Archive for the “Personal Branding” category

Business Dress 101: How to Shine Shoes and Iron Shirts

by Joe on May 7, 2010

We all clamor for professional development at some point in our careers, asking for trips, conferences, extra projects, but here are six of the most valuable minutes we will ever spend on our professional careers.  The video’s below teach us (…)

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We Can Make a Difference but Will We?

by Joe on May 21, 2009

A classmate of mine from Miami University, Blake Samic, posted a video of hope and optimism that goes along with my first video post.  It is empowering to know that a single person, yes thats you and I!, is able to see (…)

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An Unconventional Path to Blog Identity: Nonconformity

by Joe on April 30, 2009

After I first started struggling through my blog identity crisis an old coworker of mine @robpederson, sent me a tweet: “@joebuddejr This might help with your blog identity crisis http://tinyurl.com/d8p8s3“ Obviously, I’ll try anything to figure out this blogging identity (…)

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Check that PDA: Do You Have Tech Etiquette?

by Joe on November 6, 2008

Today I was reading a bit about tech etiquette over on Alexandra Levit’s Water Cooler Wisdom. One thing that drives me nuts is the inopportune times folks pull out a blackberry, palm, iphone or whatever other productivity device of the (…)

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Match your Personal Brand with the Right Attitude

by Joe on September 25, 2008

I ran into a bit of a snafu today at lunch.  The waitress was unbelievably rude.  Every conversation we had generated a response from her in a tone that showed that she was annoyed by us.  She vocally expressed her annoyance (…)

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