Here’s a really interesting article for Linked in novices about using it to build a solid, helpful and valuable network.
LinkedIn SVP Deep Nishar’s Three Career Tips For Novice Networkers | Fast Company.
From the ever excellent Fast Company Magazine.
I do a lot of work to help professional people, in very large firms, to become more comfortable with ‘networking’. They talk to me about the difficulties they find in cultivating new ‘prospects’. Times are tough, and they have tough targets to achieve for new business, and business development. And what they used to do,…
Here’s a lovely ‘how to’ of things to do to network effectively at those sometime tricky social & professional occasions, from Karen James. Tips like- People like to talk about themselves and their business. Good questions would be; ‘How did you get started in business?’ or ‘You have been very successful, what’s your secret?’ Which beautifully illustrates the underlying…
You know who he is. He’s the zeitgeist shaping writer of such popular classics as ‘Outliers’, ‘The Tipping Point’ and ‘Blink’. He’s popularised performance psychology and brought millions of readers to consider some fundamental human questions like – Q.What’s the difference between Bill Gates and me? A. Not much. Q. Is success all about hard…
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…
Fabulous article by Elaine Sciolino in the UK Independent Newspaper. She redfines the seduction word to the french meaning (a combination of social skill and networking) Land I think it’s a great thought starter for people seeking to develop their personal impact. Here’s the article in full- Liberté, égalité, flirtation: How I learnt to play…
I’ve been running my own businesses for 21 years. It’s been brilliant, though tough at times. Brilliant when you’ve more work than you can do, and tough when the arse falls out of the economy, and you realise that your lovely clients are the only protection you have from the small claims court. I used…