那么，这对于你目前的状况意味着什么呢？康认为，你不必费力让现在公司的高层知道，原先的某些创意都来源于你，而是应该从更宏大、更长远的角度思考问题。一个很好的起点是在商务社交网站LinkedIn中的个人资料。她建议：“保证及时更新自己的资料，其中应该包括人们可能会搜索的关键词。把你的专业技能放到大标题中，而不要把它放到页面的最下面。”用战略术语（如“简化流程”），不要用战术术语（如“削减成本”）。

    康补充说：“公司不论从外部还是内部寻找新人才时，通常都会去LinkedIn，所以你需要在个人资料中明确说明自己能做出哪些贡献。”她还建议主动申请参加跨部门项目，“这样你才能向你所在部门之外的人展示自己的能力，也可以在没有上司出席的会议上发言。”

    除了LinkedIn，互联网还提供了其他各种方式，可以让你所在的公司与行业内的许多人了解你的个人品牌。例如，康建议：“向行业网站与出版物投稿，或者关注你所在领域内有一定影响力的博客，同时发表经过深思熟虑、有建设性的评论，来展示自己的能力。然后你可以把这些网址链接到你的Facebook主页或公司内部网，或者把链接告诉Twitter上的粉丝——不要说：‘看看我这篇文章，很精彩！’而应该这么说：‘这里有一些有关XYZ的观点，大家可能会感兴趣。’”

    另外一种数字品牌推广方式：“可以考虑建一个自己的网站，就以自己的名字作为网址，你可以在上面发表自己的工作成果，或者分享你对于所在领域各个方面的想法与分析，”康建议。“你可以在LinkedIn的个人资料中添加网站的链接，这样一来，人们便能更详细地了解你和你的工作。”

    一旦开始建立一份可以广泛传播的信誉，你很有可能会发现更多新的机会接踵而来。而此时，你那位总爱窃取他人成果的上司也只有干瞪眼的份儿。康说：“分享你的知识，这是你自己的义务。只有这样，有需要的人才能找到你。我的许多客户最初都认为，品牌建设其实就是自我吹嘘。然而，当他们发现，个人品牌建设实际上是与整个世界建立联系时，他们才恍然大悟。”

反馈：如果你曾经打造过自己的个人品牌，而且推动了自己的职业发展，其中对你帮助最大的是什么因素？欢迎留言评论。（财富中文网）

    译者：刘进龙/汪浩

    So what does that imply for your current situation? Instead of trying to let senior managers at your current company know that certain specific ideas were really yours, think bigger and longer-term, Kang says. A good place to start is with your LinkedIn profile. "Make sure it's up to date, and contains key words that people might look for," she advises. "Mention your expertise in the headline, instead of burying it farther down on the page." Use strategic terms (for example, "streamlining processes") rather than tactical ones (e.g., "cost-cutting").

    Kang adds, "People often go to LinkedIn when they're looking for fresh talent, either external or internal, so you want your profile to clearly state what you have to offer." She also recommends volunteering for cross-functional projects, "so you can demonstrate your knowledge to people outside your own department, and speak up in meetings where your boss isn't."

    The Internet provides a slew of ways besides LinkedIn to get your brand across to vast numbers of people in your company and industry. For instance, "contribute articles to industry websites and publications, or follow the influential blogs in your field and make thoughtful, informative comments that showcase what you know," Kang suggests. "Then you can link to these on Facebook or your company intranet, and tweet the link to your followers -- not to say, 'Look at this cool thing I wrote!' but rather, 'Here are some insights about XYZ that might interest you.'"

    Another digital brand booster: "Consider having your own website, called simply Yourname.com, where you can put up work product or share your thoughts and analyses of different aspects of your field," Kang suggests. "You can link to it from your LinkedIn profile, to give people a more detailed look at who you are and what you can do."

    Once you've begun to build a widespread reputation, you're likely to find new opportunities

    coming your way that transcend the reach of your limelight-stealing boss. "It's really your obligation to share what you know, so that the people who need you can find you," says Kang. "When I work with clients who initially think that branding is about bragging, there's always an 'aha moment' when they see that it's really about engaging with the world."

Talkback: If you've created a personal brand that has furthered your career, what has worked best for you? Leave a comment below.