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Branding, marketing, running a business and more from New Work’s director.
Culture: Top-down? Bottom-up? Why still up for debate?
Spending time with board members, leaders and managers in different businesses, I see that there is still a range of opinions on how Culture is and should be shaped in organisations.
Top-down? Bottom-up? Either-or, or both? When I look around, there are clear signals pointing to what works best.
How to develop the personal brands of your team
Not just a lunch ‘n’ learn… with an aligned team (or better yet, company) strategy on personal branding, you can shift a culture, change how audiences see you, and change results. Here’s how.
Why working on team members’ Personal Brands creates motivation for change
In working with hundreds of professionals at every career level in a range of industries, I’ve had the privilege of witnessing people’s professional confidence – as individuals and as teams – come to life.
Here’s what happens when you work on your team’s personal brands.
Is the Urgent drowning out the Important? Finding your strategic priorities in business now
In my work with boards and leadership teams, I see leaders grappling with the challenge of competing priorities on a weekly basis.
Here are some examples of important things in business that don’t seem urgent… until they do…
Developing your Leadership Brand in Finance 2: Strategy
In Part 1 of this series, I shared the questions my banking and finance leadership audience had during a recent webinar for FINSIA on Developing your Finance Leadership Brand.
In this follow-up post, I share the Leadership Brand Strategy Framework I offered these Finance and Banking Leaders during the session.
Developing your Leadership Brand in Finance: Audience Questions and Answers
In my August webinar for FINSIA on Developing your Leadership Brand in Banking and Finance, we discussed the questions: What’s important to you in your Leadership Brand? What are challenges for you, or challenges you’ve observed in others? Here are the specific examples the audience came up with, and our discussion of these.
Supporting the Whiz-Kids at your organisation
This week I had several conversations that had me reflecting on ways that organisations can meaningfully recognise and reward their young professional talent – which comes down to knowing what they’re reaching for and helping them get there.
Professionals talk about shaking off a reputation as ‘TROUBLE’
In my work, I hear senior professionals talk about developing a targeted leadership brand that overcomes common brand challenges for legal counsel and other specialist advisors within organisations. Here’s what they say.
Guidelines to building a strong Brand-Culture Connection at your organisation
To build a strong Brand-Culture Connection Strategy at your organisation, engage your people to uncover the gems, lead clear messaging from the top, bring your people along for the journey, and connect everything and everyone.