POWERHOUSE GLOBAL MAGAZINE 7TH EDITION
Return on Investment The Gift of Challenges
ROSS SWAN
THE INTELLECTUAL POWERHOUSE
HOW DOES LINKEDIN AFFECT MY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING WORLD? THE GARMENT DOES NOT MAKE A MAN, BUT THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUL’S CLOTHING HOW TO WIN THE WAR AGAINST POVERTY
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It tantamount to being selfish on one’s own self. I admonish us all here today to befriend books. Instead of embracing a culture of gossip – that is increasingly wasting the time of youth on social media- lets embrace a reading culture to align with scripture
CONCLUSION “Milk and honey have different colours, but they share the same house peacefully” – while Africa’s sovereign capital, its people, do not share tribe, creed or religion, they share a common interest to build a prosperous Africa, a common interest to create inclusive wealth opportunities for all. This is the icing on the cake, the glue that will bind
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the continent at all levels, towards making strides in an environment of a transformed mindset to make meaningful economic growth. Sixty years is a long time to wait, and especially so considering the multitude of lessons – the successes & failures - of other countries and regions that have progresses economically, that Africa can learn from. Sixty years is a long time to wait for progress, in this information age. It is time for all in Africa to transform their minds, arise and live a life of accountability. And by this, accelerate Africa’s ascension from rock bottom to leadership in the 21st century. Yes, it is possible because we can.
About Dr. Richard Munang Dr. Richard Munang is Africa Climate Change & Development Policy Expert. He tweets as @ RichardMunang The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the institution with which they are affiliated
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THE GARMENT DOES NOT MAKE A MAN, BUT THE BEAUTY OF
THE SOUL’S CLOTHING ALINA SZTANKOVITS Perhaps one of the most memorable memories of my childhood was this true story, but full of spiritual essence and spiritual beauty.
but always very attached to each child, because in her eyes every child was unique. It was a great responsibility and at the same time a great blessing to take care of raising My mother has been a teacher and educating all children. for 40 years, in a school with I often went to that school orphaned children or from to play with these children, dismembered families. socialize with them, give them toys, because these were She educated and took care children who did not have the of over 580 kids per year. She same luck to have a mother was a wise, altruistic teacher, and father so close to life and grow up in families. One of the most impressive happenings is a young orphan in this school, named Tudor. Tudor was a very smart, shy and very gentle kid who, after being born, had the misfortune that his parents died in a house fire, snd being the only survivor of a family in which there were five children. Unfortunately, the house was made of ash
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HOW DOES LINKEDIN AFFECT MY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING WORLD? ANTONIA MCCLAMMY WHAT IS LINKEDIN? LinkedIn is the premier online professional networking social media platform for professionals, recruiters, business owners, and surfing for new careers choices.
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY USE OF SETTING UP A LINKEDIN ACCOUNT? LinkedIn is a work based social networking service. It allows you to create a personal profile to help promote yourself into the workforce. Businesses and individuals can create content that can introduce their brand to the right audience.
USE LINKEDIN AS THE FOLLOWING: •
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Connecting with colleagues, co-workers, and other professionals Showcase online resume Potential career opportunities
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Connect with like-minded people Share your expertise and learn from others Keep up-to-date with your professional contacts and network
Social networking sites provide your employees an opportunity to develop a professional network simply by publicly connecting with contacts, including your
customers. Sites, such as LinkedIn, permit users to form a network of “connections” to develop a web of professionals that can be highly effective for sales and marketing purposes. Let’s cover the basics of how using LinkedIn can develop your individual brand. Here are several reasons to fine tune your LinkedIn presence like a Rockstar.
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Lead generation is always an important need for professional services, and it is a reasonable technique for online networking through LinkedIn.
