Casual Fridays

Just to give you a hint of why I haven’t been blogging as steadily the last few weeks, here’s the type of articles I’m reading:
18 Ways to Stay Focused at Work

Via the Tom Peters! blog, I was introduced to a great NXTBook (yeah, I had never heard of that either) by Rajesh Setty, Personal Branding for Technology Professionals. It’s a great resource for identifying and promoting your personal brand. Not a technology professional? No problem. There are some examples and points […]

On Wednesday, Tom Peters’ website featured a reference to Catherine Kaputa, a branding specialist and author of U R a Brand. The title and concept seem to fall in line with Tom Peters’ “Brand You” philosophy. Thanks to some comments on TP’s website, I did a double-take at the underpinnings of U R […]

I submitted a proposal to write a manifesto for Changethis.com. It is a presentation I present on personal development. The premise is based on the same concept as the 3 Rs of Business. In my presentation, I encourage individuals to take stock of their personal brand, Brand You as Tom Peters says, […]

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I’m currently half-way through the book and have found it fascinating. It is a tough read, though. The authors give exercises that require you to take time […]

While I’m out of my typical Friday funk, I might as well post this since it is time-sensitive.
Business Week has put together a couple of free online courses. If you’re interested in professional development, you might want to take a look. I’m brushing up for a presentation next month, so I ‘enrolled’ in […]