In my previous post I drew attention to a troubled twerp called Julien Blanc. He’s the guy who’s a self-called ‘pick-up artist’ who for years has been selling his services as a speaker, all across the world, to men who want to learn how to become a PUA themselves. He’s in a whole heap of trouble after…
Andrew Mitchell is in big trouble. He’s the recently promoted, multi-millionaire, son of a Politician, well-connected, minister. He’s in trouble for getting into some kind of contra-temps with a policeman. Did he or didn’t he call him ‘a pleb’, a ‘fucking moron’ and a few other things too? Well it seems like he did. With…
I was doing a short session for RBS in London the other day, and the question about how to remember people’s names came up. I learned the skill from my first boss, who had this amazing knack of walking into a room, shaking hands with everyone there and knowing their names as if by magic. …
In a previous post I talked about the tools you can use to help you stay in touch with people you meet in work and life. In this post we’ll explore what can you share using these tools? It’s a dilemma for even experienced networkers. The common questions that I get asked are- What should…
I made a speech yesterday to a group of 90 Interns at RBS (Bank) in London. They were 1st and 2nd year university students working for a week at Easter to get experience in the sector, and more importantly, to make such a good impression that they get asked back to be summer interns at…
So you’ve got a nice collection of contacts, how, why and how often should you keep in touch with them. Here’s 18 simple ways to start with. Email, ‘Tweet’, or other message ‘just to say hi’. Email with interesting snippet from a magazine or the web. Phone them for a for a chat and…
To cut to the chase, when undertake any kind of networking activity, it’s our intentions that often shine through our best efforts to hide them. The best networkers understand this and are careful to check their intentions before the enter the room. Why? Because if our intentions are venal, they’ll show, in the end. It…
I’m speaking at a City (London) networking event next week, for Mercer, a top Actuarial, Imvestment and Outsourcing firm. I’ve been doing the pre-work with my contact, Eve Read who has helped set up ‘The Vine’, an internal training & networking group. She’s helped me to understand what she thinks would be useful for her…
It’s a scene that happens so often. You’re chatting and having a lovely time at a work event. The someone asks you what you do. What do you do? There are, broadly, 3 options available- Start talking about you and notice that after 45 seconds your questioner has glazed over and moved into ‘I’ll keep…