Comments on: Fast Company blazes a trail for re-branding: Al Gore’s $100 Million Makeover http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/fast-company-blazes-a-trail-for-re-branding-al-gores-100-million-makeover/ Career advice from job search experts Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:27:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Karen P. Katz http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/fast-company-blazes-a-trail-for-re-branding-al-gores-100-million-makeover/#comment-46 Karen P. Katz Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:37:25 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/fast-company-blazes-a-trail-for-re-branding-al-gores-100-million-makeover/#comment-46 Hey Skeptical- Love your comment; we've been waiting for some controversy on this site! I respect your skepticism, and stand by the learning points that are posted. You are correct: regular Joe's don't have access to similar funding or connections. On the other hand, Gore was essentially "laid-off," and applied for admission to the "pity party." After what may have been self-reflection and/or coaching, he re-branded himself based on his passions, relying on the resources available to him. Yes, he is privileged. He is also an example of ongoing career transition; re-branding, if you will. More comments, please... Hey Skeptical-

Love your comment; we’ve been waiting for some controversy on this site!

I respect your skepticism, and stand by the learning points that are posted.

You are correct: regular Joe’s don’t have access to similar funding or connections. On the other hand, Gore was essentially “laid-off,” and applied for admission to the “pity party.” After what may have been self-reflection and/or coaching, he re-branded himself based on his passions, relying on the resources available to him.

Yes, he is privileged. He is also an example of ongoing career transition; re-branding, if you will.

More comments, please…

]]> By: Skeptical http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/blog/fast-company-blazes-a-trail-for-re-branding-al-gores-100-million-makeover/#comment-47 Skeptical Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:00:56 +0000 http://www.careermanagementalliance.com/newblog/fast-company-blazes-a-trail-for-re-branding-al-gores-100-million-makeover/#comment-47 Being the rich son of a rich senator doesn't hurt. Gore's "networking" wasn't exactly the sort of networking the CMT discusses -- he called up daddy's rich friends and his prime connections from 8 years in veep-land, and cashed in. Not so difficult. Notice that Gore is not a climate expert per se - he's used others' work to populate his (excellent) slide show. Look, I'm a Gore fan and all, but to hold him up as an exemplar of "career transition" seems a bit facetious to me. Being the rich son of a rich senator doesn’t hurt. Gore’s “networking” wasn’t exactly the sort of networking the CMT discusses — he called up daddy’s rich friends and his prime connections from 8 years in veep-land, and cashed in. Not so difficult. Notice that Gore is not a climate expert per se - he’s used others’ work to populate his (excellent) slide show.

Look, I’m a Gore fan and all, but to hold him up as an exemplar of “career transition” seems a bit facetious to me.

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