It was Only a Joke

by | Oct 16, 2010 | Blog

Humor has its place in networking. After all, no one wants to be around someone who always has a dour look on their face. That being said, though, we have to make sure that our attempts at humor don’t violate what our networking partners would consider...
Personal Networking: Bruce Webb

Personal Networking: Bruce Webb

by | Oct 15, 2010 | Blog

I had coffee with a new friend today. His name is Bruce Webb and he is a Real Estate Consultant at Coldwell Banker Preferred Realtors. He’s what you’d call a mega-networker. He runs not one, but two different monthly networking events in the...

Being a Good Steward

by | Oct 14, 2010 | Blog

I was down at Keith Hafner’s Karate tonight. We were having our monthly meeting of the student assistant teachers. Grandmaster Hafner often touches on a variety of life lessons in these meetings. Tonight we were talking about money and how it can be a powerful...

Networking Rituals

by | Oct 13, 2010 | Blog

Networking rituals don’t have to be this complex. According to the online Mirriam-Webster dictionary, one of the definitions of the word “ritual” is “an act or series of acts regularly repeated in a set precise manner”. Could employing...

Addressing the Envelope

by | Oct 12, 2010 | Blog

I mentioned not too long ago that I had visited with my new friend, Lois Weinblatt, Lead Concierge at the Zingerman’s Professional Presents department. Lois is an amazingly accomplished networker — able to make anyone she meets feel special and...