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Alright, Alright, Alright! – Why Mathew McConaghey’s Speech Should Have Been the Most Tweeted Oscars Event

Sadly the biggest Oscar event of the night was Ellen’s selfie.  If as much time and energy was spent sharing Mathew McConaughey’s acceptance speech this world would have benefited way more. [youtube id=”-vJEqP5JnlI”] He lists three things as his inspiration; Who he looks up to. Who he looks forward to. Who he chases. It really is a simple and clarifying formula that we could all work on to place firm… Read More »Alright, Alright, Alright! – Why Mathew McConaghey’s Speech Should Have Been the Most Tweeted Oscars Event

Do You Love What You Do?

This past weekend has been a double celebration. Another birthday but for me much more of a celebration 3 years post cancer clear.   In some ways it feels like yesterday, in others such a different time in my life. My 50th birthday was in part spent as you see in the picture above, being bolted to a metal table in my custom radiation mask to receive one of my… Read More »Do You Love What You Do?

What Is Someone Trying to Tell You?

Probably the most widely used mis-understood piece of communication today is the e-mail. We have become so over whelmed with it that we rush read or rush reply. This opens us up to a whole host of problems.  There was a recent article in the Wall St Journal on this very subject with a story of a consultant feeling things were wrong with a client because of the pressure to… Read More »What Is Someone Trying to Tell You?

How to behave badly on LinkedIn

I am always flipping between seeing LinkedIn as a useful tool and experiencing it as flea market.  But one place it should not be used for is to send terse rejection notes.   Meet Kelly Blazek. Or at least this might be one of the few places you might now see her. Following a particularly terse and some would say nasty rejection of a unsolicited request to connect on LinkedIn,… Read More »How to behave badly on LinkedIn

What Your Shoes Say About Your Personal Brand

Working with an image consultant as part of communicating your personal brand can be very beneficial and on occasion very life changing.   As part of my brand and something I had been promising myself for a while was a pair of custom designed baseball shoes. If you have seen my presentations you will know the connection between baseball shoes and my personal brand. Last fall I did my annual… Read More »What Your Shoes Say About Your Personal Brand

The Risks of Climbing to the Top

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When you set out to go mountain climbing, as in business, there are a number of factors that increase your chances of success, but if not can cause a fall.  Knowledge – past experience, having all the right equipment packed, planning your route, practicing the more difficult traverses ahead of time.  Teamwork – having the right team with you, knowing everyones strengths (and weaknesses), understanding you do not have all… Read More »The Risks of Climbing to the Top

When In Doubt Deny….Then Lie

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Well it was only a matter of time before we saw it again. People seem to easily forget that celebrities and CEO's are human too. That means a small percentage will also do things that surprise the rest of us. This time it was Scott Thompson, now former CEO of Yahoo, the beleagured internet company, uncovered as having lied on his resume. His claim was to have a double degree,… Read More »When In Doubt Deny….Then Lie

Personal Brand Book Review – One Piece of Paper

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One Piece of Paper – The simple approach to powerful, personal leadership. © 2011 by Mike Figliuolo, 237 pages, Hardback 5R Score: 30/35 The Leadership Maxims Approach Leading Yourself Leading the Thinking Leading Your People Leading a Balanced Life Making it Real On a scale of 1-7    Relevance – is it right for personal branding? - 6 Resonance – does it make sense to the reader? - 6 Relation – is… Read More »Personal Brand Book Review – One Piece of Paper

Is your career facing a Kodak moment?

No doubt the business school case studies in years to come about the sad demise of Kodak and it's brand will raise many questions about the effectiveness of it's leaders.  The filing of Chapter 11 bankruptcy by Kodak this week has many lessons for all businesses, but what can you learn from this and be sure that you are not facing the same in your career? 1. Don't underestimate the… Read More »Is your career facing a Kodak moment?

Personal Brand Leadership Book Review – Paul Allen – Idea Man

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Paul Allen – Idea Man – a memoir by the co-founder of Microsoft.  © 2011 MIE Services LLC – 358 pages hardback  $- US 27.95  / Cdn $35 PERSONAL BRAND LEADERSHIP POINTERS From this book you will learn: The importance of having several avenues of interest to round out your brand. How you can enjoy your passions AND make it part of who you are. Remain true to your core… Read More »Personal Brand Leadership Book Review – Paul Allen – Idea Man