Presence and Profile

Since work represents the majority of your waking hours, not showing your true self can make you shrink as a person over time and let work suck the life out of you. In my experience, it’s essential to bring your whole self to work if you want to stand out and excel.

Are you the exact same person you were 10 years ago or have your aspirations changed? Here are three things you can do to bring your personal brand and reputation along with you as your aspirations change.

Don’t you hate it when you get interrupted in meetings? Or when people talk over you and your point gets lost? It’s not only frustrating but also demoralizing. Here are five things you can do if you’re continually being interrupted.

Why do some people come across as confident and worth listening to, and others don’t? One reason is because confident people don’t use “apology language”. If you want people to pay more attention to what you say then this small change makes a big difference to how others see you.

Do you ever feel frustrated at not getting the opportunities you think you should? There are things you can do to put yourself in front of opportunities to advance your career. Here are 5 ways to position yourself for opportunities.

May Busch went from junior analyst to COO of Morgan Stanley, but she was only able to do this by investing in her personal brand. May shares eight tips to help you build your own personal brand and rise to your full potential.

Discover why unconscious first impressions can be just as important to your career, qualities I look for when I meet someone or see them in action for the first time, and 3 strategies to help you make a better first impression.

To be loved and respected is not easy to achieve but my mother has this nailed. Here are 10 things I’ve learned from her that will help you to be great with people and even more successful.

Having had to address negative perceptions several times in my career, I’ve learned that you can change the way people view you. Discover the three things it takes to shift others’ perceptions and a 3-point action plan to help you get there.

When you’re new in a role or an organization, how do you figure out the unwritten rules and prevent mishaps from damaging your reputation? Here are two categories of “unwritten rules” that I’ve come across.

Gaining others’ respect is critical to leadership success and career advancement. Here are 7 reasons why you may fail to get respect even though you deserve it, along with how you can influence the situation.

Self-promotion is important for career success. If you feel awkward about doing it then here are 3 strategies to make self-promotion feel natural and 3 tactics to help you do it with ease.