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When Everything Falls Apart … The Architecture of Trust, Crisis, and Recovery
A reputation built over decades can be questioned in hours. Not destroyed necessarily, but questioned. And in a world where questioning spreads faster than clarification, the distance between a question and a verdict has never been shorter. In a recent article in the Seoul Economic Daily, Professor Kim Chan-Seok identifies ...
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Launch of UK National Business Awards – an excellent tool for your personal brand leadership
Take the first step and become recognised for all your hard work and efforts over the past year. The business awards offer an excellent opportunity to step up and step out by growing your personal and corporate brand. The awards are open only for UK businesses. National Business Awards: know your leadership style Tristram Mayhew, the founder of award-winning outdoor adventure operator Go Ape, talks about the benefits of the National Business Awards. The National Business Awards is partnering with …
Politicians in blue ties, earning their stripes
The ‘men in blue ties’ in politics are getting a lot of attention these days especially since Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard raised them again as an issue in a speech last week. During that time I was conducting a seminar on this hot media topic and the audience members queried me… why was the focus on blue ties and not red for example? From a media angle there may be different views but from a professional image perspective, the ...
Image Group International – In the News
When even CEOS have tatts, skin art really is big business By Elissa Doherty – Herald Sun All drawn by hand: Trainee pastry chef Franziska Norman, 30, shows off her work and her ink. Picture: ALEX COPPEL TATTOOS are now as common in the boardroom as they are on bikies and bogans — inking a ballooning bottom line for the artists. The explosion in the popularity of tattoos has carved out a $96 million-a-year industry, turning everyone — from CEOs ...
Image Group International – In the News
Gift of the Garb Does the way you dress affect your career? By Renu Prasad, Australia editor, Australasian Legal Business magazine Every lawyer will be familiar with the insecurities we face when it comes to personal appearance and grooming. Whether you are looking to impress in a job interview, or anxious to strike the right professional note at a client conference, tricky questions of personal presentation are sure to arise. There are consultants who specialise in providing advice to lawyers on these questions ...
James Strong – a passing of an outstanding leadership brand – You will be remembered!
How James Strong learned that respect started from the shop floor How James Strong learned that respect started from the shop floor By: Leo D’Angelo Fisher 5 March 2013 BRW Respect featured prominently in the way James Strong conducted himself. Unlike many business leaders who demand respect as their due, Strong, who died this week, was more interested in respect for others. And in the process, this self-assured and quietly charismatic leader earned great reserves of respect, as this week’s ...
Don’t believe what I say, just vote for me
Unfortunately political spin doctoring has replaced authenticity; that can only be negative for society. The following article is a good illustration. By Leo D-Angelo Fisher Modern political leaders and back-room apparatchiks seem convinced that voters favour style over substance. For some reason, the possibility that voters would welcome leaders with both style and substance is discounted. Professional image-makers believe that when you win the battle of style and image everything else will take care of itself. According to this week’s ...
What is the essence of leadership?
The essence of leadership is not easy to define. It depends on what the leader is leading, or is aiming to lead. The essence of leadership is not easy to define. It depends on what the leader is leading, or is aiming to lead. Mitt Romney is the embodiment of someone who aimed to lead a country while displaying behaviour that we more readily recognise in a CEO. Jonathon Freedland, in The Guardian of July 7th, observed that Romney was ...
Image Group International – In the News
How to order wine at a business lunch By Sylvia Pennington | Fairfax Media – goodfood Sylvia Pennington explores the politics and etiquette of ordering wine at a business lunch. Making sure your guests are well watered, as well as well fed, is part of the art of being a good corporate host. But what are the rules for doing so in the post-GFC era, where long lunches are in decline and corporate wining and dining has become less ...
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Melbourne Window to Asia-wide Market By Aaron Langmaid | Sunday Herald Sun | January 13, 2013 Roger Federer at Crown. Picture: Julie Kiriacoudis, Source: Herald Sun MELBOURNE is a million-dollar playground for the world’s biggest tennis stars. From fashion lines to confectionary, and everything in-between, the first grand slam of the year is big business for players on and off the court. With thousands of tennis enthusiasts set to flood Melbourne Park for the first day of competition tomorrow, fans have already ...
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Doodled signatures leave a poor mark: Lessons from US Treasury secretary-designate Lew’s poor penmanship By Patrick Stafford | 11 January, 2013 With smartphones and tablets now the default communication tools of the day, many entrepreneurs don’t think about whether their handwriting is any good – but a recent controversy in the United States suggests that might be a mistake. Treasury secretary-designate Jack Lew has been the target of criticism after revealing his signature, which is set to appear on all ...
A Great Keynote Speech
A keynote speech is excellent for your personal and corporate brand entrancement and does more than is immediately obvious. Not only does it give an audience an indication about what they can expect from the occasion, but it also helps to set the tone and establish the point from which all the other events will spring. A keynote speech is excellent for your personal and corporate brand entrancement and does more than is immediately obvious. Not only does it give ...
Torrid Times – A Lesson in Toxic Leadership
Once upon a time, there was an up-and-coming young fellow by the name of Frank Torred. He had ideas, imagination and enthusiasm and his ambition to become a top businessman was encouraged without reservation by his loving parents. Once upon a time, there was an up-and-coming young fellow by the name of Frank Torred. He had ideas, imagination and enthusiasm and his ambition to become a top businessman was encouraged without reservation by his loving parents. He gained a BA, ...
Branding your business in an isolated world: 5 marketing tips that will take you to the next level even in a crisis
We do not live in the same world as we did before this health and economic crisis and just like many other things the ways you can brand and market ...
How Does Personal Brand Leadership Work And Why Is It Critical?
Is your image important to you? Are you aware of how your image can impact you and others? In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it is more important than ...
How Do Leaders Combat A Crisis? Four Guidelines To Stand Out in It…
Have you ever panicked in a crisis, be it a financial crisis like the 2008 global financial crisis or the current coronavirus outbreak? The answer is that most people probably ...
Crisis Leadership: What kind of a leader do you want to be? Things that will define you as a leader.
A crisis is what defines a person and brings out either the best or the worst in them. It’s the same when it comes to leadership, a health come economic ...
How much is your Body Language Costing you?
Learn how you can make your life easier and take yourself to the next level simply by understanding the messages your and others body language says. Most people do not ...
Identity Crisis: How to stop losing yourself
Your identity is what separates you from everyone else and with the help of a structured personal branding system, it builds an authentic, recognised and powerful personal brand. By- Jon ...