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5 Ways to Take More Control of Your Career

BY Lindsey PollakSun Sep 14, 2008 at 9:04 PM

As the fates of Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch have just reminded us, one of the most important realities of the 21st century work world is that we have to be the CEOs of our own careers. No longer can we rely on a company to ...READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP | Comment

Being Priced Out Of My Own Party

BY Beth LisogorskyWed Sep 10, 2008 at 4:36 PM

Forget making friends being expensive. These days you can't even afford the hefty price of admission at a lot of the most popular business networking events around if you're a self-employed freelancer, unless you're one that charges ...READ»

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The Open Mind August 29, 2008 Edition

BY Donald SchwartzFri Aug 29, 2008 at 3:49 PM

The Open Mind August 29, 2008 Edition By Donald Schwartz (Technology Moderator) Intro: What? You didn’t know that there are technology moderators? The shame of it! (I can almost hear the comedian Louis Black exclaiming ...READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 1 comment

My Favorite Blog Posts of July

BY Ryan StephensTue Aug 26, 2008 at 4:59 PM

Wow. The summer is flying by. My virtual internship with Seth Godin has more or less wrapped up, though I will still be helping out/participating with another Squidoo project aligned with the upcoming election, and Triiibes, which ...READ»

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Grandma- The Networking and Customer Service Guru

BY Paula Yee Sing-EdwardsMon Aug 25, 2008 at 1:54 PM

I love to read. I read books about networking, building positive self and business images; about the Laws of Attraction and the power of positive thinking…the “SECRET”. Literally hundreds (maybe thousands) of dollars have been ...READ»

CONVERSATION SKILLS | Comment

Conversation Starters for Networking

BY Paula Yee Sing-EdwardsThu Jul 31, 2008 at 11:11 PM

As I mentioned in my previous blog, there are numerous outlets where we can network. It needn’t be confined to events prescribed for networking and corporate mingling. We can meet people who can have positive impact on our lives ...READ»

IMAGE | Comment

“You Had Me From Hello”-Work your Network!!

BY Paula Yee Sing-EdwardsWed Jul 30, 2008 at 7:22 PM

By now everyone knows that networking is the core of any entrepreneurial venture; Networking is marketing and marketing is key in promoting yourself, a service or product. Image and reputation (-thanks David Mullings) play powerful ...READ»

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4 Secrets to Small Business Growth

BY Corey BlakeTue Jul 29, 2008 at 8:03 AM

These are the main points to a speech I used to give years ago and still emphasize whenever I get the chance, because I truly believe they are the touchstones for the success of any small business: DEVELOPMENT: Most ...READ»

DREAM | Comment

Does A Leader Need to Author a Book?

BY Corey BlakeTue Jul 15, 2008 at 8:15 AM

You do not have to have a book, but you do have to have a remarkable product to introduce your business to your customers on a massive scale. I believe that with so much information available in the world today, you have ...READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP | Comment

Six Pieces of Advice Essential to Strengthening Your Brand

BY Ryan StephensTue Jun 17, 2008 at 11:36 AM

The following is an excerpt from an interview I recently did for Mad Mortgage World’s owner, Daniel Martin. To check out the entire interview go here –> Ryan Stephens on “Marketing Your Brand” for Loan Officers! ...READ»

BAD BOSSES | 4 comments

Generation Y: Stand Up For Yourself in the Workplace

BY Ryan StephensSun Jun 1, 2008 at 1:55 AM

How many times have you tucked your tail between your legs, left your bosses office and wandered back down the hall to begrudgingly complete a task that was incompetent or worse yet not, even in the realm of pertinence? I’ll ...READ»

CONFERENCES | Comment

Networking Social

BY Mark DzierskThu May 29, 2008 at 5:15 PM

Design conferences are enjoyable and effective venues for networking. It was great to catch up with old friends and colleauges at the IIT strategy conference in Chicago recently. The conversations and presentations centered mostly ...READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 5 comments

