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9 Ways to Strengthen Your Personal Brand

Let's Grow Leaders

3- Focus on the Game (Not the Score) Don’t go around talking about metrics and stack ranks (even if you’re on top). Your boss may want you at the top of the stack rank, but your bosses boss wants a team of people working together to accomplish the bigger picture. I wish I learned this one sooner. Confidence.

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It’s time to ditch the American obsession with meritocracy

Penelope Trunk

But the stacked deck isn’t only about college admissions. And the ranked college system keeps middle-class people from moving up: Forty percent of Ivy League students come from the top.002%. But that’s for a whole other blog post. It’s about wellbeing. So what can we do? Stop conflating education and democracy.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: 5 Important Rules for New Employees

On The Job

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Tuesday, April 20, 2010 5 Important Rules for New Employees No one forgets their first job, just like no one forgets their first love. Read the rule book.

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Announcing: Brazen Careerist Top 50 Places to Work | Penelope.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Announcing: Brazen Careerist Top 50 Places to Work Posted to: Job Hunt December 16th, 2009 Del.icio.us Because I have seen the numbers in my own company and while they may hire 50%+ woman, the number of women in the highest ranks is dismal.

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Lesson from LeBron James: How to decide when to relocate.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Lesson from LeBron James: How to decide when to relocate Posted to: Fulfillment | Quitting July 9th, 2010 Del.icio.us But I digress…awesome blog, as usual. Is this your first time here? Thanks for making his story relevant to my life!

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What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

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Traffic rank? To properly understand how your company stacks up against a competitors, you have to assess different types of data. Sans-serif fonts evoke an informality that works well for blogs, personal websites, and casual business cultures. Start by defining what metrics are important. Unique visitors? Total visits?