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Additional Resources for the UM SNRE Networking Program
Thanks to all who attended the University of Michigan SNRE session, "Networking 101". I had a great time working with you and sharing some of my ideas about good networking practice. To show my appreciation here are a few free gifts. The Handout The first is the...
The Networking Dance
"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way." ~ Wayne Dyer Each year, as a family, we get together at a nearby campground for the Memorial Day weekend. The park we've been to for the last few...
Jelly Making and the Networking Practice
"Experience is the teacher of all things." ~ Julius Caesar The crabapple tree is going crazy this year. It started producing fruit early and with gleeful abandon. That means that I've been jelly making -- a lot. I just finished my 70th pint jar for the season and I...
Networking Groups, Put Out the Welcome Mat
"Great men show politeness in a particular way; a smile suffices to assure you that you are welcome, and keep about their avocations as if you were a member of the family." ~ John James Audubon Welcome home. That should be the clarion call for every networking...
Bad Excuses: I don’t have time
I'm in Grand Rapids, Michigan this week, working with the folks at the Michigan Recruiting and Retention Network's annual convention, teaching them about the importance of developing great networks and giving them some tools to use while doing it. These are the...
Personal Networking Story: The Little Things Pay Off
I'm always a little suspicious of analogies. Don't get me wrong. They can be great tools to help explain complex concepts. The problem I have is when people try to use them to prove...
Curiosity, Curiosity, Curiosity
There's the old joke about the three most important qualities when buying a house -- location, location, location. In a similar manner, there are three qualities you must have to be successful as a networker -- curiosity, curiosity, curiosity. I'm not talking about...
The Electronic Squirrel
"Squirrel!" ~ Doug the Dog from "Up" Our electronic distractions are all around us. A young mother is in a restaurant with her three children. Her back is to them as she talks on her cell phone. An extended group of family and friends is on the shuttle to airport...
Your List of Little Things
It was Magic. We recently took our daughters, Kaylie (7) and Abby (4) to Disney World for a short vacation. It was our second evening there and we were sitting on Main Street USA waiting for Mickey's Electrical Parade to begin. This is the nighttime parade with...