1. Update your Profile Pic and LinkedIn Cover Page 2. Complete your profile to 100% 3. Upload Business Informational Documents, Video’s, Blog Post’s 4. Leverage LinkedIn’s Pulse Blog 5. Write your elevator pitch 6. Invest in Advertising 7. Join Groups 8. Connect your SlideShare account 9. Personalize your LinkedIn URL 10. Make sure your profile is public 11. Humanize Your Brand 12. Send messages and invitations to those in your network and to other group
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members If your LinkedIn presence represents your personal brand well, don’t be afraid to send potential new connections or clients to your LinkedIn profile. Please add your LinkedIn address on your business card, proposals, presentations, custom blogs or articles and include in your email signature block. While these steps will take a bit of time to implement, the results are typically well worth the effort to a produce a great LinkedIn strategy.
WE’VE IDENTIFIED SEVEN GOALS THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE WITH
A WELL-PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED LINKEDIN STRATEGY. 1. Lead Generation and Nurturing Lead generation is always an important need for professional services, and it is a reasonable technique for online networking through LinkedIn. 2. Recruiting and Job Search Since LinkedIn was initially built to support this goal, it is very well suited to complete this task. If you are looking for new talent or a new firm for yourself, there are many opportunities available for your brand.
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know in your bones what you are doing, what you are going to offer to your audience. You have enough substance within you but simply lack the confidence to express in front of people. In this case yes, you can fake your confidence you already are the subject matter expert and it may even work! However, if you do believe that public speaking happens to be a much-needed critical skill that can accelerate your career, then this calls for you to develop true confidence. Faking will not help you to face your problem head on and without improving your skills, you will start to feel insecure about yourself. This insecurity and self-doubt will prevent you from developing true confidence needed for long term success. Instead of faking, you should rather invest time to develop that skill. Read about it, learn the intricacies, attend coaching classes, volunteer to speak at local network meeting, practice at every given opportunity and aim to engage with your audience each time you speak in public! Once you dive deep and give your 100%, you will eventually master the skill. With strong expertise comes true
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REAL CONFIDENCE
As you progress through your life and career, it becomes all the more important to surpass faking part to actually making it happen!
confidence! Standard norm “Fake it till you make it” remains short sighted advice for most of us. Because let’s face it. Faking requires you to suppress genuine emotions and that is hard as it requires more conscious effort to conceal your anxiety. Faking takes away a part of who you are. So how can you enjoy success if you lose your authenticity in the process? As you progress through your life and career, it becomes all the more important to surpass faking part to actually making it happen!
Real Confidence is a feeling of self-assurance arising from one’s actual ability. Fake confidence is pretending to be good at something when in actual sense, you are not prepared enough. Truly confident people are givers. They do not hesitate to share their time, knowledge, resources with others. They are able to see best in others, overlook pettiness. Unlike those who fake confidence will be protective of what they know, and they tend to get defensive about anyone who asks questions. Truly confident people don’t aim to be perfect instead they try new things, they accept responsibility for failures and be willing to learn from their mistakes. While others who are pretending to be confident, hide their mistakes and try to maintain their image of perfection. Unfortunately, in their quest to maintain their false image, they lose out on learning opportunities and will not be able to make any genuine connections.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Dharmesh Shah, founder of FAKE CONFIDENCE AND HubSpot lists these traits of
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truly confident people which is worth noting here: 1. They take a stand not because they think they are always right – but because they are not afraid to be wrong. 2. They listen ten times more than they speak. 3. They duck the spotlight, so it shines on others. 4. They freely ask for help. 5. They think, “Why not me?” 6. They don’t put down other people. 7. They aren’t afraid to look silly. 8. And they own their mistakes. 9. They only seek approval from the people who really matter. Once you learn, emulate and internalize these qualities, you can take off the mask and glow with true inner confidence! In addition to the list of qualities mentioned above, there are a few actions that you can take to develop sure fire confidence.
self -esteem and charisma alone.
DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS AND COMPETENCE
You need to have enough substance within you that your style should not matter anymore.
There is no shortcut to success. Even though faking works on short term, you cannot succeed with just high
If you are planning to master any skill, then you need to dive deep and learn as much
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as you can. Research, find mentors, network, ask lot of questions. Get to know experts in your field, network and learn from them. Know your competitors if any. If you want to be truly confident at something, you cannot have just a passing knowledge. You have to step out of the amateur bubble. You need to
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