39. “I've learned that people will forget what you said,
people will forget what you did, but people will
never forget how you made them feel.””.
~ Maya Angelou
40. Personal Brand Pyramid
1. What am I capable of?
2. How do I strengthen a team?
3. How do I make people feel?
4. What values do I want to lead with?
5. What words do I want people to use to
describe me when they ‘talk about me over
coffee’.
46. “Life is like a box of crayons. Most people are the
8 colour boxes, but what you’re really looking for
are the 64 colour boxes with the sharpeners
on the back”.
~ John Mayer
50. LinkedIn
– Largest source of publicly available resumes
– Recruiters are looking for you
– Grow network
– Rank higher in search engine? (Google yourself)
51. LinkedIn
Stand-Apart Factor
Based on profiles similar to yours, how do you stand out
from the rest?
Skim Factor
Can we get a quick grasp of who you are, where you
want to go and what you have done?
Personal Brand
Do your values, passions, interests, and uniqueness
show through?
Community Contribution
How often do you post updates? Are you providing
recommendations etc.? Are you offering value to your
contacts?
52. LinkedIn
Professional Back-Up
Are your results focused and have recommendations to
support your claims?
Network
What does your network look like? Could you be more
strategic with your connections?
Clear Career Path
Clear depiction of work experience, responsibility,
education, etc.
Optimized
Can you be found, are you noticed, do you turn up in
searches?
Contactable
Can someone get in touch with your easily when they
need to?
55. LinkedIn
• LinkedIN Tips
– Professional Photo (some pics are better left to facebook)
– Personalize your url (public)
– Write and request recommendations
– Post and share things that resonate with you (represent your thinking
or values)
– Start or join groups
• Answer questions /contribute
– Used their Applications
• Reading list
• SlideShare embed
• Link to websites
• Link to your blog
– Update your status regularly (exciting project)
– Don’t get too worked up over protocol
56.
57. Twitter
• Your (random) thoughts archived
• What’s Important to you?
• How do you think?
• How do you express yourself?
• How concise can you be (and still get a valid thought/point
across)?
• Serves as a database of you…
58. Twitter
• To tweet or not to tweet
– Can you make your tweets work for you?
– Benefits
• Option to blogging (brevity)
• Search engine for how you think/what’s important to you
• Immediately published
• Common for recruiters to poke around
• Shows you are technically conversant and just conversant
• Points onlookers to other more substantial pieces that
interest you
– Tips
• Hootsuite
• Create a branded page
61. “A great character hangs from the solid framework
of a balanced ego – all the positive “self” qualities:
self-aware, self-motivated, self-restrained, self-
confident...and a desire/willingness to self-
correct...
62. On the other hand, an imbalanced ego creates a
framework with potential weaknesses – all the
negative “self” qualities: self-centred, self-serving,
self-righteous, selfish, and sometimes self-
conscious....often compounded by a lack of
perception and an unwillingness to self-correct.
65. Blogging
• To blog or not to blog
– Can you write?
– Can you write consistently/regularly?
– Do you have something to say?
– Benefits
• Build yourself as a thought leader or someone with opinions worth
considering
• Increase engagement with your brand
• Show how you think/communicate
• Demonstrate what you are passionate about
– Tips
• Get a proofreader
• Steer clear of anything too polarizing
66. “There are two kinds of people, those who finish
what they start and so on... ”.
~ Robert Byrne
68. Facebook + Instagram
• Easy on the selfies (studies say it’s narcissistic)
• Use discretion (think before you post/comment)
• Encourage people (don’t discourage them)
• Keep things private that should be
• Don’t post when you should call
• Don’t vent about work or people you work with
69. Pinterest + Flickr
• What are you passionate about (outside of work)
• Personal brand reinforcements
70. “Why blend in when you were born to stand out! ”
~ Dr. Suess
71. "The difference between great people and others
is that great people create their lives actively,
while others are created by their lives, passively
waiting to see where life takes them next.“
~ Michael Gerber
87. “I always do more than I say. I always produce
more than I promise”.
~ Richard Nixon
88.
89. Stand Apart in your Job Search
1. Demonstrate intentionality.
2. Get comfortable talking about yourself.
3. Quantify contributions (wherever possible)
4. Balance: Confidence + Enthusiasm
5. Attach yourself to the job. (Research)
6. Demo high EQ (All the positive selfs)
7. Ask smart questions.
8. Bullets or bust!
9. Follow-up (and do so creatively/memorably)
Notes de l'éditeur
Lightening pace
Standing Apart... being known for being noteing noteworthy and for being the type of team contributor anyone would kill to have on their team... When people talk about your over coffee...
Simon is hard to impress
You work in an industry where your results are very measurable ... Either your raised the money or you didn't ... Its why you need to be selective in the opportunites you choose... Because both your successes and failures are very public and career ... Bottom line people like hiring people who deliver results
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
This is important in your industry as well
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Positive and solution focused. Be the person at the table who proposes solutions. Who shifts paradigms and reframes things.
Positive people can get a BAD rap. Positive people attract. A bonus point on this one. Speak positively about others as well.. Have your teams back.
Man that is good stuff ... I wonder who said that.
Oh I did. Sometimes I surprise myself ...
If I was more emotionally intelligent I would still be the President of EMI Records. Our emotions and ego’s can cause us to be ineffectual act in ways that limit our career potential.
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
Simon is hard to impress
I think Dr. Suess says its best.
I recently read an article summarinzing the power of written goals and suggested that 3 % of harvard grads were earnign more than 97% combined... And the one thing the 3% had in common is written goals.
Listen. Take risks. Invest in relationships. Foster Trust. Build in time to invest in relationships. Trust is a glue. Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.Stephen Covey
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
Are you the one that comes to mind when the stretch projects come to mind? If you want to stand apart ...Demonstrate you have the capacity to be stretched.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
People hold back. We often dont want to stand out. We manage ourselves so we dont become the keener.
I am referring most to demeanour here. This is particularly relevent to leaders or aspiring leaders in the room.
We call it being elegantly understated. Have you ever walked into a house that looked fairly basic from the street and then you go inside and it’s spectacular ... Being a BIG talker gets you no where.
We call it being elegantly understated. Have you ever walked into a house that looked fairly basic from the street and then you go inside and it’s spectacular ... Being a BIG talker gets you no where.