I’ve added a little “widget” in the sidebar on this blog to improve navigation through the various lessons of the Chair e-Course on Leveraging Social Media to Find Members. Apparently on some computers, the lessons after number 11 or 12 appear almost transparent or in a white-out – making it difficult to see them. You’ll […]
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Barry Deutsch • Barry Deutsch is a founding Partner of IMPACT Hiring Solutions, co-author of "You're NOT the Person I Hired", and "This is NOT the Position I Accepted". Barry is an award-winning international speaker, retained executive recruiter, and expert on hiring and retaining top talent, and executive job search.
What Blogging Platform-Service Should I Choose?
I wanted to share this article I came across the other day by a blogger who goes by the unusual handle of Blogelina.She wrote a comparison article on which blogging platform to use. We’re going to get into blogging in later lessons in our e-Course. I don’t necessarily agree with the author’s recommendation that if […]
Stop Sending Generic Invitations on Linked
Susan Avello, writing on Kyle Lacy’s Blog, wrote a post about her frustration receiving generic LinkedIn Connection Invitations. Here is what Susan said in her post: It literally sends me over the edge when I get these requests. Why, you say? Because if you can’t take a few seconds to delete what’s already written in […]
Do You Insult the People Who Matter the Most To You?
In the movie Avatar, natives on Pandora greet each other with three words:“I see you.” That was my favorite part of the movie. Kind of made me wish human beings were more like the Na’vi people.HERE’S WHY: This phrase was more than a simple gree…
Should You Take it Slow and Easy When Communicating with Your Network?
Deborah Shane wrote a guest post on the Personal Branding Blog that got me to thinking. She spoke to the general weariness everyone seems to have around email messages. She made the following comments in her post: People tell me all the time they are starting to only follow and get emails from people […]
How Do You Find the Super Breed of Trusted Advisers?
In Lesson 7 of the Chair e-Course we talked about building a formal or informal group of “super breed” Trusted Advisers. Let’s assume you don’t yet have 3 deep relationships with “super breed” TAs in each category on the Master TA Category List and Tracking Tool. Where would you start to find these “super breed” […]
Chair e-Course Self-Assessment
If you are enrolled in the Chair e-Course for leveraging social media and networking, please download the file below. Please send this self-assessment back to Barry Deutsch by emailing him directly your completed assessment. The document is in a Word format so that you can edit/score yourself on the document. Once you’ve sent the assessment […]
What is the Value of Being an Influential OR Authority Figure?
This badge is one reflection or element that illustrates I am quickly attaining the position of being an influential/authority figure in the specific area or niche of recruiting. There are many other metrics, standards, awards, badges, and recognition, but this was a big for me. However, this blog is not about me – it’s […]
CEO Member LinkedIn Fear Factor Number 1
Many of your CEO members still do not have a LinkedIn Profile or Account. Even if they have set up an account, it’s probably bare bones and they’ve not yet uploaded all their contacts. How do you overcome this reluctance to jump in and start using LinkedIn? One of the blogs I follow is Jan […]
How to Leverage LinkedIn for Marketing
Lewis Howes, a well-known LinkedIn Expert, wrote a blog post on the HubSpot Inbound Marketing Blog, in which he described some basic areas of LinkedIn Optimization, similar to what we’ve been discussing in the Chair e-Course. In this blog post, he writes/talks (audio too) about how to get started with LinkedIn and what common […]
