Whether you are in transition, looking for a better job or just need more satisfaction in your life, volunteering is an awesome strategy to increase your value in this world. Volunteering is also an terrific way to expand your networking connections and to build new meaningful relationships – business and personal. Here’s my personal experience [read more]
The most successful networkers that I know are great listeners, not just great talkers. They know how to ask good questions and to engage other people in conversation. They are able to be fully present in the conversation, but also able to take mental note of the important information that the other person is sharing. [read more]
Last week I told you about the cool people I met while on jury duty. I wasn’t actually selected for Jury Duty, but had to spend the entire day waiting to be interviewed. I used my time wisely while in the “jury pool” and met new people and had interesting conversations. That’s networking! One of [read more]
I recently received notice to appear for Jury Duty. Yes, my number was up and it was my turn to serve my civic duty. I was torn between the feelings of community responsibility and pressures from my work/home/life. There never seems a good time in your calendar to serve on a jury. So I prepared [read more]
What gets you to open up an email? How do you decide that it’s worth your time and trouble? Is it based upon: Who it is from Whether or not it has an attachment (could pose a risk to your computer) Compelling subject line Whether or not you have the time Whether or not you [read more]
If there was someone important that you really wanted to meet, how would you go about getting yourself connected? What networking avenues would you stroll in order to run into them? Who do you know that might have a good relationship with this new person that would be willing to give you a warm introduction? [read more]
Think about how you answer your phone on the job. Does it sound like you are at home ? Do you know if the call is an internal person or an external caller? Perhaps it’s a hot prospect calling you ready to buy? How you answer the phone creates a very important impression with your [read more]
With so many electronic options at our fingertips, it’s easy to migrate all of your networking interaction to the digital world. You can meet people you didn’t know before very easily on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter. You can read their profiles and quickly figure out where they’ve been and what they’ve done. Networking follow-up is [read more]
