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Have you ever visited a friend and felt instantly at home? Or perhaps, you’ve been lucky enough to stay at a particularly hospitable hotel. From a warm greeting when you arrive to fresh guest linens and maybe even a mint on your pillow, all the little details taken together contribute...
If you’re on LinkedIn, you probably already recognize the importance of a professional network. Success and growth don’t happen in a vacuum. We all benefit from others teaching and supporting us. Plus, it’s so gratifying to help your colleagues out, too. But practically...
If you work in sales, you already know the importance of quantifying your efforts. In fact, you’re probably well accustomed to scorecards, benchmarks, and KPIs. Each can provide clarity around where your strengths and weaknesses lie—an essential part of improving.
Now, I want to...
According to a 2023 LinkedIn learning report, the skillsets required for jobs have changed 25 percent since 2007, and that number is expected to double by 2027. If that doesn’t motivate you to crush your learning goals, I don’t know what will! Perhaps, LinkedIn Learning, a giant...
If you’ve ever watched a street performer in a big city, you’ve probably experienced a strange phenomenon. What begins as a small audience of passersby grows almost instantly into a massive crowd. It’s funny how that happens. People hate to miss out. When they see others...
One thing that always puzzles me is when people lock down their LinkedIn profiles, making them hard or even impossible to find. Isn’t the point of being on LinkedIn to build relationships? That’s pretty difficult to do if no one can reach you.
Now, what I do understand is that...
It’s about that time of year again when spring breaks are upon us and the reprieve can make going back to the classroom, well, a little anxiety-inducing. So, in the back-to-school spirit, I want to teach you how to make new friends (read: professional contacts) on LinkedIn.
People...
We can talk about principles and theories all day, but sometimes, it’s helpful just to see it. Instead of giving you tips to nail LinkedIn content or a tried-and-true process for creating posts, I’m flipping the script. These three folks, personal LinkedIn connections of mine, offer a...
Here at McMillion Consulting, we love cheering clients on and celebrating their wins. Our Anatomy of a Win series showcases stories from professionals who experienced a notable business victory as a result of implementing a tool or strategy they learned from our work together.
From the days of...
The calendar turns to January and suddenly everyone’s talking about their New Year’s resolutions. Usually, these goals involve adding something: start working out, eat more vegetables, get more sleep, etc. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But this year, why not take a...
Becoming a sales pro takes practice, patience, and a whole lot of resilience. Over the years, I’ve encountered good sales advice and some not-so-good advice. I boiled down many of the best tidbits to share with you in my ABCs of sales. While I’m no advocate of quick fixes, I think my...
Like other social platforms, LinkedIn has a process to let users verify their identities. It’s the LinkedIn equivalent of the blue checkmark…kind of. I’ll get into the details below. Armed with all the right info, you can make an informed decision about whether or not...
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