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If you appreciate the aesthetic of a clean drawer, an uncluttered desktop, or a tidy hard drive, I have good news for you, my friend. LinkedIn recently launched a new messaging feature, and I have a feeling you’re going to love it. 

The Focused Inbox is an optional LinkedIn setting....

When you log in to your LinkedIn account and start perusing your feed, do you like what you see? Your LinkedIn feed doesn’t have to feel like a noisy room of updates and work anniversaries (unless you want it to). Thanks to a couple of key LinkedIn settings, you can “train” your...

On your LinkedIn profile, you should always be the star of the show. Your profile is not the same as your company page, where a broader, team-centered approach should be the norm. Anyone visiting your page wants to know about you first and foremost. Still, there are a few narrow times when...

Speaking to live audiences is easily one of the best parts of my job. There’s nothing like the rewarding feeling of seeing how new knowledge can create confidence and excitement for people right before my eyes. Whether I’m providing a custom training session for top performers or a...

News flash! LinkedIn recently unveiled a post-scheduling feature. I’m so excited about the way this new tool can help my clients create a consistent rhythm of content. Let’s take a look at how to harness this powerful feature from the desktop version of LinkedIn. 

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Are you in a position of leadership in your organization? If so, you’ve probably spent at least some time considering your leadership style. You might have even read books or watched TED talks that invite you to consider questions like, what strengths do you bring to the table? Or, how can...

New to Sales Navigator? If you’ve spent any amount of time on LinkedIn, using Sales Navigator will probably feel pretty intuitive. However, given the upgraded toolset this premium subscription offers, you’ll find that there are plenty of features and workflows for which the free...

Because “following” and “followers” have different meanings on different social media platforms, figuring out how to make the most of the LinkedIn version of following can be a bit confusing. Luckily, following people on LinkedIn is pretty straightforward—and...

Imagine if the next time someone asked you how work was, you said, “Full of joy!” I think we’d all appreciate a little more joy in our lives, perhaps especially in our work lives.  

I’ve heard it said that happiness is a temporary feeling but joy is an enduring...

The idea had been brewing in my mind for quite a while. I wanted to make a self-paced, digital course so that the learning my clients receive through one-on-one training and engagements could become more accessible to more people. “How hard could it be?” I thought. With a lot of...

In case you missed it, in-person events are back and here to stay (barring another global pandemic…which hopefully doesn’t happen in my lifetime!) Before you straighten your tie or touch up your lipstick and head out the door to your next conference or networking session, don’t...

When you think “LinkedIn,” your brain probably immediately goes to your LinkedIn profile, right? Or maybe you picture your newsfeed and all the activity in your network. While profiles and engagement are a huge part of using LinkedIn, we can’t neglect the importance of the...