Where Do You Sit?

by | Jul 15, 2010 | Blog

With your networking practice, are you building a front porch or are you building a deck? One of my favorite authors, J. Michael Straczynski, claimed that people building decks were the beginning of the downfall of our society. Where before we would sit out on our...

Personalize Your Networking Style

by | Jul 14, 2010 | Blog

In the martial arts we have a general training concept which goes something like: Memorization: Learn the techniques Practice: Fine-tune and perfect your execution of the techniques Personalize: Adapt these techniques to fit your personal style Networking is much the...

Does Your Network Make You Indispensable?

by | Jul 13, 2010 | Blog

I’ve been reading Seth Godin’s newest book, “Linchpin”. In it he talks about the value of being indispensable. Basically, if you aren’t, you’d better watch out, because there are a lot of people out there willing to do your job for...

Share Your Excitement

by | Jul 12, 2010 | Blog

Lisa and I went to a Mud Hens minor league baseball game tonight down in Toledo. It was part date and part networking (the U of Toledo Alumni Association organized the event). We met a number of lovely and interesting folks including one gentleman named Bob. Bob was a...