Here’s a really interesting article for Linked in novices about using it to build a solid, helpful and valuable network.
LinkedIn SVP Deep Nishar’s Three Career Tips For Novice Networkers | Fast Company.
From the ever excellent Fast Company Magazine.
A ‘brand’ is a set of promises that a Company or product makes about itself in the minds of a potential buyer. It’s a promise about the results that buying that product or service will deliver for the person that hands over their cash. Brands are built over time and defined by the ‘truthfulness’ of…
So you’ve got a nice collection of contacts, how, why and how often should you keep in touch with them. Here’s 18 simple ways to start with. Email, ‘Tweet’, or other message ‘just to say hi’. Email with interesting snippet from a magazine or the web. Phone them for a for a chat and…
I read an article a few years ago about travelling preachers in 19th Century America. There were hundreds of the faithful fellows, literally wandering from town to town, all through the thousands of empty miles of the mid-west. They made their living, or their dinner, by being good, because they knew that if they weren’t…
The third and final instalment in Jim’s series looking at the 12 hacks, based on research by Professor John Antonakis at the University of Lausanne, that will help you become a more charismatic speaker. This time he looks at the words you can use to show moral conviction, to connect with your audience or to…
I heard Olivia Coleman, a rising star of the UK stage and small screen give a funny and interesting interview on BBC Radio 4 this week. I was intrigued to hear her saying that she deals with her constant stage fright by blanking the audience out of her mind completely, which is the opposite of…
Here’s a fascinating link from Natasja Giezen, ex-colleague of mine. Interesting that Networking is one of the 5 key qualities of innovators mentioned. Though it’s not surprising is it when you look at the other 4? Natasja’s tumblr — Thought You Should See This: The Five Qualities of the Consummate Innovator. Networking is one of…