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Top 5 Tips to Embracing Authenticity

Have you ever gotten in your head and over analyzed a situation? I see it happen often during the job interview process. I’ll never forget one former NYU MBA student who I coached on the interview. As soon as he started the mock interview, he put on what I call the Interview mask.  The persona […]

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How to Network Your Way into a New City

I never thought that I would spend so much time on social media but after reading Michelle’s book The 11 Laws of Likability I actually saw how to use it for networking my personal life. I reached out in a way I wouldn’t have thought about before and it paid off. Moving to a new […]

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How to Ask for What You Want: 5 Easy Ways to Make a Request

I was explaining The Law of Giving (Law #10 from my book The 11 Laws of Likability) during a talk on networking, when a woman in the audience loudly grumbled, “I’m tired of giving.” She threw her hands up in the air and continued, “No one ever gives back.” I paused quickly trying to determine […]

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Part 3: Social Networking Series

4 Surprisingly Simple Twitter Tactics to Spark Action and Engage Your Followers I love Twitter… now. Before I started tweeting I didn’t understand it, had no desire to learn about it and felt no need to do it… until my publisher said I had to.  And I’m so glad they did.  It’s short, sweet and […]

Part 2: Social Networking Series

9 Ways to Strengthen Your LinkedIn Relationships Much like a live networking event, we log onto LinkedIn to make business connections. But as you know, simply making the connection isn’t enough. You need to build relationships. LinkedIn is a great way to do this – and it’s especially easy if you leverage the Law of […]

Part 1: Social Networking Series

Facebook is Not Just for Friends In September of 2012, the number of Facebook users pushed passed the 1 billion mark. By the end of January 2014, the company boasted 1.23 billion users. This is a staggering accomplishment for any business – and a great opportunity for the rest of us. With so many people […]

How to Stay in Someone’s Mind Without Getting in Their Face

You just made a great connection at a networking event. You feel that ‘burden to meet someone’ lift from your shoulders and decide to relax with a drink at the bar. On your way over you realize, I have no reason to contact this person again. How am I going to follow up? Don’t panic. […]

Working Moms: Three Ways to Achieve Your Ideal

It wasn’t motherhood that changed my career. It was actually the idea of motherhood that set me on a new path. (Click to Tweet) After spending a rather unfulfilling decade working in finance, I knew that was not what I wanted to do long term, nor would it allow me to have the flexibility to […]

Three Reasons Why Successful Women Are Not Considered Likable… And How to Change That

I was talking to my girlfriend the other day and started ranting halfway through the conversation. I had just read an article about likability in the work place and the woman who was interviewed commented that likability and success are related for men, but work inversely for women. Both genders actually like successful women less. […]

Transitioning From the Military to the Civilian Workplace

How To Handle The Three Biggest Challenges Veterans’ Day is approaching and my kids have no idea why they have a day off from school. Service members are just that – serving our country. When you come home, you face a huge adjustment. This blog is for those who have served – this is my way […]