It seems many of you have also experienced workplace trauma from the many comments and messages I’ve gotten from my earlier posts on this topic. It’s really nice to know that we’re not alone in this which is why I shared my story. A toxic work environment or workplace PTSD (these terms can be used interchangeably) affects employees long after the experience happens. I remember the negative things that were said and done to me…

Today I noticed that I had a cool new LinkedIn feature – the ability to view paywall articles from various online news publishers with my LinkedIn Premium account. You can see the prompt that I got here when I clicked on an interesting Fast Company article in my news feed that a connection posted. LinkedIn Premium members will receive five credits they can use each month to unlock paywalled (locked/paid) content they discover on LinkedIn…

In this video I explore what to say when someone says they don’t have time for LinkedIn or when they say it’s not worthwhile. If you read my blog and watch my videos on YouTube you know that I strongly feel that LinkedIn is a great investment for business professionals and businesses. These reasons include enhancing personal branding, recruiting, networking and business development. And using LinkedIn doesn’t require a lot of time or effort if…

Do you want to learn the secrets of LinkedIn? If so, join me for a free LinkedIn Master Class on Friday, September 24! This virtual program will cover how to use social media for brand building, client retention and lead generation and will provide actionable tools to enhance your presence on the social media networks and utilize LinkedIn as a business development and thought leadership platform, especially now. You’ll learn what kinds of content to…

Here’s one easy thing you should do on LinkedIn today that will help you build your brand and business. It’s all about leveraging comments to your advantage and using them to build your subject matter authority on LinkedIn. When you post insightful comments, people notice and you elevate your brand as a result. You can then use this touchpoint as an opportunity to connect with other people and also become more visible. Remember, not all…

We all have to get dressed each day. So how to do we do it with confidence and strategy as we head into Fall and Winter especially when we are still mostly working from home and Covid is still front and center in our lives? Let’s face it, times are different and keep changing. But no matter what you have to get dressed every day, you have to work and you have to show up…

Lisa Lang is the General Counsel at Kentucky State University where she leads a team of four professionals while serving on the university president’s senior leadership team for a  campus with more than 2000 students and 135 full-time instructional faculty. She also hosts a successful podcast “Why Not This Not That.” She is an active user of LinkedIn and posts terrific advice on the platform (you should follow her!) for business professionals at all…