One of the most powerful phrases you can utter at work is also very simple – ‘Is this a good time for a …?’
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Don’t be a Card Shark!
Regular readers realize the mission-critical value of Effective, Efficient and Engaging Networking. Properly done, it can result in easily learning important information to help you do your jobs better or grow your businesses. It can sometimes even lead to creating new mutually beneficial business relationships.
Link In With Style & Class
How often does this happen to you? The day after you attend a business networking event, you get a few generic email requests to Link In with people you chatted with for two minutes. They say ‘I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn’. Or, even worse, ‘Because you’re a friend … or … someone I trust … ‘.
I get several of these unsolicited requests a week from 2nd level connections I don’t know, people I met very briefly or who were in the audience for one of my presentations.