How to Put People at Ease
How do you get someone who doesn’t know you to feel comfortable talking? How do you create a welcoming impression? How another person perceives you is determined by a number of things you do before...
View ArticleResources for Developing Relationships and Career Success Seminar
This is a central page with links to resources for participants in the IESE Business School Seminar: Developing Relationships and Career Management. Handouts: Career Management Survey Handout Further...
View ArticleThree Examples of Ice-Breaker Speeches
“Tell me about yourself?” How do you respond to this most simple of questions? This is the question that starts many friendships, job interviews, professional relationships and team experiences....
View ArticleSocial Media is about Relationships
“Social Media is not about technology, it is about the relationships you can form” Charlene Li, author of Groundswell. I had the privilege of having coffee with Charlene Li before she spoke to 400...
View Article6 Competencies for the Future of Labor
According to the report “Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce“, the top 6 competencies...
View ArticleThe 3 Basic Questions of Good Business
Good business has been done the same way for centuries. The medium does not change the rules for success. Question 1: Who exactly do you help? Who do you help? What problem do you solve for them? How...
View ArticleCan I meet Jimmy Wales?
Networking via email 101 Once in a while I get an email from someone asking to meet me. The email subject is strong enough for me to open the email. The sender uses the 6 ways to get action from your...
View ArticleHow can I learn to be more Influential?
Daniel Shi gives a simple but profound answer to “How can I learn to be more Influential?” over on Quora: I think that you can certainly become influential without having to do something...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Explain What You Do in a Paragraph, You’ve Got a Problem
I so loved the title of Brad Feld’s post, that I just had to copy the title. This is an important one. We live in a world of personal branding, quick online reputation checks and a lot of noise....
View ArticleYour Job is Not Your Job
If someone asked you, “What is your job?”, what would your response be? Go ahead, take a minute to think about your answer. I asked a similar question a few weeks ago in my post Become Indispensable:...
View ArticleThe #1 Reason Why you don’t have a Strong Network
It is not that you don’t go to enough “networking” events. It is not that you don’t approach strangers at these “networking” events. It is not that nobody ever told you that a strong network is...
View ArticleSocial Media is about Relationships
“Social Media is not about technology, it is about the relationships you can form” Charlene Li, author of Groundswell. I had the privilege of having coffee with Charlene Li before she spoke to 400...
View Article6 Competencies for the Future of Labor
According to the report “Are They Really Ready to Work? Employers’ Perspectives on the Basic Knowledge and Applied Skills of New Entrants to the 21st Century U.S. Workforce“, the top 6 competencies...
View ArticleIf You Can’t Explain What You Do in a Paragraph, You’ve Got a Problem
I so loved the title of Brad Feld’s post, that I just had to copy the title. This is an important one. We live in a world of personal branding, quick online reputation checks and a lot of noise....
View ArticleNetworking for Leaders
A Strong personal network doesn’t just happen. An attitude of service might just be the most important thing you can bring to the table. If you are interested in networking you might also like 9...
View ArticleQ&A from Webinar: How Leaders Network for IESE Business School Alumni...
Here is the full recording of the How Leaders Network webinar from February 9th for the IESE Alumni community. We had 520 people connected to the zoom call, and some great questions. We didn’t get...
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