It is not what you know… It’s who you know. If you’ve been following my blogs recently, you know that follow up is the key to successful networking… But, it doesn’t stop there. Developing connections into a meaningful network takes ongoing maintenance. Like a garden, you must tend to your network to yield a bountiful harvest. Here’s how: 1. Plant your seeds. – Get started as soon as you get the seeds. Seeds for your …
It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. – the networking principal, right? The truth is, you’ve got this. You’ve been networking all your life. Don’t believe me? You will once you read on… How to Network Effectively? It’s Easier Than You Think. How do you get to know someone? Think back to elementary school and what you did to make friends. Remember those days? Shy, perhaps awkward, most of us asked a version …
It’s not what you know. It’s who you know. This often quoted phrase implies “networking” as the end-all, be-all. It doesn’t matter how smart I am or how experienced I am, all that matters is who I know. So I better get busy! Right? I said we were going to reframe networking using this phrase. Let’s start with the first part of the phrase. Networking: It is not what you know. We all take great …
I get lots of requests to help people with networking. Very often, I hear statements like: Can you talk about how to network when I am an introvert? How do I find time to network with my work and family duties? My manager says I need to build my network in the organization to get to the next level. How can I do that without appearing that I am just climbing the ladder? People say …