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The Real Thing

March 17, 2013 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

Part of our fascination with the election of a pope is the opportunity we all have to meet someone real. Not the creation of a marketing campaign or focus groups, but someone we’ve never met before who has committed his life to something larger than … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Part of Something Bigger than Yourself, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: authenticity, branding, Church of Yes, moral authority, personal marketing, Pope Francis, speaking truth to power

Admiration Means You Must Be Doing Something Right

March 10, 2013 By David Griesing 1 Comment

What the Chinese are thinking about us is no laughing matter if we’re listening to experts talk about how they are holding America’s mortgage with one hand and stealing our most valuable secrets with the other. But our worries could become more … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Continuous Learning, Using Humor Effectively Tagged With: admiration, allocutions, appropriation, China, flattery, Harvard library, wisdom

How to Bring Your Reach Into Your Resume

March 3, 2013 By David Griesing Leave a Comment

How you want the world to see you no longer fits on your resume or comes from a few endorsements. The words you use to describe yourself on a piece of paper are still useful—particularly when you give those words three dimensionality during … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: digital footprints, mosaic of information, on-line identity, references, reputation, resume

Your Past’s Role in Future Work

February 21, 2013 By David Griesing 1 Comment

I read a remarkable story today. Pirated copies of the movie Argo are being viewed on TVs, laptops and at internet cafes across Iran, riveting almost everyone’s attention there on a shared history that has been difficult to recall with any clarity … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Building Your Values into Your Work, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: Argo, change, choice, core traits, decision-making, hardwiring, personal history, storytelling, the movie Argo

The Regret-Free Encore Career

February 14, 2013 By David Griesing 1 Comment

Sometimes regret is what you feel when it’s too late to do much about it—your deathbed, most commonly.  But we also feel regret when there’s plenty of time left.  All that stands in the way is our reluctance to recover the opportunities that are … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: *All Posts, Being Proud of Your Work, Introducing Yourself & Your Work Tagged With: adaptability, better world, boomers, encore, encore career, regret, resilience, talents

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