How Do Presence and Reputation Come Together in the Visibility & Value Model?

Your time is precious. Your days are already packed with meetings, conference calls, overdue deliverables, and unanticipated interruptions. Working to raise your visibility in your organization and industry requires that you focus your precious time on specific activities and behaviors that help you produce results. Anyone can engage in a bevy of activities that keep them busy, yet you cannot afford that luxury. The investment of time and energy you make in your efforts to raise your visibility must be productive. What is the difference between keeping busy and being productive?

Keeping busy. You engage in a number of activities that exhaust your time and energy, yet these activities do not advance your professional goals. At the end of your day, your key thought is “Where did the day go?”
Being productive. You engage in specific activities in which you invest the appropriate time and energy, thus advancing your goals. At the end of your day, your key thought is “What’s next?”

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Ed Evarts is the founder and president of Excellius Leadership Development, an organization focused on coaching mid- to senior- level leaders and their teams in business environments. With over twenty-five years of innovative leadership and management experience, Ed possesses the ability to build awareness, create action, and deliver results. Known for his business acumen, his ability to resolve complex human relations issues, and his enthusiastic, accessible and responsive style, Ed partners with managers, leaders and business teams to explore clarity and communication, and traverse conflict and change.