What If I Really Want to Meet Them?

I’m guessing that they don’t want to be interrupted A question came up during one of my recent presentations about how to break into a conversation. Of course, we’ve covered some of the techniques here in the past. The main point was that we have to...

The “Proper” Networker

OK, now, which fork do I use? I made it out to Lunch Ann Arbor Marketing (LA2M) again this week. I had been missing it for many months and it wasn’t until I happened to drop in recently that I remembered how great the presentations can be. Now, I felt...

When to Use the Golden Rule in Networking

No, not that Golden Rule. “Do unto others, etc, etc” is a great rule to apply to networking — in general. Believe it or not, it doesn’t work in all situations. Here’s what I’ve noticed. When it comes to networking...

Look for Friends, Not Free Advice

Sometimes you just have to pay I was reading a post over on the Motivated Networker blog. They talk about a recruiter’s difficulties with people who probably thought they were networking, but in reality were trying to get free advice and work without bothering...

Do You Deserve Your Networking Guilt?

“Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.” ~ Gretchen Rubin In the past we’ve talked about re-connecting with members of our...