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How to use LinkedIn without embarrassing yourself
Opinion
Opinion

How to use LinkedIn without embarrassing yourself

It may be cringe, but LinkedIn is a necessary evil. So how do we navigate the platform with dignity (and reputation) intact?

  • by Liz Hoggard

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I see you look at my name tag. I know what you want to ask. But no, I am not changing it
Opinion
Real life

I see you look at my name tag. I know what you want to ask. But no, I am not changing it

Yes, the double hyphen of Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier might seem like overkill, but there is a reason why I have so many surnames.

  • by Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier
Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn
Opinion
LinkedIn

Is it great to connect? The many lies of LinkedIn

Welcome to a world of toxic positivity, where ‘team players’ and ‘thought leaders’ are continually energised and thrilled by their own success but mostly excited to witness your downfall.

  • by Thomas Mitchell
Does networking make you squirm? ‘Gendered modesty’ might be to blame

Does networking make you squirm? ‘Gendered modesty’ might be to blame

The era of monthly Happy Hour drinks or pink cupcakes for an International Women’s Day morning tea just don’t cut it. There are other ways to make events that work for women.

  • by Michelle Battersby
Why you won’t get ahead by just doing your job well
Opinion
Careers

Why you won’t get ahead by just doing your job well

Company boardrooms aren’t merely filled with the best and brightest. They’re also populated by those who’ve mastered the art of being noticed.

  • by Shadé Zahrai
‘A lot of nonsense’: It’s time to call out LinkedIn

‘A lot of nonsense’: It’s time to call out LinkedIn

The self-congratulatory world of LinkedIn throws an upbeat veneer over the corporate world’s lack of virtue.

  • by Lucinda Holdforth
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How LinkedIn users are blurring the lines between home and work

How LinkedIn users are blurring the lines between home and work

Since the start of the pandemic, as office workers missed in-person interactions with colleagues, many people turned to LinkedIn to help make up for what they had lost. They started talking about more than just work.

  • by Lora Kelley
$2m down, but not out: the mum taking Aussie-style networking to the US

$2m down, but not out: the mum taking Aussie-style networking to the US

She built a thriving organisation aimed at helping women realise their professional dreams – then Emma Isaacs decided to follow her own, expanding into the US. There, the Business Chicks chief encountered something that all entrepreneurs have to grapple with at some stage or another: failure.

  • by Jane Cadzow
Why do so many work meetings start late?

Why do so many work meetings start late?

An epidemic of poor punctuality is costing companies millions and frustrating employees.

  • by Tony Featherstone

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/business-networking-1mtk