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 […]
Create a 19,900% Advertising Bump in 67 Seconds
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn and went kind of viral. Check it out here! ******** A few months ago, I went to a birthday dinner for a friend at an Italian restaurant in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. It was a fun night – great conversation, delicious food, and pretty tasty wine. I’d never been […]
Why You Should Care that LinkedIn bought Newsle
Did you hear that LinkedIn recently bought the platform Newsle? Do you know what a Newsle is? Do you care? You should if you fall into one of two groups: 1. You are using social media, including LinkedIn, to build your practice. 2. You aren’t using LinkedIn like you should, but you are looking for […]
Networking on the Cheap for Millenials (And the Rest of Us)
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. You can find it here. ******* I was having a cup of coffee with a friend the other day and the conversation turned to my upcoming book on networking (somewhat shameless plug – Networking in the 21st Century: Why Your Network Sucks and What to Do About It). She […]
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 […]
Putting Personality into your LinkedIn Profile – Part 1
This article originally ran at theDigitalFA. You can visit it here, and be sure to check out the site – it’s full of great ideas on building a digital presence for financial professionals (and the rest of us). Financial professionals have always considered themselves to be in the relationship business. The image of the small […]
How Can You Get More People to See Your LinkedIn Posts?
So I’m having an early morning breakfast at a hotel where I’m speaking that day for a group of financial advisers. I strike up a conversation with the guy sitting at the next table and it turns out that he is attending the conference. He shares that he’s been in the business for 20 years […]
The Trick to Successful First Dates (That Works on Networking “First Dates” Too!)
I wrote this article about how to do well on first dates (because I was going on a lot of first dates and I was struck by how awkward they can be). I realized that the tool works just as well when you grab a cup of coffee or lunch with a new networking partner…which […]
The Most Important Rule for LinkedIn Status Updates
Recently, we’ve seen Linkedin add two powerful functionalities to the the Status Updates. Now you can: Add a photo or file to your status update, in addition to the existing ability to link to an external website. “Tag” the name of one of your connections in your status update, notifying them that you gave them […]
Relationships are the New Job Security
If you haven’t noticed, the way the world works has changed a lot. Daily life is going to be a lot different for my children than it was for my parents. In times of change, we yearn for security. Unfortunately, the places that we’ve traditionally found security – career, families, culture – are where most of […]
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