Humility, Leadership, and Self Promotion, Oh My

By Tim Berry

What happens if you make light of your achievements, shun the spotlight, and pass the microphone on to the next person in line? Will this stunt your career growth? I’ve worried about this for years. I used to deal with a guy who did very well as a professional expert, while knowing not much more... Read More »

Business Pitch for Fun and Profit

By Tim Berry

(I just posted this on my Up And Running blog over at Entrepreneur.com. For the record, I rarely post the same thing in both places, but today, because I’m announcing this new pitch site, I’m making an exception.) Consider yourself one of the first to know about the new Bplans.com pitch site at pitch.bplans.com. That... Read More »

Dan Schawbel, Me 2.0, and Personal Branding

By Tim Berry

What does personal branding mean to you? To me it used to be about well-known experts whose names became brands in an almost-traditional business sense: Guy Kawasaki, Seth Godin, Tom Peters; they were experts whose names sold books and speaking engagements. Lately my view of personal branding has expanded as I start following John Jantsch,... Read More »

Great Panel, Despite One Misconception

By Tim Berry

Please, people, don't get misdirected on this. The business planning is there for the company, as in the founders, the entrepreneurs, the people who are building and running the company. It isn't a document, it's a process, which begins with... Read More »