Social Media

What is your Social Selling Index? Is it important?

Published on 06/20/2017 under

Marketing, Personal Development, Social Media

Do you know what your LinkedIn Social Selling Index (SSI) is? Click on the link and it will automatically tell you the result.

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Two reasons professionals aren’t embracing social leadership

Published on 05/31/2017 under

Communication /Voice, Social Media, Leadership

Social leadership is the opportunity of our time, and yet for some reason, companies are completely distracted chasing external influencers they can’t control to become brand advocates, instead of looking within.

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20 things you can do right now to become a truly social leader

Published on 04/24/2017 under

Branding, Marketing, Social Media

I had the great pleasure to speak with two groups of professionals recently. Firstly at Rutgers Business School Asia Pacific thanks to the invitation of its executive director, Stephanie Krishnan.

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Your content competes with Donald Trump today

Published on 03/13/2017 under

Branding, Customer Service, Marketing, Social Media

Love him or hate him, since Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, our social feeds are even more chock-a-block than usual with the latest antics, tweets and executive orders from 45 and his administration.

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12 things to do over the holidays to get your LinkedIn profile rocking

Published on 12/19/2016 under

Branding, Communication /Voice, Marketing, Personal Development, Social Media

It’s the holiday season. A time of reflection, planning, and thinking about what’s most important as we head into another year. I just hope it’s not as crazy as 2016.

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Not building your personal brand? Then you’re not in control

Published on 11/27/2016 under

Branding, Personal Development, Social Media, Leadership

We’ve all been reading intense headlines these last few months. Economies and confidence is starting to flounder, the doom merchants are speaking up, and with the US election still up in the air, who knows where that will lead us? But people are being laid off too. Good people. Friends.

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The Humility Barrier - Are you sabotaging your own success?

Published on 11/02/2016 under

Culture, Personal Development, Productivity, Social Media, Team Building, Leadership, Management, Motivation

Isn’t humility a good thing?

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7 things I’ve learnt from writing 687 blog posts

Published on 10/24/2016 under

Branding, Social Media, Leadership

I just added up the number of blog posts I’ve written and it stands at 687… well 688 if you include this one. That’s a lot of blogs - and it’s definitely been quite a journey.

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Is your Personal Brand working for you?

Published on 10/05/2016 under

Branding, Social Media, Sales/Negotiation

My last article on personal brand was in 2009 - A lot's changed since then! And so I think it's time to revisit your personal brand and ask some tough questions. Jeff Bezos famously said, "Personal Brand is what people say about you after you leave the room".

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Want to be successful? Be a person of your word and take action

Published on 10/05/2016 under

Personal Development, Social Media, Leadership, Motivation

I get asked for career advice a lot, and while most of the time I don’t think I can teach anyone anything – I’m still trying to work this life-stuff out myself – there are a couple of observations I’ve made in my 20+ year career that are consistent and (I believe) debilitating if you really want

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