Amy Drader November 1, 2021 Vector image created by freepik.com Sometimes “burnout” is used like a buzzword or a description for a moment in time. Such as, “I am burned out! Work was rough.” It refers to stress and fatigue, but also some apathy. By the end of the week, there is little interest or … Continue reading It’s Not You. Burnout Is Caused by the Workplace.
Janet Fouts June 16, 2021 After my talk on compassionate leadership at the Women In Tech Global Conference last week, I got quite a few emails and messages about the stress of anticipating their place in the future of work. People are working now with some level of trauma. From the pandemic, societal issues, unfamiliar … Continue reading What Will Postpandemic Work Look Like? It’s Up to You.
Nigel Davies December 23, 2020 Business leaders often overlook the power of a simple ‘thank you’ – possibly because being a leader is, itself, a thankless task. Yet in scattered teams, distanced by remote work, showing your appreciation can have a transformative effect. It’s something I’ve witnessed first hand during the pandemic. As soon as … Continue reading The Secret of Tight Remote Teams? Saying ‘Thank You’
Dave Brock — January 23, 2020 I got one of “those” emails. It was from some self proclaimed expert citing research from “millions” of situations. They posed a number of sales scenarios in the form of, “Are you doing this……” It turns out, our team normally does at least 50% of the things they posed. … Continue reading “You Are Doing Everything Wrong!”
Personal Branding Blog — January 3, 2019 — January 3, 2019 Recently, I informally asked 25 professionals at different stages of their careers to share their thoughts on networking. In every case, the word itself elicited a sigh, groan or eye roll, and a story about fears of being in a large room with a … Continue reading When Networking in a Big Room Scares You… Change the Game
The new feature being tested conflicts with the digital well-being initiative behind Instagram’s ‘You’re All Caught Up’ feature launched last month. Amy Gesenhues on August 21, 2018 Instagram is testing a new feature that recommends posts to users based on their follower lists and photos and videos they have liked. The recommended posts will … Continue reading Instagram makes a play to keep users scrolling with new ‘Recommended For You’ posts
The General Data Protection Regulation is edging ever closer. Columnist John Steinert explains how marketers can use the impending change as a catalyst for delivering marketing ROI. John Steinert on December 14, 2017 One thing that’s been both helpful to the companies I’ve worked for and to my own success has been a willingness … Continue reading GDPR won’t kill you. It’ll make you stronger
Robots aren’t taking over marketing quite yet. But columnist Joe Hyland says if you want to save your job from AI, you need to make a human connection and climb up the marketing ladder. Joe Hyland on August 18, 2017 When two of the world’s leading AI research firms, Google DeepMind and Open AI, team … Continue reading Don’t worry, marketers. Robots won’t replace you… yet.
Deji Atoyebi — April 2, 2017 Follow @I_amAtoyebiDeji— April 2, 2017 Freelancing is no walk in the park; there are tons of difficulties to grapple with. First, is usually the problem of stabilizing income when starting out, followed by difficulties in staying productive, managing finances, efficiently handling workload, scaling the business, and more. Much of … Continue reading Freelancing: How Value Propositions Can Work for You.
by Personal Branding Blog June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 It’s one of the most popular questions in interviews, and also one of the most understandable. Why not hear why your future employee is right for the role straight from the horse’s mouth? Why then, does it fill us with so much trepidation? Partly because there’s … Continue reading How to Answer ‘Why Should I Hire You?’
