Joe Newbert's Blog On Business, Projects and Change https://newberts.blog Joe Newbert's Blog On Business, Projects and Change Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:12:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.3.2 https://newberts.blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-NewbertsBlog-32x32.jpg Newbert's Blog https://newberts.blog 32 32 https://newberts.blog/2020/03/make-them-remember/ Make them remember https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619340878/0/newbertsblog~Make-them-remember/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619340878/0/newbertsblog~Make-them-remember/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://newberts.blog/?p=1506 Read more]]> Projects take all sorts.

But good brands focus on one thing not many things.

  • The Fixer – You’re the go-to-person who can make anything happen.
  • The Simplifier – You’re the “cut to the heart of it” pragmatist.
  • The Innovator – You’re the “big hairy audacious ideas” generator.
  • The Whiz Kid – You’re the talented Gen. Y hire on rocket fuel.
  • The Rock – You’re the “Don’t worry, we’ll get it done” calming influence.
  • The Organiser – You’re the project management extraordinaire.
  • The Mediator – You’re the “no one walks away angry” team player.
  • The Negotiator – You’re the influential, win-win mediator.
  • The Connector – You’re the networker who always knows someone you should know.
  • The Influencer – You’re the guy who’s never met a challenge you didn’t love.
  • The Guru – You’re the oracle who’s happy to share their knowledge.
  • The Juggler – You’re the one who keeps the balls in the air, and never drops one.

Stop wearing stress as your defining badge of project-honour, and focus on the strength you want to be known for.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619340878/0/newbertsblog~Make-them-remember/feed/ 0 https://newberts.blog/2020/02/pick-ask-and-match/ Pick, ask and match… https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619246584/0/newbertsblog~Pick-ask-and-match/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619246584/0/newbertsblog~Pick-ask-and-match/#respond Sat, 29 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://newberts.blog/?p=1503 Read more]]> Pick the top-5 most relevant and compelling adjectives that describe you:

(or choose your your own)

  • analytical
  • authentic
  • bold
  • clear
  • compelling
  • competent
  • consistent
  • creative
  • daring
  • deliberate
  • dependable
  • determined
  • emotional
  • fearless
  • found
  • generous
  • genuine
  • great
  • happy
  • logical
  • indestructible
  • indispensable
  • influential
  • innovative
  • insightful
  • irresistible
  • joyful
  • learned
  • logical
  • loved
  • nurturing
  • open
  • opinionated
  • organised
  • real
  • relevant
  • reliable
  • strong
  • successful
  • trusted
  • unique
  • valuable
  • visible
  • wise

Now ask someone else to describe you in one word.

Do you have a match?

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619246584/0/newbertsblog~Pick-ask-and-match/feed/ 0 https://newberts.blog/2020/02/requirements-ftw/ Requirements FTW https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619036134/0/newbertsblog~Requirements-FTW/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619036134/0/newbertsblog~Requirements-FTW/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://newberts.blog/?p=1605 Read more]]> Yesterday I was helping out at the University of Cape Town with a business case lecture for their 2nd year Information Systems programme, as part of their partnership with Saratoga.

The lecture opens with an ice-breaker exercise where I simply ask the students to design me a new toaster, as mine has given up the ghost.

They have 5 minutes.

And during this time, they were bustling with ideas as to what the toaster should do and look like — and many unique, crazy and tech-savvy designs were pitched to me at the end.

Toaster design courtesy of Keira Wilson

But sadly none of them met my needs.

Because nobody asked me for my requirements or any constraints I have, in order to design me my brand new toaster.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/619036134/0/newbertsblog~Requirements-FTW/feed/ 1 https://newberts.blog/2020/02/what-makes-you-you/ What makes you, you? https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/618809680/0/newbertsblog~What-makes-you-you/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/618809680/0/newbertsblog~What-makes-you-you/#respond Thu, 20 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://newberts.blog/?p=1499 Read more]]> When you don’t know who you are or what’s important to you, you can’t use who you are to get what you want.

Understanding who you are, what drives you, and the difference you can make is the foundation to finding your career happiness.

(And don’t be who you think other people want you to be. Or try to be somebody else, someone you’re not. Be yourself, because everyone else is already taken.)

Then connect who you are, what you do, how you do what you do and what you want, to direct your journey.

]]> https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/618809680/0/newbertsblog~What-makes-you-you/feed/ 0 https://newberts.blog/2020/02/are-you-telling-your-story/ Are you telling your story? https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/618529334/0/newbertsblog~Are-you-telling-your-story/ https://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/618529334/0/newbertsblog~Are-you-telling-your-story/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2020 18:00:00 +0000 https://newberts.blog/?p=1496 Read more]]> Transform your facts into a good story.

Telling a story that’s interesting, expert, actionable and memorable is the most powerful weapon with which to talk directly to your audiences’ desires.

Crafting an authentic, relevant and compelling narrative will bring your career options, success and satisfaction closer.

What story are you telling?

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