Who’s That New Guy?

by | Aug 1, 2010 | Blog

When networking within a group, you often need to put in a fair amount of time and effort before it begins to pay off. We’ve talked about that in the past. You need that time to show the other members that you are a serious member who’s always looking for...

Bringing Yourself Up a Level

by | Jul 22, 2010 | Blog

I had breakfast this morning with a great new friend, Fritz Seyferth. Fritz has a business coaching practice where he helps companies improve their practices by helping them discover their underlying team identity and then helping to get the entire team working toward...

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...

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...

Keeping It Upbeat

by | Jul 10, 2010 | Blog

You probably know someone like this. You say hello. They say hello. You say “How are you?” They proceed to tell you exactly how miserable their life really is. At first you have sympathy for them. Then you desperately try to change the subject, which just...