Someone in your firm, or someone who has visited your firm, has tested positive for the Coronavirus, COVID-19. Now what? Even if you don’t have anyone infected yet, you might. The virus seems to be spreading geographically a bit quicker than many expected. We will probably discover a sharp rise in the number infected once the testing kits are available …
PUBLIC SPEAKERS, TAKE NOTE…I DID!
Do you give presentations as a part of your business? Do you want to give presentations as a part of your business? If you answered yes to either of these questions, one of these thoughts has probably come to mind: I love to speak. I hate to speak. I want to love to speak. I want to learn how to …
GOOGLE PLUS: A LESSON FOR ALL OF US, INCLUDING GOOGLE
Over on Facebook, my friend and colleague, Tim Corcoran, a senior executive with Hubbard One, posted a link to an MSNBC Technolog story about Google+, which stated there was a 60% drop in use after a 1200% surge in users after opening up to the public in mid-September. Tim said: “I joined G+ the first week, but haven’t spent more than 10 minutes there since. …
DEAR CEO: LETTERS TO THE C-SUITE
Follow @NancyMyrland A few months ago, my friend Gini Dietrich invited several of her friends to contribute to an ebook called Dear CEO: Letters to the C-Suite from Experts on Vision, Culture, Community, and Integration. First, thanks Gini! What an honor to be invited. I thought my Mom was the only one who thought I was an “expert!” Now there are …
A LESSON FROM MY NEPHEW ABOUT 1ST IMPRESSIONS
I had the joy of spending a day with my 9-year old nephew, Isaiah, this week. My brother, Frank, who is a talented public speaker and wealth manager, was on a swing through Florida to see a few of his clients. This was Isaiah’s week to go on a business trip with his Daddy. I love that. Isaiah and Frank …
Personal Branding In The Age of Social & Digital Media
To discuss branding in the age of social and digital media, one must first understand what branding is. What Is A Personal Brand? Let’s start with the concept of a brand, which makes the concept of branding intuitive. A personal brand is a set of characteristics, along with your personality and your way of doing business that is evident to …
DON’T FORGET THE SPECIAL TOUCHES
Today I ran across a post I sent to the LMA, or Legal Marketing Association, listserve on December 5, 2008 in response to a post my friend and colleague Ross Fishman posted. Ross was talking about how special it made him feel, in the midst of what was then an overflowing inbox, when a Partner at his former firm sent …