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Why your personal impact matters and what to consider

There’s no avoiding it: relationships matter at work. That means we can’t deny that other people’s perceptions of us matter too. As much as we might not like that idea, it’s true. The way you create a perception of yourself is through your personal impact. Managing this is essential in building positive work relationships. Let’s look at what personal impact is [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2020-02-07T10:55:41+00:00February 7th, 2020|Personal impact|Comments Off

Defining your Personal Brand – how to get started

It can feel a bit overwhelming to think about what your personal brand is and how to start thinking about it. If you want to read more about what it is and why it matters, you can do so here. In this short article, I want to share how I approach defining someone’s personal brand with them. It is important [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-09-16T15:03:54+00:00September 16th, 2019|Personal impact|Comments Off

Personal brand – is it an outdated idea?

The term personal brand has been knocking around for several decades. I have to admit it’s not personally one I like but I think the idea behind it is still extremely important and frequently individuals don’t make enough time to consider theirs. This is particularly the case in the financial and professional services industries where knowledge and technical expertise are [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-09-17T07:22:42+00:00August 15th, 2019|Personal impact|Comments Off

Why a positive online profile on LinkedIn matters and how to increase your visibility in little time

In talking to a prospective corporate client last week and explaining how important LinkedIn is for individuals and the organisations they work for, that person candidly explained his way of updating his profile. “In my summary, it says how many years’ experience I have, annually I add another year.” I am not surprised by this, many people working in corporates [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-09-24T05:46:17+00:00April 8th, 2019|Personal impact|Comments Off

How to give a strong and professional presentation in the workplace

A great workplace presentation can help you to stand out as an employee to watch. Although many people dread giving presentations – or public speaking of any kind – with the right focus and preparation a presentation can be both enjoyable and successful. Focus on your audience What often makes us nervous is when we think only about our own experience [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-08-22T13:36:24+00:00September 6th, 2018|Personal impact, Presenting|Comments Off

Can a dress code enhance your team’s performance?

There are many factors that may affect employee performance, from the environmental to the motivational. One of the most easily overlooked – but often most significant – is how the way that we dress has an impact on how we feel, and consequently how we perform. Most of us have had that one experience where we have been in the wrong [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-08-22T13:27:14+00:00July 12th, 2018|Personal impact|Comments Off

Personal impact whatever the situation (and weather!)

When I first started my business in 2011, it was almost entirely focused on working with individuals and groups on personal impact. What I do today is a lot broader than that; however personal impact is foundational to most of the work I do because personal impact whatever the situation matters at work. You may question why that is, the [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-08-16T06:38:24+00:00July 9th, 2018|Personal impact|Comments Off

Small changes make a big difference

I am currently working with a client who is only working with me, due to feedback from his boss; in fact it has been made clear he needs to work on his presence to progress in his company. This is always a more challenging proposition for me, as the person has not come to their own conclusion that they have elements [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2018-08-08T07:32:25+00:00July 2nd, 2018|Personal impact|Comments Off

Unconscious bias exists -why it matters how you show up!

You may have heard a lot of talk about unconscious bias lately. Essentially this is a term that refers to all our unconscious associations between characteristics, people and things! Links we don't consciously make and which may go unrecognised unless we consider them carefully. To read a little more on unconscious bias, click here. The debate about the danger of [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-09-24T06:10:19+00:00May 17th, 2018|Personal impact|Comments Off

The ‘C’ word of personal impact

Personal impact, maybe you have given it a lot of thought, maybe you haven’t. One thing for sure is, people will be impacting you positively, neutrally or negatively all the time and you will be having an effect on them too. The 3 key ’tools’ that we all have relating to how we communicate ourselves and engage others are the [...]

By Joanna Gaudoin|2019-08-15T12:26:20+00:00March 19th, 2018|Personal impact|Comments Off