The Identity Circle Blog

What's your personal brand?

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Feb 22, 2010 @ 02:32 AM | No comments

There’s so much talk these days about personal branding and how important it is to shaping a successful career. But exactly what is a "personal brand" and where does it come from?

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Keywords: authenticity, career development, career success, happiness, identity, individuality, know thyself, leadership, personal brand, personal development, potential, purpose

Down with "God" - The Problem with Tiger Woods

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Dec 17, 2009 @ 06:32 AM | Comment (7)

The seeds of Tiger Woods’ undoing were sewn years ago – and they had nothing to do with him being the king of golf.

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Keywords: authenticity, brand, God, happiness, human, identity, integrity, know thyself, reputation, scandal, Tiger Woods

The Problem with Human Resources

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Aug 11, 2008 @ 01:11 AM | Comments (1)

For all the value it provides to organizations, “human resources” may not be doing itself a favor when it comes to how it describes itself to the world.

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Keywords: career development, corporate culture, executive titles, happiness, human, humanity, identity, individuality, leadership, personal development, potential

What should you do with your life?

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Dec 14, 2007 @ 04:42 AM | No comments

Last week, the New York Times ran an article, entitled What Do I Do? What Week It Is about a guy named Sean Aiken, who was trying out a new job every week for a year. The article quotes Sean as saying, "We have been told our whole life that anything is possible. Well, our parents did a great job, cause now we actually believe it."

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Keywords: career development, happiness, human, identity, individuality, personal development

"Business Discovers Happiness Pays."

Posted By: Larry Ackerman on Sep 21, 2007 @ 09:26 AM | No comments

That's my fantasy news flash for the day. I came across the article Businesses Offer Ways for Employees to Balance Work and Family on the ABC News site the other day that described how helping people deal with non-business related stress - marriage, children, etc. - makes employees more productive workers. Helping people achieve a greater sense of well-being seems to be a "perk" with clear benefits for everyone.

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Keywords: Google, happiness, human, identity, individuality, potential, productivity

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