Using Social Networking to Enhance Your Career Prospects

There’s a very good column today in today’s Wall Street Journal that discusses the benefits of using social networking tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn to market your talents and capabilities:
Except in the case of bulk hiring positions, employers and recruiters are Googling candidates’ names as well as searching on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, [...]

Use Your Alumni Network for A New Job!

I was interviewed this week by Miriam Salpeter on how to use one’s alumni network to land a new job.  Here are some excerpts of the interview:
Old-fashioned networking with a modern twist is alive at Wake Forest University. Business school professor Aneil Mishra, co-author of the book (with Karen Mishra), Trust is Everything, maintains a [...]

I Found My Mate as a Date in College

Original Post 1-31-08
Although”officially” Karen and began dating the summer before I went off to college, we dated each other throughout college and she was my “steady” (a term probably unheard of on today’s college campuses. So once again, I felt like I was a Neanderthal when I read this in today’s Wall Street Journal:

College [...]

Networking is not just for a job, but for life

We met with Emily Meehan, former WSJ reporter last week and asked what she learned writing her 20-something column for the WSJ.  She mentioned that 20-somethings don’t know how to network.  They don’t realize until it is too late that they need to know more people–in related fields or folks who are older than they [...]

New Networking Group on LinkedIn.Com

Friends:
We have just created a networking group on LinkedIn for everyone who has read our new book.  The initial purpose is to share ideas and insights about how to become more trustworthy leaders, as well as to network about professional opportunities and discuss career issues.  We will be integrating this networking group [...]

Get Out of Your Comfort Zone

In my teaching, I emphasize the need to overcome the status quo.  That not only applies to your organization, but yourself, as I said in today’s Wall Street Journal:

Pay attention to metrics. Lackluster progress reports and not hearing feedback from a supervisor is a good way to tell if your work has become routine. Aneil [...]

Whom do You Ask for Advice?

In an article by Carol Hymowitz in today’s Wall Street Journal, several CEOs talk about how they rely on their spouses for advice on important issues. I think this is a great idea, even if the spouse isn’t a business professional. Getting input from as many intelligent people as possible before making strategic [...]

Coaches can hold us accountable

Another benefit of having a coach is having someone who will hold you accountable to work toward a goal at a specific time.
When you are working with a coach, weekly meetings help to clarify your challenges and set new goals. Then, along with your coach, you can set a timetable towards meeting those goals.
When [...]