Be Your Own Brand: A Breakthrough Formula for Standing Out From The Crowd - Softcover

Mcnally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1576752720 ISBN 13: 9781576752722

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler, 2003

Synopsis

Brands are typically associated with products and businesses, but David McNally and Karl Speak suggest the same concept can be applied to individuals and relationships, with powerful results. Be Your Own Brand shows how personal branding, like product branding, creates a special type of relationship fueled by a strong belief system and tied to an emotional connection. The authors help readers understand the importance of relationships as the currency for success in their personal and business lives. They present specific tools for success that include simple principles that define the characteristics of a branded relationship; a clear model that defines one's unique personal brand; and a way to distill the essence of that brand into a meaningful and actionable ""brand promise."" This blueprint for ""personal branding"" will help all readers achieve maximum career success - quickly and permanently - without personal compromise or selling out.

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"Squarely delivers where other books have left off by creating a genuine self-understanding and a strong picture of the person you are and want to become to create real sustainable personal change.”
--Stephen Weiss, Former President EDMC Online Higher Education and Former President and COO Capella Education Company
“A strong personal brand is paramount for effective leadership. Be Your Own Brand is a powerful and practical guide for building deep and meaningful relationships.”
--Perry Cantarutti, Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Delta Air Lines
“Be Your Own Brand, when applied within a business organization, has the power to accelerate the pace of organizational brand development tremendously.”
--Taras K. Rebet, President, West Europe, Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH
“From this book you’ll experience deep introspection and discover your own brand which will surely ignite personal and professional

"Squarely delivers where other books have left off by creating a genuine self-understanding and a strong picture of the person you are and want to become to create real sustainable personal change."
--Stephen Weiss, Former President EDMC Online Higher Education and Former President and COO Capella Education Company
"A strong personal brand is paramount for effective leadership. Be Your Own Brand is a powerful and practical guide for building deep and meaningful relationships."
--Perry Cantarutti, Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Delta Air Lines
"Be Your Own Brand, when applied within a business organization, has the power to accelerate the pace of organizational brand development tremendously."
--Taras K. Rebet, President, West Europe, Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH
"From this book you'll experience deep introspection and discover your own brand which will surely ignite personal and professional growth."
--Heather Backstrom, Employee Development Manager, Moog, Inc. - Aircraft Group

"Squarely delivers where other books have left off by creating a genuine self-understanding and a strong picture of the person you are and want to become to create real sustainable personal change."
--Stephen Weiss, Former President EDMC Online Higher Education and Former President and COO Capella Education Company

"A strong personal brand is paramount for effective leadership. Be Your Own Brand is a powerful and practical guide for building deep and meaningful relationships."
--Perry Cantarutti, Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Delta Air Lines

"Be Your Own Brand, when applied within a business organization, has the power to accelerate the pace of organizational brand development tremendously."
--Taras K. Rebet, President, West Europe, Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH

"From this book you'll experience deep introspection and discover your own brand which will surely ignite personal and professional growth."
--Heather Backstrom, Employee Development Manager, Moog, Inc. - Aircraft Group

"Squarely delivers where other books have left off by creating a genuine self-understanding and a strong picture of the person you are and want to become to create real, sustainable personal change."
--Stephen Weiss, former President, EDMC Online Higher Education, and former President and COO, Capella Education Company

"A strong personal brand is paramount for effective leadership. Be Your Own Brand is a powerful and practical guide for building deep and meaningful relationships."
--Perry Cantarutti, Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Delta Air Lines

"Be Your Own Brand, when applied within a business organization, has the power to accelerate the pace of organizational brand development tremendously."
--Taras K. Rebet, President, Western Europe, Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH

"From this book you'll experience deep introspection and discover your own brand, which will surely ignite personal and professional growth."
--Heather Backstrom, Employee Development Manager, Moog, Inc.-Aircraft Group

"Be Your Own Brand explores the notion of a personal brand not as some kind of scripted performance but as the most genuine and natural affirmation of individual strengths and distinctiveness."
--Matthew Damon, President, Nilan Johnson Lewis

