Vivian Blade 
I was just reading an interesting article that came out in the June issue of Money Magazine on “The 21 Most Valuable Career Skills Now.” This article gives you the latest insight into the technical skills employers look for when hiring and promoting employees. Get That Promotion: Step 1 – Strengthen Your Foundation I thought … Read more
“How do I stay relevant in such a dynamic environment?” That’s a question I often get from professionals trying to stay ahead in their careers. Today’s workplace demands more professionals because the marketplace has such high-level expectations of organizations. If you’re not staying ahead, you’re falling behind. Even just keeping up is no longer good … Read more
The Art of Self Promotion – Part 5 Finding a way to create a professional profile for self-promotion, and knowing what to say and how to approach a conversation is a challenge many professionals often tell me that they struggle with. Rising Talent Strategies. Companies are setting up talent portals, which host professional profiles of their … Read more
How do you optimize performance reviews so that you present your results to promote yourself in your annual review?Rising Talent Strategies. Here are even more best practices from my personal experience and network of successful professionals who were eager to share their advice. Thanks, again, to those of you who shared your ideas! If you … Read more
In this series, we’ve been discussing the importance of self promotion at work and strategies you can use to boost your brand image. Get past the uncomfortable pit in your stomach or awkwardness when you begin to speak up about yourself. You love being the center of attention in your social network. So, put the “selfie” concept ‘to’ work ’at’ work. Rising Talent Strategies – Boost Your Brand Image. … Read more
One of the biggest challenges for professionals is to identify your self-promotion toolkit. Yet, it’s critical to career success. How do you get past the uncomfortable pit in your stomach or awkwardness when you begin to speak up about yourself? Believe me, it’s possible to get to the point where you’re not so anxious. How … Read more
A few weeks ago, I asked for input from my network of up and coming, established and veteran professionals on the best rising talent strategies a “rising star” can use to successfully promote yourself within your workplace and network. Thank you to those who shared your ideas. From this input and my personal experience, I … Read more
Do you often look at the lives of some of the most successful people in the world and wonder how they got there? What made the difference in their success? I believe my niece Ashley nailed it in her Facebook post: “People see the testimony, but rarely do they realize the tests that had to … Read more
Lists of the most influential people in the world are published in magazines such as Time, Esquire, People, and others. These influencers command a lot of attention and often gain our admiration for what they accomplish. Influential leaders take on some of the biggest challenges in the world. They often stand up against the status … Read more
I am really happy to announce the launch of the new book published by the Association for Talent Development, “Work the Problem: How Experts Tackle Workplace Challenges”. I am a contributing author to the book, my second for ATD, providing expert strategies and advice for leaders and individual contributors. In the book, I talk about career … Read more
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