The Top 10 Generation Y Blogs

BY Ryan StephensTue May 13, 2008 at 9:39 PM

Since becoming a member of Brazeen Careerist, I have witnessed first hand the emergence of a number of generation Y blogs. The thing about Millennials is that they want their voices heard and collectively they are a very savvy and ...READ»

ANALYSIS | 2 comments

Thinking about L10n

BY Meghan TrainorFri May 9, 2008 at 5:24 PM

While many of the projects I work on at Learning Worlds are about communicating ideas using visual narratives, it's the localization (or L10n) part that I think about the most. Unlike the act of translating text in a document, the ...READ»

BUSINESS | 1 comment

Lesson One: Show Up

BY Heath RowTue Feb 12, 2008 at 10:34 AM

Last week, I got a phone call from the assistant for someone I didn't know. Apparently, he's a member of an organization I'm active in -- and he was calling area members in order to meet them and gauge whether there were any ...READ»

NETWORKING | 1 comment

Community Censorship

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Apr 18, 2007 at 8:13 PM

Is free speech an absolute right in online communities? Yes, suggest Resource Center Columnists David Teten and Scott Allen -- but community owners have the right to establish and enforce codes of conduct. Read Teten and Allen's ...READ»

NETWORKING | 4 comments

Social Software's Growth

BY Lynne d JohnsonThu Dec 14, 2006 at 12:31 PM

More and more of your social interactions are moving online. David Teten and Scott Allen, authors of The Virtual Handshake uncover 10 major cultural implications of social software's growth in their lastest installment in the ...READ»

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In Search of A-List Bloggers

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Nov 8, 2006 at 1:05 PM

"Traditional search is broken. It simply does not work for blogs," cautions Fast Company Networking Resource Center Columnists David Teten and Scott Allen, authors of "The Virtual Handshake: Opening Doors and Closing Deals ...READ»

NETWORKING | 4 comments

Brand Yourself

BY Lynne d JohnsonWed Oct 18, 2006 at 8:04 PM

How do you become a public expert? Keith Ferrazzi, CEO of FerrazziGreenlight, a consulting and training and development company, author of Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets To Success, One Relationship At A Time, and Fast Company ...READ»

NETWORKING | 8 comments

Gym, Meet Keith. Keith, Gym

BY Heath RowThu Nov 10, 2005 at 1:53 PM

Fast Company networking resource center contributor Keith Ferrazzi is featured in today's New York Times. He suggests that rather than doing business over the traditional working lunches, people pursue working workouts. Opening with ...READ»

NETWORKING | 2 comments

The Forgotten Woman

Wed Jul 6, 2005 at 4:12 PM

I watched this morning's too-close-to-call International Olympic Committee (IOC) vote with friends in London and while these normally self-deprecating Londoners are elated to bag the $3bn prize of hosting the 2012 games, there's also ...READ»

NETWORKING | 8 comments

Networking for a Living

BY Heath RowFri Jan 7, 2005 at 3:26 PM

Not long ago, Networking resource center Keith Ferrazzi offered his ideas on the future of networking. Now Effective Networking Inc.'s Diane Darling shares what she considers the top 10 professional networking trends for 2005. Wo ...READ»

NETWORKING | 1 comment

Working the Net

BY Heath RowThu Mar 18, 2004 at 12:11 PM

Of all the transcripts I posted while at SXSW Interactive, the sessions attracting the most online discussion and response are the panels focusing on social network software and its application to business. Scott Allen, coordinator ...READ»

NETWORKING | Comment

Networking, but Not Really

BY Heath RowTue Nov 11, 2003 at 1:57 PM

A friend of mine who works in knowledge management is pretty introverted. Even though I think he does himself a disservice in rating his people skills, he's expressed concern about and confusion with most traditional business ...READ»

NETWORKING | Comment

Deja Vu All Over Again? III

BY Heath RowThu Oct 30, 2003 at 1:45 PM

More fodder for FC Now readers' consideration of social software and its potential business benefits: BusinessWeek recently took a look at Friendster's success.READ»

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