At SagePresence, we talk a lot about the power of story to influence audiences of all kinds, including yourself. In today’s post, Dean shares his thoughts about the shortcomings of the idea of the prototypical “Happy Ending.”
At SagePresence, we talk a lot about the power of story to influence audiences of all kinds, including yourself. In today’s post, Dean shares his thoughts about the shortcomings of the idea of the prototypical “Happy Ending.”
Welcome to the next episode SagePresence’s new series “Community Conversations with Troy Parkinson.” In today’s episode, Troy interviews Stacy Robben, MHA, FSMPS, LEED AP, and Executive Vice President/Chief Marketing Officer of The Boldt Company.
Sometimes things happen that not only make us feel like a victim, but put us into a victim mentality, which can be a sticky state to move forward from. In today’s vlog, Dean offers some tips on how to escape this mentality, regardless of what is happening in life.
There is a workforce crisis across the country now. If you are a firm that is struggling to hire new talent maybe the first step is to look internally to be clear on the story you need to be telling your prospective team members.
It is a hybrid work environment whether you like it or not — which means that your team members are interacting with each other, and with prospects and clients, both in person and virtually. Have you thought about how these interactions affect your company’s culture and brand presence? In today’s post, Dean shares a few things to look for as you observe these interactions.
Within teams, there is always the question of who should be doing what?
Whether in architecture, engineering, construction, or management consulting, in order to get new work, you have to win that work through short-list or oral presentations.
As professional service-providers, we are all doing everything we can to figure out how to make the most impact on our prospects and clients. In today’s vlog replay, Dean suggests that the answer doesn’t have to be in the big picture, but sometimes in the smaller details.
There’s an old saw that many of us follow: “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt.” Ironically, whoever said it first is unknown — maybe because they didn’t speak up when someone else used the quote for themselves.
Brand identity is one thing — it shows up in our logo and advertisements and website and social media. But brand presence is a human expression of your brand. Do you know what your firm’s brand presence is? Is it expressed consistently throughout your team — the team that might be distributed broadly through a number of offices and homes?