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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. Who do you think I will do business with? We attended activist training together, went for lunch in Chinatown, and kept in loose contact through our organizing efforts.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." Your personal brand is the mark you leave on the world. .

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When Success is Born Out of Serendipity

Harvard Business Review

The obvious targets were people in the field of innovation — those working in strategy, R&D, business development, and entrepreneurship. And in 2004 Paolo Pellegrini, a VP at the investment bank Lazard Freres, was fired — then took on a low-level position at a hedge fund after a lucky phone call. Lucky thing, that.

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To Close a Deal, Find a Champion

Harvard Business Review

Although champions are not the ultimate decision makers, and they rarely have substantial power within their organization, they have four things that make them irreplaceable in developing and closing the deal: credibility, connections, company intelligence, and motivation. These champions strive to improve their own career prospects.