The Brand You 50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!
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The Brand You 50 (Reinventing Work): Fifty Ways to Transform Yourself from an 'Employee' into a Brand That Shouts Distinction, Commitment, and Passion!
The defining Brand You idea: “They” aren’t in charge of our careers — and by extension our lives — anymore. We are. It is up to us to fashion ourselves.
— Thomas Malone and Robert Laubacher, “The Dawn of the E-lance Economy,” Harvard Business Review
Carpenters bend wood. Fletchers bend arrows. Wise men fashion themselves. — Buddha
Craft = Marketable Skill. Distinction = Memorable. Networking Skills = Word of Mouth Collegial Support.
It’s about being so damn good and meticulous and responsible about what you do (and making sure that what you do is work that needs to be done) that the world taps a T1-speed path to your PC.