Networking
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How to: Choose your Priority Contacts
With limited time in the day most people choose to focus and streamline their networking strategy so that they can easily fit it in alongside their other commitments. As well as choosing the…
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The Art of Following Up
The real “art” in professional networking is what comes after the networking event: the follow-up and the building of a relationship. Everyone has their own style and their own rules to following-up. What…
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How to: Prepare for a Monthly Drinks Networking Event
Let’s start with a standard evening networking event. What preparation might you do? If it is a regular event you might do none. For example, I attend monthly networking drinks (on the months…
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Networking Goals: Setting Goals using the Networking Planner
Goals Goals Goals… Why do you need networking goals? We write a lot about goals. We talk a lot about goals. We have goals for all areas of our lives. Why? Because Goals…
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How to make the most of your first 100 days in a new job…
Congratulations you have a new job… now what? The first 100 days (which is often your probation period) decide whether you’re a successful hire. So, how can you make the most of the…
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Are membership fees worth it?
We have previously written about networking groups and considered how to choose a networking group and what questions you should ask when researching a networking group and using this to help you to…
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Networking Event Ideas: Business Card Bingo
Looking for another way to get introductions or break the ice? A fresh idea for your next networking event? Why not try Business Card Bingo? What is Business Card Bingo? First, as you…
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Business Development – What are your Goals?
What are your business development goals? I talk a lot about goals, but there is a reason that is. Having goals projects you forward. Working out your goals, leads you to your strategy.…
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Networking Events Ideas: Networking Bingo
What is Networking Bingo? Bingo can be used as an ice-breaker at networking and business events as an alternative to speed networking. The concept is easy you have a bingo grid and you…
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The Goals & Your Mission Statement
Setting Goals for your networking activities. Before you start “networking” you need to assess why you are networking, what you want to get out of networking and what your strategy for networking will…
