Why do you need a strong network? It helps you navigate through challenging moments, helps increase visibility around your initiatives, helps grow business, and becomes your personal board of directors.
Listen and learn how in this lesson, Apple Podcasts.
Over time, people start making excuses for why relationship building is not a priority.
It’s difficult to build relationships by phone
It’s not part of my job
My leader says this is not important
I know all the people I need to know
What if you approached this differently? Here’s what could get you more excited and better at networking.
Get curious
Believe that you are a great listener
Enjoy talking about your background and experience
Desire to meet everyone
Be adaptable
Enjoy working with different people and different working styles
Little actions yield great results:
Write thank you notes
Champion and hype others
Gather people cross-functionally
Make an event around a hot theme
Teach others what you know
Connect with your internal Comms and Learning people. They need you, and you can become a spokesperson and facilitator for them.
Become a culture agent! Go carve out the time. Write the communications. Create the events.
By Stephanie Bickel
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