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Develop Your Business and Your People

Latest blog posts track to the 14-week Promotional Readiness program offered to clients. I provide weekly career tips and webinar working sessions. It's one way we're helping develop organizations and their people.

Get On Board With Social Media

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LinkedIn - Beyond Jobs. Business.

Yes, LinkedIn can be used for more than your job search. This topic came up today while meeting with a business associate.  So, here's a quick Top 5 list specifically for those who have leadership roles, or are in consultative, business development and sales roles.  

5 LinkedIn features that can help you build your business:

1. Companies. Research and follow companies, tracking headcount changes, job openings, your connections there, statistics about employees, and more. This feature is getting better all the time. Are there prospective client companies that you should be tracking? Do you know what's happening at the company where your customer works?  Are there competing companies that you want to keep an eye on?
2. Events.  Are there events you or your staff should be attending for networking or professional development?  This feature can help, allowing you to search and find relevant events and/or see which events your contacts (customers and/or colleagues) are attending.  Identify events relevant to your business and connect with people who are important to your business.
3. Groups.  Join them! These provide an opportunity to build your expertise and/or showcase your knowledge/products/services/events.  You connect to existing and new contacts.
4. Updates.   Periodic updates keep you intouch with your network.  Read others' updates and post yours! Let people know what you are doing, or where you are going. You can also use updates to announce new products/services/events/company news, etc.  I’ve found some great information from watching updates, including identifying research of interest for my clients. I've even identified consulting projects to pursue.  You can too.
5. Applications.  Add your business blog to your LinkedIn page, highlight upcoming trips, post presentations and more.  There are many applications that can be used to further connect with your network. 

Annual Report - Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2011

In 2011, revenue from the world's 900 strong mobile operators is expected to pass the $1 trillion mark* – a new milestone for this continually evolving industry. Dr. Mehmet Unsoy's annual read out on MWC will help you understand key trends and events. It covers:

·         Industry stats

·         Nokia-Microsoft announcement

·         Google update

·         Tablets and next gen devices

·         Semiconductors

·         App Stores & WAC

·         Cloud computing

·         Social Networking

·         Location Based Services

·         Mobile Money

....and more.  This is one report I love to get annually.  Read it here at News from mSolve Partners.

 * From Informa at MWC

 

Leadership Video Series

Ann Spoor will be conducting a series of leadership interviews this year in Colorado.  I'm sharing the first here. Thank you, Ann!

Holiday Job Search

This month we're focused on Holiday Job Search and 2011 planning.  Last week we delivered a special holiday job search webinar for UC Berkeley's Haas alumni. This week and next we'll follow up with one:one coaching.  Sign up at www.time2marketu.com if we can help.  What clients say...

Here's where Megan made a HUGE difference, and why I decided to work with her. She listens, and our conversations got me thinking about my strategy and developing a proactive plan.  Her suggestions on approach, timing and planning created a huge breakthrough and a game changer. While the economy has slowed things for those looking for new roles, and this slowdown has made the search process more challenging, thanks to Megan's help, I discovered key search and selling methodologies that helped me land the right job at the right time - last year during the holiday season.  Thank you again!
Jon Russo, CMO

10 Ways to Get Noticed by Executive Recruiters

Thanks to Christian Pielow for this article - 10 Ways to Get Noticed by Executive Recruiters. 

Brava, Giusi Mastro!

Congratulations to one small business owner I've had the privilege of knowing and working with in NYC.  First book compiled and available for sale here.  Great designs.  You'll be amazed at her collection of works.  Brava, Mastro!

Why Professionals are Crazy about LinkedIn

RIMS New York Chapter has invited me to speak at its monthly breakfast meeting this month. This professional development session is open to Risk Managers and students only.  Hope you can join us - especially my Mountbatten Interns.

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