Professional Presents, Personal Touch

by | Sep 20, 2010 | Blog

Just one of the possible gifts from Zingerman’s I had a wonderful opportunity the other day to sit down with Lois Weinblatt, the Lead Concierge of the Professional Presents department at Zingerman’s mail order here in Ann Arbor. Lois and I met at a...

What’s All the Excitement?

by | Sep 19, 2010 | Blog

“We lost power.” or “Ooo, pretty!” — you decide. If you listen to the radio or open the newspaper (or your favorite electronic equivalent), it seems like the world is full of bad news. Disasters, calumny, scandal, economic catastrophe,...

Finding the Shortcuts

by | Sep 18, 2010 | Blog

Did someone push the “up” button for the elevator? OK, I know you might be getting tired of these posts, but I was boring someone to tears with my stories of Dragon*Con the other day and another networking concept popped into my head. Bear with me....

The Art of Gifting

by | Sep 17, 2010 | Blog

One of the assumptions that beginning networkers have is that giving gifts to people in their network automatically builds a stronger relationship. Maybe. True, if done correctly, giving presents can be a valuable part of good networking practice. Done poorly,...

Fixing What Went Wrong

by | Sep 16, 2010 | Blog

Dragon*Con line. It’s hard to see here, but the attendees enter the hotel near the white van at the bottom of the photo. At the top, just under the trees, you can see the line extends out of sight. OK, it’s another story about my visit to Dragon*Con and...