Social media is changing how we work, how we live and also the skills we need as employees, managers and leaders. Here are my 6 tips on career skills needed to succeed in business today
- Constant beta. Google has shown us the value of launching in beta and allowing the crowd develop and evolve the idea. Perfection does not exist...allow the idea the freedom to develop through the widest feedback possible.
- Constant beta YOU. We can all learn from the concept of beta, we always have things to learn......no matter what your experiences or skills they can improve.
When we move ourselves out of beta we stop developing and we hinder our successful growth. - Listening.....business has always been about listening...but now there is no hiding if you don't!
- Connections are the currency of personal branding, of social capital....invest in your social captial both for business opportunities and also development of thinking.
- Twitterunication - we live in a world of short sound bites, you need to capture attention in 140 seconds, 140 characters
- Emotional intelligence is more vital than ever....internally and externally you need to understand how emotion sells a message.
Above all the Maya Angelou quote which ends The Engaging Brand podcast is even more valid than ever...
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did but people will never forget how you made them feel."