Watching my children walk back into the classroom on the first day of school this week brought back memories of my own first days in a new grade. Would the teacher be nice? Would she like me? How hard would I have to work to show her I was smart? It never occurred to...
I’m an advocate of being authentic and showing your true colours. To honour that, I’ll be sharing more personal stories in my blog this year. I'll start with some basic bean spilling… My middle name is Lisa. In high school I was a drum majorette. I once ate armadillo...
Adapted from the Forbes article by William Arruda – one of the world’s leading personal branding specialists – here are 5 trends that will impact your success in 2015: Digital First. As if you don’t already know it, the handshake is now the second impression. Your...
January 1st 2015. Write New Year’s resolutions. Tick. February 1st. Forget New Year’s resolutions. Tick. This time of year is all about setting goals. Unfortunately for most of us that means recycling the same ones we had last year, leaving us feeling inspired...
You’ve worked really hard all year to build your Wow Factor. You’ve developed your skills and competencies and have learned how to present them in a way that’s charismatic and authentic. When you walk into a room, the air shifts, heads turn and people gravitate to...
I’d heard a lot about Kate before I met her. Petite, charming, ladylike, were words used to describe this woman with a passion for personal branding. But what popped into my mind within moments of our first greeting were: warm, articulate, astute and generous. Giving...
Lately I’ve had this insatiable appetite for learning about women in leadership. Who are they? What drives them? What sacrifices do they make? How successful are they really? The stats are dismal. With a female population of 52%, less than 4% of CEOs in this country...
At age 13 I realised that business people don’t do what they say they’ll do. (I was trying to find a holiday job and the businesses I approached didn't get back to me like they said they would. Hardly surprising I suppose since I was below the legal age limit. But I...
First thing to know is that you’re not alone. We all have those days. I’m having one today – I call it a pajama day. Except I’m not in pajamas, I’m in a tracksuit – which a late friend used to call a trapsuit, because he quite correctly said that once you get into one...
Have you ever felt personally victimised by the chirping of crickets? I have. You know what I mean – the days when no one calls, no one emails and even the waiter at the network breakfast ignores you. It’s daunting enough handling the day-to-day demands of admin,...
