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September 16, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher 1 Comment

Someone in my Network is Talking Smack about Me!

Someone in my Network is Talking Smack about Me!

This article orginally appeared on LinkedIn.  You can find it here. ******** “Don’t wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig enjoys it.” – Mark Twain I was talking with my massage therapist the other day, and as often happens, our conversation turned toward business development.   At one point (right when she […]

Filed Under: Networking Philosophy Tagged With: communication, entrepreneur, internal audit, massage therapist, networking, relationships, revenge

March 18, 2014 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

In Social Media, Attitude is Everything

In Social Media, Attitude is Everything

When someone brings up social media, do you cringe or do you get excited? You don’t have to tell me what you thought, but your answer to that question is the strongest indicator of your success in using social media to drive your career.  In training thousands of professionals on how to effectively use sites […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, LinkedIn Tagged With: attach files on LinkedIn, attitude, change, change management, communication, financial advisors, financial professionals, LinkedIn, linkedin training, networking, online social networking, social media

September 3, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Rock n’ Roll Bands and the New Entrepreneurial World

Rock n’ Roll Bands and the New Entrepreneurial World

I remember reading Daniel Pink’s Free Agent Nation a few years ago back and thinking, “This guy is on to something.”  Its description of an economy driven by the short-term partnerships of solopreneurs and freelancers turned out to be prescient.  Though it’s hard to define and a quickly-moving target, the number of professionals working for themselves […]

Filed Under: Business Planning and Stategy Tagged With: bands, commitment, communication, Dan Pink, economic model, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Free Agent Nation, jazz, music, rock n' roll, team, teamwork

August 6, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Why Was That Brilliant?

Some of the most useful (and entertaining) professional development classes I’ve ever taken have been improv-comedy classes.  Besides making me a little less unfunny at parties, I’ve learned some powerful and practical communication skills in these classes.  One of them came from a brilliant teacher, Tim Whetham.  (He was the teacher who pointed out on the first day […]

Filed Under: Personal Development, Relationship Building, Sales Coaching Tagged With: brilliant, ComedySportz, communication, improv, improv comedy, improvisational, scene, Second City, Tim Whetham

June 13, 2013 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

When It’s Not About the Nail…and When it Is

Breaking news!  Women and men tend to have different communication styles!   Yeah, I know, it’s not new news at all.  But it’s funny, because we so often persist in talking to each other like we all have the same style.  In fact, each of us goes around thinking that everyone has the same style, […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Conversation Skills Tagged With: business communication, communication, conversation skills, Crucial Conversations, Deborah Tannen, gender differences, interpersonal communication, It's Not About the Nail, problem-solving

October 16, 2012 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Know Your Audience

For the past few years, I’ve been making professional development videos with my friend Rob Hazan from Me on Video.  We create a studio in my living room and put together short clips that we post on YouTube.  It’s pretty cool that we have a forum to do this, and it’s cool that the videos […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Public Speaking Tagged With: business, business networking, cat, cats, communication, communication skills, kitten, kittens, public speaking, relationships, sales training, YouTube

December 12, 2011 by David J.P. Fisher Leave a Comment

Good Networkers Always Have Jobs

People that are good at building and maintaining a strong professional network are rarely unemployed for long; and it’s not just because they know a lot of people who can hire them.  It’s because the competencies that are necessary for successful networking are highly sought after in the job market.  When you are actively networking, […]

Filed Under: Business Networking, Networking Philosophy Tagged With: business networking, communication, communication skills, confidence, employment, interviews, jobseeker, networking, networking skills, professional networking, self-esteem, self-worth, soft skills, teamwork

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