Make More Time
This month’s topic in my Executive Mentoring Group is Make More Time.
The goal here is to create 2 or more hours a week for yourself to have time to think, plan, work on strategic priorities — or get a little life back! Read More
Tag: authentic networking
Conversation Starters for Networking Events (Even for Introverts)
Networking meetings
For most of my life, networking meetings were torture for me.
I could never get comfortable with them. I’d either hide in the corner, or desperately cling to the person I came with. I didn’t know who to meet or what to say. Read More
10 easy ways to network in the real world
Getting Real
Linkedin, Facebook, and other social networking tools are fine, but they don’t do the work for you.
To put real value in your network (and stay connected to people who are not online) you also need to think about your network in the real world. Read More
Bill Murray said I was crazy…
Every month I do a webinar, and then I do a blog post with a summary and a link to listen.
So…here is the link to
Download: BUILDING & USING YOUR NETWORK
But this month, and because this webinar was about networking,
I wanted to share a networking story about how 2 days after the webinar I met Clint Eastwood and Bill Murray…
…for the sole reason of being scared to do it, and doing it anyway. Read More
10 Things to Give your Network
Many people worry that spending time networking is being “Political” which they are philosophically against, or that it’s a selfish activity to “get” things from other people.
The Networking Paradox:
- You need a network that can help you
- Networking is about Giving not Taking
Highly successful people are successful because they get a lot of help, not because they are too good to need it. Read More
The Power of Weak Connections
One of the many reasons that we tend to resist connecting with people is the fear that we don’t have time for the “relationship”.
There are two really important considerations here:
1) A connection typically doesn’t turn into a time sink – others are busy too
2) Having “weak connections” is very valuable. Read More
