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Effective Networking #19
Value yourself and network with people who value you too Networks are built on relationships. Relationships that are mutually beneficial and have a foundation of trust and respect. Do the relationships in your network feel like that? Have you surrounded yourself with people who are prepared to contribute as much as you are? Or do [...]
- December 7, 2011
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Top Credibility Builders #19
Say YES to something you don’t really want to do that matters to a friend Now more than ever, we seem to live in a “what’s in it for me?” society. Whether it comes from the tough financial climate I can’t say. What I can say with conviction is that I am all the more impressed by [...]
- November 3, 2011
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Top Credibility Builders #15
Make time for people in your field. Don’t see them as competitors, see instead the opportunity to collaborate. It is easy to be wary of our competitors, to assume they are hanging on our every word at networking events, making notes so they can rip-off our ideas. It is easy to believe they are keen [...]
- September 21, 2011
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Effective Networking #13
Building a trusted network requires effort and time. Allow at least 5 hours a week. In my experience there are a few key reasons why networking is not working for someone: 1) They don’t have any experience in this environment so are lacking skills, which can be learned. 2) They don’t have the right attitude; too [...]
- September 7, 2011
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- / Posted By Dinah Liversidge
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Effective Networking #9
Ask for a list of delegates attending an event and ask people “could you please introduce me to….” In the early days of my business networking, I often left an event feeling I had not met the right people. This left me thinking I had selected the wrong events when in fact I had simply [...]
- July 15, 2011
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Effective Networking #6
Talk about your best contacts rather than yourself. Get a reputation as a connector. I was recently asked what I would like my legacy to be. “Simple” I replied “I want to look down on the people at my funeral and know that they all know each other because of me.” Having a reputation as [...]
- June 24, 2011
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- / Posted By Dinah Liversidge
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Top Credibility Builders #4
Introduce two of your best business contacts to each other. Take them to lunch and focus on them. Around 80% of my work as a Mentor, Speaker and Trainer comes from recommendation from people in my network. They know me and the quality of my work and are happy to talk about me to their contacts. [...]
- June 22, 2011
- / Category Business, Credibility
- / Posted By Dinah Liversidge
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