MBA’s Lacking Soft Skills?

According to this article MBA’s are lacking soft skills.

Moneyweb – Soapbox – Soft skills – time to toughen up

The Young and Exceptional™: Dan Schawbel

“You need to be the real you because everyone else is taken and replicas don’t sell for as much.” —Dan Schawbel

 In the world of personal branding, especially for Gen-Y, Dan Schawbel is the man. A Millennial himself, Dan is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success (Kaplan, April 2009). My copy is already on the way. Can’t wait.

With over 150,000 results for his name in Google (wow!), Fast Company calls Dan a “personal branding force of nature.” He is the founder of the award winning Personal Branding Blog®, publisher of Personal Branding Magazine®, head judge for the Personal Brand Awards® and director of Personal Branding TV®.

As if all of that weren’t enough he is also a Social Media Specialist with EMC Corporation, which is one of the leading technology companies in the world.

When I started looking for The Young and Exceptional™, Dan is one of the first people that popped into my head. Now we get a chance to poke around in his.

Public Speaking Tips 3: An Over-Looked Secret for an Awesome Opening

continued from part 2

It’s a packed house. The audience is waiting to hear from you and you have prepared an outstanding talk. You’re ready to hit them with an opening that’ll make‘em say “Wow!”

And then…

Before you even have a chance to open your mouth, things start to fall apart.

People in the audience are getting restless and bored. You see too many yawns to count. Others are getting irritated. It’s killing you, but you can’t do anything about it right now.

Why?

Eating Right, Thinking Right

Eating healthy and thinking healthy go hand because your mind and body have an inescapable effect on each other. Substances introduced to the body affect the mind; processes introduced to the mind affect the body. Think about that.

Think right. Eat right. Live right.

The Millennials: A Vision of Students Today

As I continue my journey through my YouTube favorites, I keep finding gems. (Duh! I guess that’s why they’re in my favorites, huh?) Watch this one carefully. It’s very insightful.

And in case you missed them check out:
Generation We
Lost Generation

The Millennials: Lost Generation?

I’ve been going through my YouTube favorites again. The other day I posted the Generation We video. Here’s another amazing video on the Millennials: Lost Generation. It’s simply brilliant.

The Millennials: Generation We

I was going through my YouTube favorites when I came across this video–Generation We. It features Millennials speaking out about their generation, what’s in store for them, and what they plan to do about it. Check it out. It’s insightful, challenging, and inspiring.