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I recently spoke to a large group of successful entrepreneurs, but was really surprised to find out that they didn’t know the difference between personal branding and professional image. It was unexpected because in this day and age if you do not have a unique...
Building a dream team involves putting the right people into the mix. Together they will be greater as a unit than they could ever be as individual parts. You’ll be their leader. The metrics will be off the charts. Your boss will give you a...
Watch television any night of the week and you’ll be bombarded by ads for prescription sleep aids. We live in a stressful time. But much of the angst that I observe is, unfortunately, self-imposed. I meet executives all the time, for example, who want to...
When I am coaching leaders and high achievers regarding their executive presence I hear of the same obstacle over and over again. In fact it always comes up in the very first conversation we have – although they do not realize it or recognize it....
The other day when I gave a presentation I asked everyone to give me an accurate estimate of the percentage of employees within their organization who positively represent the company’s brand. I was shocked that most of them said only 50%. When half of your...
When I was just starting out at Macy’s I had big plans for myself and a roadmap for climbing the corporate ladder. I overachieved, made my bosses look great, and took advantage of every opportunity to enroll in career development workshops and leadership development seminars....
Don’t become one of the many high-potential leaders who miss the boat simply because they don’t fully grasp the power of external image. Don’t think of clothes as just something to wear. View them as a factor in leadership influence. Stop dismissing body language as...
Whether you are young or old or somewhere in the middle, there is no time like now to begin thinking about your personal and professional legacy. In the early years of your career a vision of lifelong legacy can guide and inspire you to greater...
Are you leveraging language to reinforce your leadership brand and image? Or are you inadvertently conceding power through weak phrasing or ineffective body talk/posture every time you speak, write, or communicate? Leaders are only as strong as their executive presence, and if you don’t exhibit...
Do you ever feel like you are constantly comparing yourself to extroverts and their greater career success? The first move you must make is to stop comparing yourself to others. That just makes you feel smaller by contrast because extroverted personalities seem larger than...