"The explicit and implicit connection between one's personal brand and the brand of the company or organization for whom one works is convincingly presented in this book. Its message--that our brands allow us to become more of who we are, reflecting what we stand for and how we convey that to others--is as true for individuals as it is for organizations."
--Katrinka Smith Sloan, COO, LeadingAge

"After reading Be Your Own Brand, I only wish that I would have read this book when I started my career as a brand professional sixteen years ago. It's a must-read book for people who wish to achieve their highest level in life. I am currently lecturing in an international university, and this book is mandatory for all my students."
--Dino Martin, Brand Consultant and Associate Faculty Member, Binus University, Jakarta, Indonesia

"The one sales effectiveness book every sales and marketing executive should have on the bookshelf, Be Your Own Brand speaks to today's most urgent business issue: your people are your brand. I found every page to be full of great ideas and powerful insights."
--E. Patrick Gallagher, Director, Learning and Development, FindLaw, a Thomson Reuters Company

"Virtually everyone in business can become a more effective leader by putting into practice the 'power of positive perceptions' presented in this book. In addition, the authors' take on authenticity and making a difference can add a new, powerful perspective to any coach's leadership development activities."
--Karen Gifford, President, Gifford Management and Leadership Coaching

"Everyone has a brand. This book will teach you how to translate your purpose, vision, and values into a strong personal and professional brand. The book leads you on a journey that will help you understand the power of your personal brand and nurture its evolution throughout your career."
--Agnes Ring, Vice President, Bonestroo

"In the financial services industry, a strong personal brand is essential for career success and personal fulfillment. McNally and Speak have written an invaluable guide for helping financial advisors craft such a brand for themselves and their enterprise."
--Michael J. Haglin, Division Vice President, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

"Be Your Own Brand demonstrates how the principles of marketing can also serve as the foundation of authentic leadership. The authors' ability to draw upon the common understanding of branding to create a parable about self-awareness and effective leadership makes Be Your Own Brand essential reading for every manager looking to make a difference."
--Durwin A. Long, PhD, Assistant Dean, Executive and Professional Development, Opus College of Business, University of St. Thomas

"As a senior executive in a growing company, I saw firsthand how the personal brand concepts in Be Your Own Brand were instrumental in helping employees find a strong connection between their work and the value we provided to our customers. The focus on making a difference in the revised version of Be Your Own Brand will undoubtedly make these proven concepts of personal brand an even more powerful customer-centric employee engagement tool."
--John Super, President, Advance Path

"In the financial services business, the personal brand of each advisor has a big impact on client loyalty. When the personal brand of an advisor is aligned with the company's brand, both become stronger together. The innovative personal brand concepts in Be Your Own Brand will help advisors build a stronger personal brand."
--Wick Manley, Senior Vice President, AgStar Financial Services

"As this book says, the brand on the outside is only as good as the brand on the inside. Based on the personal brand concepts in Be Your Own Brand, the brand training program we created with Karl helps our associates align their personal brands with our enterprise brand."
--Mark Berryman Hier, Second Vice President, Communications and Research, Securian Financial Group, Inc.

From the Publisher

From the author of the bestselling Even Eagles Need a Push and The Eagle's Secret, which have together sold more than 300,000 copies.
· Shows how to achieve as much career success as you desire, and as quickly and permanently as possible, while at the same time “holding onto your soul”
· Introduces a personal branding blueprint for success—in both work and life
· Provides strategies that any organization can use to improve the way it connects with customers and to more closely align its people's personal and professional values.
Be Your Own Brand is useful as both a personal and an organizational development tool. As a personal resource, Be Your Own Brand provides individuals with a powerful way to focus their thoughts and behaviors on creating important, distinctive relationships in every aspect of their professional and personal lives. As a business resource, it simultaneously helps employees better understand their organization’s brand strategy and more effectively align their own actions with it.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576752720
• ISBN 13: 9781576752722
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 148