Why You Need a Photo on your LinkedIn Profile
It’s good manners to include a photo in your LinkedIn profile. Just like offering a handshake when you first meet someone. Many people automatically reject connection requests from people who …
Why and How You Should Get Active on LinkedIn
Activity on LinkedIn is very visible LinkedIn changed the look of LinkedIn some while back so that your activity is very prominent on your profile and has become a very …
Better to Give than Receive – Giving Recommendations Strategically on LinkedIn
Wouldn’t anyone be grateful for a recommendation on LinkedIn? Not necessarily. Why should you take the time to give someone a recommendation? You’d be surprised at the benefits you can …
Breathe, Mouse Over and Refresh (BMR) for Sanity on LinkedIn
LinkedIn It’s a fact of life: LinkedIn is frequently buggy. It gets stuck, won’t let you save changes, and/or won’t show some information. Not to mention the frequent changes in …
The Squirrel Syndrome on LinkedIn
I’ve been seeing many of the same problems showing up on LinkedIn profiles lately – boring headline, no summary, no call to action, etc. Often they are issues you are well …
7 Steps to Showing Your Thought Leadership on LinkedIn
“A thought leader is an individual or firm that is recognized as an authority in a specialized field and whose expertise is sought and often rewarded.” (Wikipedia) Many people have …
LinkedIn and Social Media for the Socially Reluctant
Something is holding you back. I don’t know what it is. I think you’re fascinating and you have some impressive accomplishments. But when I look at your LinkedIn profile I …
A Two Space User in a One Space LinkedIn World
We have good reasons for being “wrong” Are you a two spacer in a one space LinkedIn world? I only recently heard the expression about being a two spacer. You …
The Impostor Syndrome Insecurities on LinkedIn
Ways to Handle Your Insecurities on LinkedIn I was working with a client on her LinkedIn profile recently when she said to me – “I’ll do exactly what you say …
Great Manager LinkedIn Profiles as a Recruitment Tool
Competing for Talent Sometimes I work individually with senior executives and they will then bring me in to teach a workshop for a larger group of their managers at successful …
