When you break the rules, you are a nonconformist. No one bench marks their to the top. You bench mark your way to the middle. If i was working for me right now, i would be like, i got three companies. Here's the rank to order. I got the cued up. But nobody's aggressive like that. Nobody wants to break the rules like that. Ai, i think there's a generation that has been in some way throttled, not just to be conformists, but to what's the point? We know, they don't have this desire to win or to make themselves more attractive than their contemporaries.
Today we kick off our new series, "The Blueprint." Jason gives practical advice on how to brand yourself (1:33). Then, Jason sits down with Stanford professor and author Jeffrey Pfeffer to talk about his new book, "7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career" (14:36).
(0:00) Jason tees up today’s show!
(1:33) The Blueprint E1: branding yourself
(13:39) Visa. Learn more about Visa’s online Small Business Hub at Visa.com/smallbusinesshub.
(14:36) Jeffrey Pfeffer speaks about his book “7 rules of Power”
(28:26) LinkedIn Marketing - Get a $100 LinkedIn ad credit at https://linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups
(29:56) Break the rules: Why are people so uncomfortable breaking the rules?
(37:41) OpenPhone - Get an extra 20% off any plan for your first 6 months at https://openphone.com/twist
(38:58) Show up in a powerful fashion: body language
(41:45) Building a brand
(50:12) Use your power
(53:53) Trump using his power
(56:46) Once you have power, what you did will be forgiven forgotten or both
(1:01:42) Q&A: how do introverts exert power?
(1:02:46) Best networking tips