Ways to boost self esteem and confidence are a regular topic in coaching sessions and workshops. The fastest way to decimate your self esteem and confidence is to develop the habit of focusing on your short comings with a big magnifying glass. I once heard this said “If someone else spoke to me the way I speak to myself I’d sue”. Does that sound familiar?

Develop the habit of self acknowledgement and appreciation.One way to do this is to keep a daily log of small wins and successes. Start with five things a day and build up to 50. Yes I did say 50. Just imagine if you did this five days a week for a month what it would do for your self esteem and confidence. Not to mention the awareness it would develop around your personal brand.

I would say that self confidence is indeed career critical as well as being key to a happy and healthy life!

1. Being self aware

2. Being more aware of the needs of the organisation

3. Displaying the right behaviours and attitudes

4. Influencing key people in the organisation

5. Pushing the boundaries of your job

6. Having the right skills and know how

7. Working hard

8. Being in the right place at the right time.

All of my experiences totally backs this up. It is worth considering if you were to improve just one of these which one would it be and what action would you take?

Remember “Luck occurs when preparation meets opportunity”

Defining a matrix organisation.

It’s an organizational structure that facilitates the horizontal flow of skills and information. It is used mainly in the management of large projects or product development processes, drawing employees from different functional disciplines for assignment to a team without removing them from their respective positions.

 
Employees in a matrix organization report on day-to-day performance to the project or product manager whose authority flows sideways (horizontally) across departmental boundaries. They also continue to report on their overall performance to the head of their department whose authority flows downwards (vertically) within his or her department. Matrix organizations are often set up to make organizations more flexible, to break down the old functions or geographic “silos” and encourage more cooperation across the business.

If you have read this and thought Oh! I have a much better definition please do get in touch I’ll be forever grateful and publish it with fully credits!

Another question I’d ask is have you ever inspired action, loyalty or enthusiasm in another? If you can say yes then I’d suggest you’ve been charismatic. It’s worth noticing when and how you’ve done that.

Another definition of Charisma is “It’s the external demonstration of something we feel emotionally certain or passionate about inside ourselves” So what are the things that really matter to you at work? Focus on those and you will truly know the meaning of “Charisma, Apply Within”

In order to create what you want this year in your career I’d like to ask just one question.

If you could achieve just one thing this year in your career what would it be?

Get clear about that and then take 5 minutes of really focused action on your goal at least four times a week and you’ll get a great result.

Have your best year yet in 2012. Best wishes from Hilary

Personal brands are similar. Employers want us as long as we deliver things they value

Accompanied by behaviour that is pleasant to be around!

So what makes up your personal brand? It is sum total of your skills, strengths, capabilities, values, contribution and personality that create an overall impression at work. I have also heard personal brand described as “what they say about you when you leave the room” and “your take on things”. Organisations have brands and each individual and team in the organisation has one too.

All brands that are successful and stand the test of time are based on being authentic and genuine. The most important thing to consider as you reflect on your offer is what comes naturally to you. Consider these questions:

What are you doing at work when you feel most alive?

What are you most proud of in the work you do?

What are you most frequently complimented on?

The answers to these questions will begin to provide some of the core elements of what is in your brand.

Knowing what you offer is critical to career success in the 21^st century. Consider this would you want to invest in a corporate brand that didn’t invest in itself? Well funnily enough corporate brands don’t want to invest in us if we haven’t.

Take action now and invest in the brand called MePlc.

Take time to think about your brand

“We are CEOs of our own company – Me Inc.  To be in business today our job is to be lead marketer for the brand called YOU.”

Tom Peters

In view of the recent rise in known executive misbehavior and correspondingly poor business results, perhaps it would be universally beneficial for medical research to concentrate on cloning not sheep, but charismatic leaders with integrity.

Your company needs chrisma as do you to succeed so show up and shine.

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