Building Leadership in Women. Each year the MOMENTUM class represents their shared experiences in an artistic expression. These beautiful quilts weave together the reflections of personal and professional experiences and each represents the collective growth during the MOMENTUM year. Class of 2013 Class of 2012 Class of 2011. 9 Corporate Personality Types and How to Motivate Them. Every employee of a large corporation has had to take some type of personality test. If you’ve taken a Myers-Briggs test and found your an ENFJ, an ISTP, or any of the other letter combinations that represent your personality, then you know what I’m talking about.
These tests usually occur during some type of training class. The excited trainer leads the class through a series of exercises to demonstrate how different personality types think and act, so everyone can work together more effectively. The problem is that no on ever seems to pay attention to these differences once the training class is over. It’s a shame because there is value in understanding how different team members and employees think and work. Steve Faktor of Forbes published a list of nine corporate personality types that are easier to understand than the numerous Myers-Briggs personality types. He explains that people start out as wide-eyed Bambis and then diverge into either Believers or Pragmatists. Susan Gunelius. Please Stop Using These 15 Words In Your LinkedIn Profile IMMEDIATELY. Nicolewilliams.com LinkedIn has scoured the profiles of its 187 million members and come up with a new list of overused, useless buzzwords.
These are the words that can be an instant turnoff to a recruiter who sees them over and over again because they show that you aren't "dynamic" with great "communication skills," but the opposite. "You wouldn't mention how disorganized or irresponsible you are, and their antonyms (organized, trustworthy, etc) are wasted words too," explains LinkedIn's Nicole Williams.
So, if you are using any of these 2012 buzzwords, fire up your LinkedIn profile right now and scrub them out. Here they are, in order of how overused they are: Creative Organizational Effective Motivated Extensive Experience Track Record Innovative Responsible Analytical Problem Solving A few other buzzwords made the list for countries outside the United States. Experimental (a buzzword in Brazil) Multinational (a buzzword in Egypt and Indonesia) Specialized (a buzzword in Spain)
How to Impress the Heck out of People in Meetings. “Remember that a person's name is to that person the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” - Dale Carnegie Government employees spent a lot of time in meetings. Stepping up your game at these meetings is not hard. When you do, it can have a positive effect on your career and can make meetings fun. People have crafted all kinds of cool ways to make time in a meeting more enjoyable - from doodling on notebooks to playing footsie or flirty face with a colleague.
At the beginning of every meeting - particularly when new or unfamiliar faces are in the room - there is usually a period for introductions. On one page in your own notebook, draw a quick diagram of the room. When the timing is right, say your piece, but do it like this: "As John said a moment ago, I like the idea of... "" Look at the people you're referencing when you use their name. Here are some of the things I've found by using this technique: The person you referenced will be impressed that you remembered their name.