Work that party ! January 28, 2009

Hello! My name is Sebastien Cobut

… And I party bloody hard

I’ll be your host for this morning, (2) probably because I advise corporates in their recruitment strategy and manage staff … for a while now

About me = About you Before the party A little bit of philosophy Attitude & Behaviour Being pragmatic After party Social networking Today …

About me!

EPHEC 1994 …

… 1994 EPHEC trainee

… 1994 to 1999

… 1999 to 2001

… 2001 to date

Energisers to follow

Before the party …

Where is Your Destination?

Product & Services Culture Dress code Expectations Vs potentialities Level of commitment ?

Product & Services

Culture

Dress code

Expectations Vs potentialities

Level of commitment

Professional Philosophy Ready for a bit of profesional philosophy? Ready getting abstract?

too boring Seb!!!

Professional Philosophy Ready NOW!!!

Find your PURPLE FROG

Find your

PURPLE FROG

8 frogs on stones

Failure is Not the Opposite of Success Source: The 60 Second Leader

Only Make New Mistakes Source: The 60 Second Leader

Remember

Attitude & behaviour

HOW MUCH DO YOU SEE OF AN ICEBERG?

VISIBLE ABOVE SEA LEVEL INVISIBLE BELOW SEA LEVEL 10% 90%

VALUES – JUDGMENTS ATTITUDE MOTIVES – ETHICS - BELIEFS The Iceberg phenomena is also applicable to human beings … IMPACT BEHAVIOUR KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS UNKNOWN TO OTHERS 90 % KNOWN TO OTHERS 10 %

THE CAN DO ATTITUDE You CAN DO everything, but not all at once. You CAN DO everything, if it’s important enough for you to do. You CAN DO everything, but you may not be the best at everything. You CAN DO everything, but there will be limitations. You CAN DO everything, but you’ll need help.

You CAN DO everything, but not all at once.

You CAN DO everything, if it’s important enough for you to do.

You CAN DO everything, but you may not be the best at everything.

You CAN DO everything, but there will be limitations.

You CAN DO everything, but you’ll need help.

Attitude is Contagious

WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE 100% … = = = = 82 96 98 100 Let each letter of the alphabetic has a value equals to it sequence of the alphabetical order: 1 A 2 B 3 C 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D 1 A 20 T 20 T 5 4 21 20 9 E D U T I 11 K 14 N 15 O 5 7 4 5 12 23 E G D E L W 8 H 1 A 18 R 11 18 15 23 4 K R O W D 19 S 11 K 9 I 19 12 12 S L L

Attitude impact behaviour The can do attitude Emotions are contagious Attitude makes your life 100% Remember

Attitude & behaviour …

Circle of Concern Circle of influence We have a wide range of concerns, but not all of them fall into our circle of influence

The key to time management is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule but to schedule your priorities

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THINK WIN - WIN It’s not your way or my way, it’s a better way

“ The whole is greater than the sum of its parts” Synergise - cooperate

Ouch it hurts! Access was sequential Access is direct Depth is gradual and cemented Freedom is immediate Depth is limited !!

A changing balance between real & virtual

Implication Vs Engagement

Languages … My god !!!

Dress code … a change?

Rights Duties Example?

Being Pragmatic Let’s be pragmatic for a bit now!! Well …

Efficient? Business use … only !! Validate information Nobody’s anonymous

Hmmm … what a fantastic tool !! Canada dry communication effect Ripple effect (forwarded to who?) Don’t hide behind them Time saver or eater ! No typos

Business use Not in meetings Consider your ring tone Watch out your voicemail Etiquette

Business use

Not in meetings

Consider your ring tone

Watch out your voicemail

Why? How? Decision Communication Discussion Be prepared Be on time Be active Follow-up Meetings

Company specific but … Factual Short (Bullet points) Immediately Chosen distribution Reports How?

quiz

After party

Give them a copy of your thesis and / or report

2 ears to listen, 1 mouth to speak Check Reference on Yourself

Brand yourself

Maintain your social network

Ticket to Where?

Content Bullet 1 Bullet 2 Bullet 3

Content

Bullet 1

Bullet 2

Bullet 3

Social networks

Social networking landscape Niche Fuzzster.com BeautifulPeople.net joga.com aSmallWorld Social networks Bebo MySpace Xanga Facebook Content Sharing YouTube Flickr Metacafe Videoegg Virtual worlds Second Life Habbo Hotel Social networking matrix Corporate Plaxo LinkedIn Viadeo Portals/Content sites Yahoo 360 MSN BBC

plentiful, cheap, but of low nutritional value…

… but some stand out!

distribution is essentially free

co-creating value leverages resources

from copyright to creative commons

creating identity online: myspace.com

the barrier between virtual and real is getting thinner

Business Watch out!

online social networking leverages your impact 1+1 = 3

Warnings & Consequences

Keep it professional Keep it updated Take the time to build your network (1+1=3) Network size & quality are key Know your connections Connections are personalised … so must be your responses Being visible has 2 sides of the coins Warnings & Consequences

Keep it professional

Keep it updated

Take the time to build your network (1+1=3)

Network size & quality are key

Know your connections

Connections are personalised … so must be your responses

Being visible has 2 sides of the coins