Author: Sarah Hathorn

05 Jan Call Off the Search: The Answers You Need are Under your Nose

Posted at 16:52h in Brand, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Professional Image by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

We are surrounded by off-the-shelf brands and prepackaged professional images. But those who have learned to listen to their intuition and trust their instincts will always be one step ahead of the pack – and they’ll exude the kind of brand and leadership presence that...

05 Jan 5 Ways to Design the Best Year of Your Life!

Posted at 10:00h in Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Picture yourself at a New Year’s party, on the last day of 2012. You are preparing to head into 2013, and are raising a glass to toast the last hours of 2012. Because it was the best year you’ve ever experienced you have plenty to...

27 Dec 3 Kinds of Leadership that Destroy Productivity

Posted at 10:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Corporate Culture, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

While most leaders are focused on figuring out how to boost output and ratchet up team productivity, too few of them ever stop to consider that they may be their organization’s own worst enemy. Here are three of the most common and expensive mistakes that...

17 Dec Dressing The Part

Posted at 16:59h in Brand, Career Success, Corporate Culture, Professional Image by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

From the Harvard Business Review Blog Network Article: “Women, believed that dressing the part was a vital factor in attaining success: 53% of them felt aspiring female execs needed to toe a very conservative line, avoiding flashy make-up, plunging necklines, too-short or too-tight skirts, and...

13 Dec Why Serena Williams Has a Private Coach

Posted at 10:17h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Women In Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

When you watch iconic athletes like Serena Williams compete, you know that in order to get to that level they had to take advantage of great coaching. But do you think that when Serena turned pro she stopped needing a coach? Of course not! At...

12 Dec 1-Day Intensive Testimonial: Dr. Michael Sullivan

Posted at 10:41h in Video by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Dr. Michael Sullivan of Beacon Dental Center talks about his 1-Day Intensive with Sarah Hathorn in Atlanta, GA Tell me what you think! Post a comment below. Do you want to use this blog article? You may, as long as you include this complete bio with it: Sarah Hathorn...

11 Dec Sarah Hathorn’s Gwinnett Business Journal column – 3V Leadership Strategy

Posted at 17:49h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Power of One is a Game Changer Click here to read my column this month ...

06 Dec Crunch Your “Promotional Potential” Numbers

Posted at 10:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Many high potentials wait for promotions to come knocking, but to compete – especially in this economy – you have to be much more proactive. You want to develop in such a way that the prized promotions come looking for you because you have acquired...

29 Nov Get Immunized Against Negativity

Posted at 10:00h in Career Success, Communication, Corporate Culture, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Workplace negativity will spread faster than a wintertime flu virus, and when it does you will be faced with symptoms culminating in lower productivity, poor performance, deteriorating morale, and undermined leadership ability. So what fuels it and keeps it going? Is it gossip, jealousy, or...

10 Nov High Visibility LinkedIn Design Strategies

Posted at 10:00h in Brand, Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Networking by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Upload a professional headshot photo to give people a real sense of who they are connecting with in a way that contributes to the “know, like, and trust” factor.
Include a brief, well-crafted brand bio that describes who you are, what makes you unique, what you are passionate about as a professional, and what motivates your career path.
Share a bit about your personal interests and activities too – including how you give back to your community – so people will get a feeling for what makes you tick beyond the workplace.
Build Your Brand Community: After each networking introduction, send a personalized/customized email message via LinkedIn to invite those you met to join your LinkedIn group.
Tip: Don’t send the default LinkedIn template or