Tweet “…networking was the third most important reason given for studying for an MBA…” This is one of the findings of the Financial Times 2011 MBA Ranking. But are they talking about networking? Or about accessing an elite list of names and contacts: the alumni directory? As the FT article stresses: “The problem with MBA [...]
Tweet In the coming weeks you might be preparing your holidays suitcase. You should also pack a couple of great self-introductions. Holidays are opportunities to meet very diverse people, whom you wouldn’t meet in your normal professional life. The more diverse they are, the more value they will add to your network. This is the [...]
Tweet Your network is a living creature. I mean your network of real-life (face-to-face) contacts and acquaintances. Like a snake, it regularly sheds its skin. Half of the people who compose your network change every seven years. Phil O’Brien recently blogged about it. On the other hand, your online networks (LinkedIn, Facebook or others) continuously [...]
Tweet With the Internet you can base your business anywhere and live in an idyllic location, right? Wrong. From a recent Financial Times article about the upcoming growth of supercities in the UK, we can see that face-to-face interaction will be a must. In the article, Lynda Gratton (professor at London Business School) reminds us [...]
