Insights
Be Less Boring FFS!
Have you watched someone speak at a conference or watched a blog video and struggled to watch past the first 10 seconds. An attendee at a recent event I spoke at shared one such video with me.
3 Tips to Make High Impact Stories Stick
This week I worked with an inspiring doctor called Sarah. She trains students and speaks at conferences on identifying particular conditions that can easily be overlooked. She is an avid art lover and told me about a painting she purchased online from the US last year.
5 Tips Before You Quit Your Day Job For Corporation U
I recently attended an event of a spiritual speaker and two thirds of those questions asked were about how to make a break from their jobs into their own businesses. And this was at a spiritual event.
10 LinkedIn Tips for Thought Leaders and Experts
In the sea of overwhelm with information, it can be hard to know what to do with LinkedIn for specific industries. Thought Leaders have a unique opportunity to showcase themselves and their perspective on LinkedIn far more than any other profile.
3 Ways to Protect Your Digital Personal Brand
I don’t know about you, but after seeing the issues that celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence had with their personal photos being leaked led to me being really concerned about private files. Not that I have anything bad (I don’t think!), but it prompted me to go and get some more detailed advice.
5 Ways to Get Your Team to Take Responsibility for Their Own Fulfillment at Work
I worked with a client called Jason. He’s spent 15 years in corporate life as a Business Analyst and enjoys the work he does but finds he gets itchy feet every 18 months or so. He finds it hard to connect with his boss as he always cancels his 1-1 meetings and he’s not really feeling like he’s achieving his potential.
Put People Before Product!
Earlier this month Don Meij, the CEO of Dominos, shared this image. Don and a team outside one of his company’s European branches with the caption “Enjoying Europe store visits… Claude worked for us in operations for 10 years and is now a new Franchisee”.
Influencing Secrets From a Hostage Negotiator
This is an exciting week for my family as we’re in the process of getting organised for my sister’s wedding this weekend. She’s marrying her lovely fiancé Ben. He’s a great partner-in-life for my sister and I’m really pleased to be part of their celebration.
5 Ways to Add Some Oomph to Your Presentations
Last week I delivered a Presentation Skills Workshop to a group of very clever HR, IT and Engineering clients. They were all super-talented at what they do, but Kerry called the day before saying that she wanted to cancel.
9 Ways an Award Can Increase Your Income
Julia Roberts has 4 Academy Award nominations. She won best actress for Erin Brockovich and for a period was the highest paid actress in Hollywood, commanding $27 million USD per film. She got to pick and choose her roles which is a dream for any actor.
7 Ways to Increase Your Likeability
I recently had a university graduate going for an interview with a large bank and the interview was over Skype. Even though he was in my office, we did the practice on Skype and I was in the next room to see what the experience would be like for the panel chair.
But We've Just Met!
I once went out for dinner with a guy who had asked me out. He was a friend of a friend and he was funny, friendly and a good looking guy so I thought ‘sure, he seems nice’.
How To Manage Your Digital Brand if You Don't Want To Be Found
Recently it was shared that Australia has the highest penetration in LinkedIn. That is, Australia is the country that has the highest amount of professionals on LinkedIn and we’re almost at 100%! How good is that?!
The Underestimated Power of Content Curation for Personal Branding
When I was little I remember trying to talk my dad into things I wanted like new shoes or a new cassette (yes I’m showing my age!) but I didn’t always go too well because mum was the boss and was in charge of those types of decisions!
How to Write a LinkedIn Influencer Post Even if You Hate Writing
If you have been looking at LinkedIn and wondering why there are so many different people posting now and not just Richard Branson and James Caan, you’d be right. LinkedIn now has the capacity to allow you to post your content to become an Influencer as well.
Your 10 Step Checklist When Adding Your Photo on LinkedIn
I recently worked with a client who insisted on keeping a photo on his LinkedIn profile that was a picture of him speaking on stage. He was so far away that I could hardly see him but he wanted to be known for speaking and thought it was relevant.
4 Simple Rules to Finding the Right Mentor
I don’t know about you, but I don’t really watch much TV. Something I do love to do though is watch The Voice. The mix of talent, both performers and coaches in one room astounds me and I always wonder if they
The Top 5 Things Damaging your Personal Brand
Everyone is time poor, there are so many things going on and choices to be made every day. People often ask me, “if I had to implement just a handful of touch points that communicate my brand well what would they be?”