Tweet “A New Year resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to one or more lasting personal goals, projects, or the reforming of a habit” or so is the common definition (eg. Wikipedia). You have very few days left to craft your New Year’s resolution for 2012. Why not having your New Year resolution [...]
Tweet Santa Claus is a great networker and you can learn from him. Don’t stay up on Christmas Eve trying to catch him and asking him for advice. Instead learn from what he does: He genuinely gives without wanting something in return. He smiles when he talks to you. He keeps following up every year. [...]
Tweet Does a huge business card collection automatically give you a super-networker status? Well… not often. At a big trade show last week (EIBTM), I was there to give a keynote on how to improve your return-on-networking. After two days there, I realised that “networking” was one of the most repeated words at the event [...]
Tweet Yes! On rainy weekends you might stay home and not be distracted. What a great opportunity to network! Of course, you will not be making new contacts. This is just one part of networking: creating. However, you can be very active in nurturing your network. This is another very important part of networking: maintaining. [...]
Tweet When you introduce someone, be very clear on the objective. This is even more important if the introduction is via email. You might want to introduce people to each other, in order to add value to your network. Or you might be asked for an introduction and accept to do it (remember that you [...]
Tweet You are living abroad. You are building your network in the new country. Your trips back to your home country will provide opportunities to deliver value to the network in your new country. Make the most from your trips back home! When you are living in a new country, most probably you will go [...]
Tweet You had prepared your visit to your new country and been there. You are now back. Obviously, when you return to your home country you should follow up with every single contact you have made. A letter is a great way to do this. You should make sure you get a real stamp instead [...]
Tweet You have done a good preparation for your trip. You are now there! Some of the people you will meet might not be relevant to your network. Some others will be excellent contacts. No matter what category the person you are meeting falls into, you should always ask for recommendations of other people to [...]
Tweet You’ll be visiting your new country for a few days to get your local network started (see previous post). Ensure you prepare for your trip. You should try to schedule meetings for at least your first two days there. You are a great networker and you know that it is advisable to use the [...]
Tweet Will you be moving into a new country? You should build your network in advance as part of your efforts to get a job there or even start a company, you should visit the new (or target) country as often as possible. The face-to-face meetings will be strategic building blocks in your network. How [...]
