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To build a strong company culture for all employees challenges leaders when working from home (WFH) becomes the norm. Most leaders say that “corporate culture” ranks very high up on their list of priorities, but if I looked at 100 managers’ budgets, I’d find almost no money at all dedicated to creating a culture (or […] The post Company Culture at a Distance appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: …

Personal branding is something I’ve thought a lot about for years. Branding is about a business, product, or service. Personal branding is about helping the person behind the product to stand out. It’s a way to drive a strong perception of the type of person you are and by extension, to earn a little credibility […] The post Personal Branding is Vital Now appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: Sto…

Content marketing gets a bad rap because a lot of it is so badly wrapped. What happens in the land of marketing and business (b2b marketing or B2C – it doesn’t matter) is that someone takes a good concept and sullies it with poor execution. A strong intention becomes a watered down effort to lure […] The post Content Marketing in 2020 appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: StoryLeader .

Personal leadership is at the core of my new project, StoryLeader™. My premise is that in a world where effective leadership is more of a team sport, great leaders are the kind who work to develop their teams with good leadership qualities of their own. Let’s talk about which leadership attributes will help the most, […] The post Personal Leadership appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: StoryLead…

Business storytelling is the act of using story as a way to interact with others to convey business values and/or business information. I like to say that “story is the best unit of memory” (tweetable) and that’s because the goal of business storytelling is to help information stick, both internally among various teams and leadership, […] The post Business Storytelling appeared first on Chris Bro…

“How to be authentic.” People talk to me about authenticity a lot because they pay me the “compliment” that I am authentic. First, I don’t think it’s a good pursuit: learning how to be authentic. Second, I feel there’s a better goal: how to be brave. Because when people talk about authenticity, what they really […] The post Don’t Try to Be Authentic. Be Brave appeared first on Chris Brogan Media:…

Leadership skills haven’t changed much in some ways. In others, we’re at a whole new turn in the road for organizations as they learn how to manage teams remotely, as they grapple with issues of transmitting corporate culture without so much physical proximity. What we knew before March 2020 must be checked, edited, revised, and […] The post Leadership Skills for After the Pandemic appeared first…

It seems that when people try to communicate, they mostly try to push the most stuff they can into our heads at one time. We say that business storytelling is very important but we don’t teach people how to do it. In the absence of instructions, a lot of people believe that saying more is […] The post People Need Brevity in Stories in 2020 and Beyond appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: StoryLea…

Whenever someone tells you “stories are an important part of leadership,” you do what most people do: you nod and shrug and wonder what the heck anyone means by that. And yet, we use stories informally every day. Your business meeting with prospects breaks for lunch and what do you do? Tell stories of your […] The post Why Business Storytelling is a Necessary Tool for 2020 and Beyond appeared fir…

Happy 2020! Since 2006, I’ve been recommending that people choose 3 words to guide their actions and choices over the year to come. With over 13 years of experience and more to come, I want to share with you how this works because I want you to choose your own 3 words and share them […] The post My 3 Words for 2020 appeared first on Chris Brogan Media: StoryLeader .