S-W-O-T: Another version of “Ask what you can do…”

November 3, 2010

Those in career transition – seeking new careers or new jobs – are frequently encouraged to be proactive in their search.  Coaches use words such as “brand,” “value proposition,” “significant selling points” to describe the “pitch” that candidates must make to stand-out from the crowd – to be a purple cow in a herd of [...]

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Back to the ballpark: success when most needed & least expected

November 2, 2010

Let me take you back to the ballpark:  The San Francisco Giants have won the “World Series,” defeating the Texas Rangers in 4 games of 5 played in 2010.  They were clearly the underdogs, having barely qualified to meet their Division rivals during the last game of the regular series.  The Giants didn’t go into [...]

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Think outside the ballpark re: Encore Careers

October 20, 2010

Watching and reading about the NLCS, I am beginning to see that encore careers are not really about age.  My evolving revelation: Anyone can create an opportunity to embark on an encore career by creating great value for an organization when it is most needed and least expected. Think Cody Ross, the San Francisco Giants [...]

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Do you think Philly is a ‘thinking’ city?

September 22, 2010

Inquirer Business news today:  Philadelphia has joined what sounds like an exclusive club of “thinking cities.”  So should we puff-up our collective chest and thank our  92 post-secondary educational institutions for generating the “thinkers” – college graduates?  Maybe the collaboration between the Phila. Chamber of Commerce & academia solved the brain drain that has contributed [...]

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Obituary for Personal Branding?

August 12, 2010

I was raised at a dinner table where the “devil’s advocate” helped us learn to  form opinions, so I am ready for a second-helping of the debate about the death of the personal brand (thoughtful post by blogger, Mitch Joel). First of all, I am also turned-off by the use of the word, “personal” in [...]

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NYNT: Speed Networking with Net Impact-Philly

March 5, 2010

Kudos to Lindsey and Kate, who organized this well-attended event at the  Public House in Center City, Philadelphia. What is “Speed Networking?” It is an event designed to promote business connections, in this case among a group of professionals who already share an interest in careers in the “Sustainability” sector of business.  In my role [...]

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Panel Discussion: Using Web 2.0 Effectively – LaSalle University Bucks County Center

February 22, 2010

The public is invited to a panel discussion sponsored by the Alumni Relations office of LaSalle University.   Panel members will address topics of interest to job seekers, career changers, and entrepreneurs: Developing your personal social network presence Developing corporate strategies and policies on social networking sites Protecting the organization and the employee Web 2.0 strategies [...]

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CAN-do strategy: in-your-face problem solving (Fast Company, 11/09)

December 3, 2009

Check-out the “Made to Stick” column that appears in the monthly publication, Fast Company.  Brothers Chip and Dan Heath write cutting-edge commentary on entrepreneurship, innovation, and the integration of Web 2.0 tools.  The November 2009 contribution “caught my fancy” with an irreverent approach to solving marketing problems. The Heath brothers describe an intractable problem faced [...]

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MBA, or should we strive for MBI (Indispensable)

November 10, 2009

The Reach Personal Branding group recently circulated a post that deserves wider circulation.  William Arruda,  a respected advocate for personal branding and co-author of Career Distinction, commented on a NYT piece by Thomas Friedman called,  “The New Untouchables.” Arruda makes the point that those who will survive and flourish during challenging times are those who [...]

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