Tangible Accessibility and How Easy It Is for Your Colleagues to Find You
Visibility is comprised of "presence" which is the tangible ways that individuals connect with you. Here are a few ways to make sure it's as easy as possible for people to find you: Ensure your colleagues know where your office or workstation is located. Some...
What Are a Few Benefits of Being Readily Accessible?
Being accessible benefits everyone. Ram Reddy is the Chief Information Officer at The Rockport Group, offering high-quality dress and casual footwear to customers globally. Despite the daily challenges he faces in his busy workplace, Ram is committed to being...
Visibility Accelerator #2 – Be Accessible
To stay ahead of an unending volume of work, sometimes people hide in their offices. They may spend the day dodging colleagues, letting the phone go unanswered, and surfing their inbox to select which emails are the most urgent. Their colleagues likely feel...
How to Be More Comfortable Introducing Yourself to Others
attitude, behavior, colleagues, communication, connection, culture, introducing, opportunities, RYVV, Visibility
A Few Things Introducers Do That Can Help You
Introducers introduce themselves with energy, clarity, and confidence. Why reinvent the wheel? Let’s take a cue from our Introducer colleagues and practice some of the behaviors they weave into their introductions that make Introducers so effective when connecting...
Some Tips for Remembering Names
Have you ever noticed that there are some colleagues who seem to remember names better than others? Do you covet their secret? Have they bought a DVD on the Home Shopping Network to build their memory skills? Do they picture a boat when they meet Bob and a house...
Introducing Yourself – A Strong Finish
Regardless of how strong your introduction started, your best efforts will be eroded without a strong finish. How you exit an introduction might be the last thing a new colleague remembers about you, so make sure you have a strong finish. A strong finish is also...
Introducing Yourself – A Strong Introduction
Your strong introduction is comprised of two main activities. A lot of networking literature refers to a concept called the “30-second commercial.” This commercial is your “30 seconds of fame,” an opportunity to tell new colleagues who you are and what you do. A...
Introducing Yourself – A Strong Start
Approaching others or being receptive to the advance of others, great eye contact, and a confident handshake are key components to a strong start. These behaviors illustrate that you are comfortable and skilled at introducing yourself. In real time, your strong...
Why Do or Don’t You Introduce Yourself to Others?
It is natural to not pay attention to something you do all the time. However, you should not confuse being practiced at something with being good at something. You eat all of the time, yet that does not mean you eat what you should. You sleep all of the time, yet...
