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Where in The World is Brenda Now??
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Author, Speaker, Trainer and Coach Brenda Bence travels extensively to present her unique approach to corporate and personal branding at conferences, conventions, & corporations all across the globe... |
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If you'd like Brenda to speak or train at an upcoming event, conference, or meeting, please
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Here's where Brenda has engagements scheduled in the next few months: | |
2010
Jan 4-11: Bangkok, Thailand
Jan 13-15: Singapore
Jan 17: Bangkok, Thailand
Feb 10-11: Bangkok, Thailand
Feb 23-25: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Feb 28-Mar 1: Athens, Greece
Mar 9-11: Jakarta, Indonesia
Mar 16-18: Bangkok, Thailand
Mar 21-26: Shanghai, China
Mar 29-31: Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Apr 4-6: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 11-14: Lagos, Nigeria
Jun 1-5: Boston, Massachusetts (U.S.)
Brenda is now booking engagements for 2011.
Write to Brenda if you would like her to speak, train, or coach your team.
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Save money by sharing expenses with my other clients. If you see I'm going to be at a location near you in the future, feel free to contact me so that we can explore what I could do to help strengthen the leadership of your team members. I look forward to hearing from you!
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Brand Development Associates Int'l Ltd.
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Brand Development Associates Int'l Ltd.
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Las Vegas, NV 89126
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#31-01, 6 Battery Road
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E-mail: Brenda@BrendaBence.com
Website: www.BrendaBence.com
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Greetings!,
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In this last edition of 2010, I'll share why I love December so much and ask you five key questions that can change the way your brand is perceived as you approach the New Year... Cast your vote in the "2010 Biggest Corporate & Personal Brand Winners & Losers" poll, and find out which members of our online community won October's "Brand Icon Challenge." Discover why companies are turning more and more to Executive Coaching as a critical tool to build leadership - and to build the leadership personal brands of their executives.
And, lastly, I'll share with you an exciting change taking place for us here at BDA International. See the end of the newsletter for our new Asian headquarters location (yes, we're moving!)
I wish you a fantastic year-end to 2010 and an even better entry into 2011. All the best, and here's to YOU™ --
Brenda Bence
Brenda@BrendaBence.com
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Looking Back So YOU™ Can Move Forward
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December is one of my favorite months. Now, I admit I might be biased about this (my birthday falls in December!), but I really like this month because it's not only one of the most festive times of the year, but also because December is the one time during the year when most of the eyes of the world look to the future with hope and anticipation. As a result, December always seems to be the month when a lot of advice surfaces around setting visions for the future, anticipating what the next 12 months will bring, setting goals for the coming year, etc. Case in fact: Do a Google search for "how to set a new year's resolution," and you'll get millions of hits! Please don't get me wrong with what I'm about to say - I'm definitely a forward-looking person - but I actually tend to think that spending time reflecting on the past year is just as important - if not more important - than looking to the future. After all, if you haven't learned from where you've been, how can you be sure you're heading in the right direction? How can you course-correct if necessary? Not taking time to reflect on, and learn from, the past may lead to making the same mistakes in the future, over and over and over again. And, that's no way to build a brand. To help with this, I'm sharing below the top five questions I like to ask myself and my coaching clients when the year-end rolls around. I hope they bring you some good reflection and, ultimately, help you build an even stronger brand - whether for your company or for YOU™ - the trademarked you. MY FAVORITE YEAR-END REFLECTION QUESTIONS... - If you were writing a book about the past year and had to sum it up in one simple title, what would that title be?
- What were the three best things that happened to you and/or to your company in 2010? Spend some time reflecting on how those positive events came about ... was it through making connections you hadn't otherwise made? Through someone paying you back for something you did for them? Consider how to harness that same positive outcome in other areas of your work and life.
- What were the three worst things that happened to you or your company in the past year, and what did you learn from them? I encourage my coaching clients to look at "bad" situations objectively, and celebrate the growth they achieved as a result - even if the situations were painful at first. If you can get into the habit of thinking of life and your career as an adventure and not "what's going to hurt me next," you can begin to stop worrying and enjoy yourself, expecting the best possible outcome. And the personal brand you will communicate will change for the better as well.
- Now, look at your individual collection of personal and professional "ups" and the "downs" from 2010, and ask yourself how have those events shaped your corporate or personal brand over the past 12 months? How have they molded your business, or you as a person, a business leader, a boss, a spouse/significant other, a parent, a sibling, a son or daughter, or any of the other important roles you play?
- How will all of these learnings alter the way you move forward into the New Year? What will you do differently as you think about starting 2011?
By the way, don't just keep these questions to yourself - grab your work team and/or a close friend or relative and ask them the same questions. It's always fascinating to see how other people perceive what is going on in your life and work -- through their eyes!
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You Decide:
2010 Corporate & Personal Brand Winners & Losers Poll!
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This year was quite the year for branding. Yes, indeed, 2010 was filled with plenty of brand boosters - and brand busters!
Help us decide the top corporate and personal brand winners and losers for 2010 by taking this brief - and easy - poll. Who ended the year better off -- Apple or Sumsung? Which fast-growing brand made the biggest headways in 2010 - iPhone or BlackBerry?
Click here to let your vote be counted, and I'll share the poll results in our next newsletter. I look forward to hearing what you think!
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Announcing the Winners of the What's YOUR Brand Icon? Challenge
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Thanks to those of you who entered into the What's YOUR Brand Icon? Challenge in our last e-newsletter. The responses sure were creative! Click here to see the outcome.
Congratulations to the following winners who will each receive a 2011 Woman's Advantage Calendar. Chock-full of daily insights, the calendar is sure to inspire throughout the coming year!
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- Cesar Balota
- Derek Brown
- Catherine McHugh
- Judy Moss
- Bonnie Wayne
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The Executive Coach: Your Company's Partner in Leadership Development in the Coming Year
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As you look to 2011, what would you say is the most critical success factor for business growth in your company? If you're like 91% of the respondents in a study of CEOs in North America, Europe, and Asia, you would say "developing leaders." In this article, we'll explore why leadership development has become more vital to business success than ever, and why companies are now overwhelmingly choosing a previously-untapped resource - Executive Coaching - as a key part of the solution.
Executive Coaching On the Rise
In a Fortune 500 survey, 43% of CEOs and 71% of senior executive team members said that they have worked with a coach, 63% of companies said they plan to increase their use of coaching over the next five years, and 92% of leaders who have used a coach in the past plan to do so again.
Why? The statistics indicate a clear answer: Coaching works. In a study of 370 participants who had worked with executive coaches, the group went from the 50th percentile in performance to the 93rd percentile. Amoco Corp./BP evaluated the impact of executive coaching over a ten-year period and discovered that managers who were coached received 50% higher average salary increases because their performance was so much better.
So, what does this mean for you and your company? It means that coaching is a powerful option when you need to transform managers into leaders who can handle today's ever-changing world. Executive Coaching allows you to dramatically improve your leadership bench strength.
But why turn to an outside source for developing leaders? A brief history of business over the last three decades may shed some light.
Click here to read the full article.
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Exciting change taking place at BDA International!
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After 11 years in Thailand, BDA International is moving its main Asian headquarters to Singapore! Effective February 1, 2011, we will be moving to:
#31-01, 6 Battery Road
Raffles Place
Singapore 049909
Phone: +65-6322-1491
Fax: +65-6322-1493
If you have business contacts or potential clients in Singapore who you think would benefit from our services, we would greatly appreciate a referral! Thank you in advance.
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All the best, and happy branding!
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