This is a question that is usually asked at the end of a formal meeting. This question is useful at the end of meetings to draw out anything that may have been left off the agenda in the first place. But my good friend Jackie Groundsell over at the 12:30 The Women's company has adopted this as the tag line for this year's annual conference. I have been thinking about this … [Read more...]
You should not have to look for work if you are well connected
A strange thing to say perhaps but that is the exact view of Thomas Power co founder and Chairman of Ecademy I met Thomas last night at the Weybridge Ecademy and he gave a powerful talk about the value of networks , being connected and the value of being connected. The central message to us was that whilst our children understand the value of networks and we need to … [Read more...]
What are they saying about you?
Following the event on 1/7/09, a week later I was contacted by one of the people who was at the event because he wanted to discuss his project in Uganda and to pick my brains on the best way to approach it. I told him I was due back in London on 14 July, but had several meetings during the day and wondered if he could join me and my associates at an evening networking event … [Read more...]
On face to face networking
I enjoy meeting new people and face to face networking is something I really look forward to. All things being equal I make an effort to meet and speak to at least 3 people whom I have never met before at each event and learn about what they do, their interests etc And on 1/7/09 whilst at a networking event in London I had the same strategy in mind. I joined a group … [Read more...]
My Friday recommendations for Twitter
There is a new theory that the #FollowFriday recommendations on twitter are open to abuse/SPAM Nikki Pilkington an expert on twitter advises that in order to avoid this SPAM it is best to write your recommendations in a blog and then post a link to them. I have a great deal of respect for Nikki’s views on twitter and other Social Media platforms and in my view what she … [Read more...]
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