One-to-Ones: Where? Part 3

by | Feb 10, 2011 | Blog

OK, for the past couple of days we’ve talked about some good locations for one-to-ones. We’ve ranged from the obvious (the coffee shop) to the less so (the grocery store?). Now let’s look at some other options that might not be the best...

One-to-Ones: Where? Part 2

by | Feb 9, 2011 | Blog

Continuing our series on good places to meet for one-to-ones, here are a few which you might not have considered.Bookstore. Many bookstores now have cafes or coffee shops where you can meet and chat. The nice thing is that many folks don’t think of...

One-to-Ones: Where? Part 1

by | Feb 8, 2011 | Blog

The old stand-by If there is one activity that is really the center of good networking practice, that would be the one-to-one meeting. This is just an opportunity for two people to get together for thirty minutes to an hour in order to learn more about each other and...

Being Present

by | Jan 11, 2011 | Blog

My lovely wife Lisa loves to observe human behavior around her. Being a scientist, she attempts to draw conclusions based on those observations (and then test those hypotheses and, eventually, write up a lab report). I learn a lot from these observations as she often...

Listen for the Why

by | Dec 31, 2010 | Blog

What’s my motivation? My wife taught me this one. She uses it a lot in business meetings, but it works just as well in lectures, one-to-ones, or any other situation where we are listening to someone else speak. The challenge is that most people will listen to...