Networking Best Practices (for Getting and Excelling at Your Job)

April 6, 2010

I saw something highly unusual yesterday and I want to share it. It was a detailed and sincere thank you note.  John Luce sent a “Landing Notice” to his network and thanked many of the people who have helped in along the way. I had the good fortune to meet John through a Search Team [...]

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Instructional Designers Do What?

March 28, 2010

I’ve been asked this question so many times lately that I decided to re-post this blog entry from last fall.  What are your thoughts? Do you have any insights or coments to add? I’d love to hear from you. What is an Instructional Designer and Why Should Anyone Care?

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It’s a Small World After All

March 12, 2010

In this age of Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and blogs, we’re becoming a much more open and collaborative culture, eager to share and learn. Networking is the new “normal” and most professionals who I meet ‘get’ that. Social media is growing in huge leaps and bounds and it’s changing our culture in the way we learn [...]

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Want to Read a Good Book?

February 28, 2010
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Failure = Learning!

February 25, 2010

Most of us shudder at the thought of failure. Here’s a new perspective: “Failure. It’s a moment in time … not your destiny.” Check out this interview on 9News, the ABC affiliate in Colorado. It features TC North, Ph.D., a high performance small business consultant who has also mentally trained Olympic and professional athletes. In this [...]

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Leverage Your Networking Skills with Social Media

February 19, 2010

People often ask me how to use LinkedIn, Twitter or Facebook when networking. It’s easy! You simply need to leverage your face-to-face networking skills and use them in the social media arena. How? I’m glad you asked. Here are some ideas to get you started. Listen carefully to your connections/followers/fans. Give first; offer ideas that [...]

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The Connected Employee: 8 Networking Competencies for Organizational Success

February 4, 2010

In our plugged-in world, it might seem that the need for face-to-face networking skills is obsolete. Not so. Designing an enterprise wide strategy for teaching these skills and helping employees manage their social capital can and does benefit the bottom line… Click here to read more, and open article from T+D Magazine (PDF). This article, [...]

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Networking: The New Professional Competency

January 22, 2010

People from “the old school” think networking is for job seekers who need help. “The new school” philosophy focuses on networking as a professional competency. One must master “networking skills” to get his job done well, to advance his career and to get ahead. It’s a paradigm shift. To get what you want, you must first GIVE to [...]

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Learn How to Build Relationships

January 14, 2010

This article is compliments of Sue Schnorr, Associate for Contacts Count. Beyond Networking: Relationship Management by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon “You gotta have Hart” heralds the newsletter from Leadership Dynamics in Lafayette, Colorado. That slogan is the only “marketing” in President Lois Hart’s information-packed, bimonthly newsletter. “It’s my best way to stay in touch [...]

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Learn About New Trends and Resources … Meet Thought Leaders in Your Industry

January 9, 2010

  This article is provided to you compliments of Sue Schnorr, Associate for Contacts Count.     How To Get The Most Out of A Convention By Anne Baber & Lynne Waymon   Use these 10 tips to make your networking at conventions a valuable professional and personal experience. 1. Get ready to GIVE. Make a [...]

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