Do you network every day?

How often do you network? Daily, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly? I suspect you may be underestimating just how much you already network, and where and when you’re networking. It’s always more than we realise. In a poll I ran on LinkedIn, 86% said that they weren’t networking daily. Source: Networking frequency LinkedIn poll, June 2024 I […]
5 tips to be more timely and time-efficient with your networking
TIME! It’s the main excuse we use for reducing or removing networking events from our diaries. For not pursuing quality follow up steps with people we meet. And for reducing opportunity moment when we attend events. I’d like to share 5 top tips regarding time and networking in a quick fire Q&A style format based […]
Would you like flowers or donations?
Part 1. Would you like flowers or donations? This statement is poignant. It’s also not mine. But I have been using it and here’s why … I’d like to share some stories that relate to this line. I’ll do this in two parts. The line I’m using belongs to one of my TEDxWarrington 2023 speakers […]
Do you break from networking or network during breaks?
Do you work on holiday? Are you the type that takes a proper break or do you let the holiday and work lines blur? What about networking? Do all events and social media cease, do you attend a reduced number of events and schedule posts, or do you try to follow the business-as-usual mantra? What […]
Goal-setting applies to Networking as well
Recognise these New Year clichés? ‘Failing to plan is Planning to fail’ – Alan Lakein / Benjamin Franklin; ‘Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365 page book. Write a good one’ – Brad Paisley; and ‘New Year, New You’ – yep, that’s a personal yuk from me too! January is often the […]
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