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I have been doing corporate workshops on personal branding since 2018. And while preparing myself for each session, and during the opening of each workshop, I encounter similar skepticism around the topic. I don’t begrudge the skepticism at all. Skepticism is good,…
One of the most persistent questions I get from the participants of my corporate personal branding workshops is, “What if something I say online becomes controversial and I get trolled?”. There are variations to this question, like “What if I get into…
You may have seen variations of this sentiment on LinkedIn quite often. I get this sentiment expressed during my corporate workshops on personal branding too. Someone may say: “I have no idea what works on LinkedIn anymore! I write something after researching…
Personal branding is a form of insurance for your career. Not just your career, but also your identity. Most people not only confuse ‘personal branding’ and being an ‘influencer’ (See: ‘Personal branding’ vs. ‘Influencer model’), but also assume that personal branding is…
During my corporate personal branding workshops, after I set the premise on the need for personal branding, the need and process of defining one’s own personal brand, and the basics of content to power the brand narrative, most participants faced a stumbling…
Back in 2008, when it dawned on me that I had no conscious physical activity barring driving to work and back, I decided to start running around a nearby lake (Kaikondrahalli Lake, on Sarjapur Road, Bengaluru). But given that I had to…
These days, when I scroll through my timeline on LinkedIn, it almost feels like every second post has a selfie (or a photograph where they are just posing for the camera)! In most cases, the photo has nothing whatsoever to do with…