Authenticity: Page 5

Growing a Business

Craft Your Personal Brand by Embracing Your Weirdness

Showing who you really are will lead to a deeper connection with your customers.

Thought Leaders

Develop These 5 Communication Skills to Succeed at Business

Be careful with your words and actions.

Leadership

Stop Trying to Pretend That You're Perfect

Be a courageous leader who illuminates flaws instead of hiding them.

Fundraising

The New Networking: 8 Strategies for Building Real Relationships

Here's how to form lasting connections that can help grow your business in the modern age.

Business News

Why Authenticity Is the Key Ingredient for Career Success

Here are four reasons why being authentic can help you to succeed in your career.

Marketing

Use Authentic Vulnerability to Grow Your Tribe and Brand

Influencer Natalie Hodson was surprised to see her business suffer when she tried to portray a "perfect" image.

Marketing

How to Harness the Power of Authenticity and a 'Relationship Funnel' to Explode Your Brand

Rachel Pedersen used a viral Facebook post to build a business based on relationships.

Thought Leaders

How to Present an Authentic Self at Work as a Woman

Women entrepreneurs have two choices: Accept the status quo or move toward a philosophy of authenticity to shatter ceilings and bring down barriers. I endorse the latter.

Social Media

5 Reasons to Stop Posting Hype on Social Media

Customers are wising up to the over-exaggerated lifestyles they see online.

Business News

How to Be Authentic in an Interview

The most important thing in an interview is simple: Be yourself.

Thought Leaders

3 Lessons You'll Learn by Writing a Book About Your Business

Describing your entrepreneurial mindset to others will help you discover truths about your company and yourself.

Culture

How Entrepreneurs Can Navigate the Crisis of Trust

The foundation of your customer relationships are your people, and your people are the ones who can build trust in your organization.

Marketing

Marketing Lessons From Stormy Daniels

Whatever you're selling, make sure your marketing message is focused, concise and credible.

Social Media

Why Everyone and Everything on Social Media Is Fake

Social media platforms, and the way we use them, aren't designed for showing our authentic selves.

Social Media

Honest Vulnerability Is a Better Personal Brand Than Pretending Life Is Perfect

Real life isn't all sunshine with no bad hair days. Your social media posts shouldn't be either.