Category Archives: Personal & professional development
How to use LinkedIn effectively
There has been more than one occasion when someone has suggested to me that LinkedIn is simply an online destination to post your CV. But if this was all LinkedIn were for, I’m certain the company would have not have been valued at $9 billion following its IPO in May this year. LinkedIn is much […]
Sportsmanship
It was a genuine pleasure to witness an excellent example of good sportsmanship during the most recent cricket Test match between England and India. Despite trailing – and during a crucial period in the game – India graciously agreed to withdraw an appeal for a run-out which they had every right to uphold. Although the […]
My three words for 2011
On the 1st January this year, I wrote a blog post called ‘My 3 words for 2011‘ in which I outlined the three key words that I hoped would form the guiding pillars for what I would focus on for the year ahead. The three words were not intended to be goals (which should be […]
6 steps to polishing your personal brand
This post was inspired by an article in the March 2011 edition of the Harvard Business Review by Dorie Clark. Whether we like it or not, we all have a personal brand. We are not defined by who we think we are, but by how others perceive us. And with the increasing power of search engines and social […]
