible Branding' and the fact that most people in business to business, which includes professional services, do not have the 'luxury' of the consumer companies when promoting and communicating their brands. They… Read More »Are You Considering Your Invisible Branding?

It might seem like a strange question to ask you. How can being selfish make you more successful? But in a way that was what I was asked at my recent mastermind group intensive. Well at least that was one of the key ‘truffles’ that I came away with after spending 3 virtual days with a great group of coaches and consultants who make up a mastermind group of peers… Read More »Are You Being Selfish Enough to be Successful?

I was planning to send out a series of posts between now and the new year to get readers starting to think about the difference they want to make with their personal brand in 2008. That was until I received Robert Middleton's weekly ezine with this link The Gift of Service – I think it says it all. Make a difference in 2008. Wishing you a happy and outstanding year… Read More »Looking to make a difference in 2008?