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Informational Interviews: Not Just For Rookies

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A common misconception is that “Informational Interviews” are only for folks starting out in their career. Sure informational interviews are a great idea for the new college grad, but they can be game-changing later in your career as well. Tips For Conducting a Great Informational Interview. Both were worth the effort.

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Authentic Leadership: 5 Big Mistakes that Can Derail Your Influence

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Over-sharing confidential information. Authentic leaders know which information and actions will truly serve their customers, team, shareholders, strategic partners, and their broader network of peers. Ask yourself if this is really your information to share? Over-Sharing Personal Information.

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How to Get Bigger Results from Small Talk

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” “The act of supplying a person with irrelevant information about oneself in an attempt to appear friendly and normal to a person one is meeting for the first time. Communication getting better at communication getting more from small talk networking'

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Does it Matter if They Like You?

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In their Harvard Business Review article, Competent Jerks, Loveable Fools, and the Formation of Social Networks. Likable people are more apt to be hired, get help at work, get useful information from others and have mistakes forgiven. Frankly, I’m all for being likable, and I’ve finally found the research to back it up.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

You will discover your mind's untapped potential, which will enable you to recall information such as names, numbers, presentations, instructions, proverbs, foreign languages, software commands, technical terms, laws, statutes, training material, and even more. April 27, 2023 at 11:00 am PDT, 2:00 pm EDT, 7:00 pm GMT

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5 Ways to Become a LinkedIn Ninja

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Building a strong LinkedIn network takes time. Pick a few salient interest groups and show up, first Ninja like, commenting, sharing information and inviting a few folks with shared interests to connect. The biggest mistake is not turning “notify your network” to “off” when working on profile changes.

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How To Move a Team From Forming to High Performing in < 48 Hours

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Every team was given the same challenge, information and resources. Sure they all wanted to win the 48 hour challenge, but they also knew that the relationships they were building would last at least 2 years as they worked together throughout the program, and of course could become a powerful network down the road.