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Networking Under Pressure

Networking Under Pressure

One of my favorite contrasts of modern management gurus is David Allen’s retort to Stephen Covey. Please keep in mind, I love the ideas, concepts, and thoughts of both of these people. I respect them both deeply. At the same time, I’ve found that even...
Know Thy Networking Event

Know Thy Networking Event

Surprise! That free talk over lunch on financial freedom you signed up for started with networking 20 minutes before the talk was supposed to start and you arrived just in time to hear the hostess greet everyone with the ubiquitous, “If everyone could grab a...
Networker’s Playbook, 3rd Edition

Networker’s Playbook, 3rd Edition

It’s here. Shorter. More condensed. A quick idea for you to put in your networking tool belt for use as you see fit. This 3rd edition of the Networker’s Playbook addresses situations where either you may be low on energy or already know most people at an...
Why Connect?

Why Connect?

I never really gave much thought to networking early in my career. As a baker there simply wasn’t much networking to be done. Then as a Realtor, I had the belief that my marketing was all about using the phone for cold calls, hosting open houses, and running...
Networking is Giving

Networking is Giving

It seems that there is a tendency to forget that networking is as much giving to and/or helping others as it is receiving. Consider my recent experience: I am a soccer referee. I was assigned to a game recently with a referee I had never med before. As I watched him...