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The Dept. Of Why

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‘Showing up’ is more than being at your desk by 9am every day. It is about, firstly, understanding and, secondly, articulating how you add value. In other words: This is who I am; this is how I show up; this is why you need me. Everyone shows up differently. These are some of the ways I do. How do you show up? If you know the answer, then you know your personal brand. Part 1: The Dept. of Why. As a service provider (MarComms) the easiest and, often, most politically successful approach to work is to wait for a request … Continue reading The Dept. Of Why

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How Do You “Show Up” (At Work)?

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I sometimes write about the limitations of standard resumes / CVs. They bother me. When I consider the intricacies, narratives and pure interestingness of the human condition – not least my own – then a two-page document full of active verbs, bullet points and random statistics seems just plain weird. I want to feel the quality. I want to understand three-dimensionally. I want to trust my intuition. I want a neural firestorm of dopamine. This requirement for more / deeper ahas! is aided and abetted by online social media and channels. There is suddenly a whole other layer of data … Continue reading How Do You “Show Up” (At Work)?

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Intern Alert! 11 Reasons He Will Not Hire You…

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Magical slideshare from Mark O’Toole, and I concur with them all: We have too many applicants who have done too little to showcase their skills in social media, when there are ZERO barriers to entry. Boo. Here’s what I said about it before, echoing the above presentation. Luckily, we have had great people too, like Kitty Chan and Lillian Chow. Hooray. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Intern Alert! 11 Reasons He Will Not Hire You…

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Charisma Is Over-Rated

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From Humanize: how people-centric organizations succeed in a social world “We listed 12 leadership traits, all of which we think are valuable. But we intentionally pulled the traits from two different schools of thought. Six of the traits are ones that are more consistent with traditional leadership thinking in the command-and-control model: providing clear direction, brilliant strategist, leverages best practices, charismatic, holds people accountable, and commands loyalty from employees. The other six were more reflective of the principles that we have identified in Humanize: embraces change, values experimentation and failure, open to diverse perspectives, transparent and shares information freely, comfortable with conflict and participates in … Continue reading Charisma Is Over-Rated

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Entrepreneurship Is ‘Creative Destruction’

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There is a growing requirement to inject and manage creative tension in organizations and, indeed, society as a whole. If we do not sponsor change and innovation then we will be lost, beaten by those who do. [I share no direct links to resources – just google “innovation” and “fail” to see how vital pushing boundaries are…] This need to move to the edge is not hocus pocus, nor is it avant garde. It is how every socio-economic advance occurs. It is at the core of how business happens, as Drucker explains. Entrepreneur as Dissenter “Entrepreneurship rests on a theory … Continue reading Entrepreneurship Is ‘Creative Destruction’

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Workers Must Be Their Own HRD Professionals

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“Most choices we make are believed to be the products of well-considered, rational decisions based on knowledge, but they are not.” Part of the TMWK fascination with personal branding is driven by the fact that the nature of work is changing in front of our very eyes, and we need to respond to it. We often talk about the need of our businesses and teams to be *agile*. Why? Because the world changes so darn fast! So, personal branding can be a shiny document with some cute reflections on how we are seen. Or, it can be a kick-start for … Continue reading Workers Must Be Their Own HRD Professionals

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NEW Manifesto To Live By…Hyper Island

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Some things need no explanation; one just feels it. So, when Stowe Boyd linked to Hyper Island I knew there was something for me to learn… Hyper Island Manifesto learn for life real world ready lead the change seize your potential team is everything change the world Please and thank you. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading NEW Manifesto To Live By…Hyper Island

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Group flow: How can teams experience “flow” together?

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In Hustle & Flow: An Undeniable Swag, I said: Flow (pt 1) is about noticing, it is about a feel, a touch for what is going on around you and what is going to happen next.   Barking Up The Wrong Tree has a brilliant summary <Group flow: How can teams experience “flow” together> of how to get flow in teams. With each point made,  I could recall a project I had worked on, often with my team, where we had it, we were in the flow. Nothing’s gonna stop us now. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Group flow: How can teams experience “flow” together?

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The Resume Is Dead – Part 6

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If we take personal branding to its logical conclusion, we are not sharing our experiences and chronology, as would a normal resume / CV or an online app visualization. No, the end-game for personal branding is an individual narrative that says, nay SCREAMS, “This is who I am!” It takes balls to show up like that. Moreover, many confuse this real authenticity – naked, bold, unadulterated – with megalomania – self-obsession, meMeME. That’s ok. Let them. They are not the people you are reaching out to in an effort to build your community. You are seeking the curious. The curious … Continue reading The Resume Is Dead – Part 6