People will surprise you. When you least expect it, someone will bring up a topic that seems to come out of nowhere. Surprises often can make you feel attacked and trigger your fight or flight instincts. This first reactive inclination may cause a problem or make matters worse. Instead of countering, try engaging by using…
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2021 Personal Brand Trends
It’s hard to imagine a more welcome transition into a New Year. After an incredibly challenging 2020, we all want 2021 to be a year of recovery, rebuilding, and progress. Our personal brand is a great place to start. Thinking through where and how we want to appear can set the tone for all our…
10 Questions to Prompt Your Team Leader for Career Insights
Regardless of our career ambitions, we all have goals. We need to know how to leverage our unique talents and harness our weaknesses to achieve these goals. The most likely source of insight and guidance, particularly in the shorter-term, is our team leader. Not all leaders are attuned to the individual development of their team,…
Connecting and Conversing in the “Green” Room
Collaboration is key in business! Tina Fox, Women on Course, and Jen Dalton crafted insights that capture the importance of women, mentorship, and informal networking (aka golf) in Tina’s latest blog – Connecting and Conversing in the “Green” Room. Informal networking and mentoring are critical when it comes to the ability to build relationships, grow your…
Preparing for the Holidays...Would you like a side of politics with your turkey?
As a personal brand strategist, I believe it is important to be authentic, and learning how to embrace difficult conversations of many kinds the key to having a genuine connection. Family. We love them, but we don’t always agree with them. In an increasingly polarized country, differences of opinion have become vast and bitter. Just…
5 Ways to Assess Your (In)Formal Communications
In March 2020, everything changed. Businesses had to adapt quickly to a new normal of distance in all things, but particularly in communication. Without in-person meetings, adjustments were made, and virtual solutions were found for some of the most immediate and obvious needs. However, some critical types of communication fell through the cracks, and people…