Personal Networking: Kelly Parkinson

by | Apr 7, 2010 | Blog

As I continue to expand my own networking practice, I meet with more and more expert networkers each day. I thought it might be useful to ask them what tools and tips they use in the process of making connections. For the first article in this series, I chatted with...

Know When to Fold’em

by | Apr 6, 2010 | Blog

As the old Kenny Rogers song goes, “You’ve got to know when to hold’em/ Know when to fold’em”. What holds true for the Gambler also holds true for the Networker. A comment from my good friend Jacki Hollywood Brown on Sunday’s post...

Are You Board Yet? Part 1

by | Apr 3, 2010 | Blog

What networking activity could you organize that would: Put you in contact with a select group of business leaders? Create connections between the members of your network? Give you regular access to some of the best business advise you could ask for? If you are...

Setting Goals

by | Mar 29, 2010 | Blog

We’ve talked about setting networking goals for attending events. You know, the ones where you decide beforehand that you are going to meet to new people and get their business cards or connect two other people with each other. There are a few other networking...

The Push-Up Plan

by | Mar 15, 2010 | Blog

I’m a volunteer instructor at an awesome martial arts school here in Ann Arbor, Keith Hafner’s Karate. I’ll often be put in charge of warming up the class. It’s amusing, the chorus of moans and groans that I hear when I give the dreaded command...