I spent last night in DC, where I talked about LinkedIn to a financial group in DC. These were savvy, successful individuals whose organizations are just starting to embrace social media. One of the more common questions I was asked during the cocktail hour: “How many LinkedIn connections do you have?” There is a rich [...]
When I used to do executive assessments, people would ask me all the time, “What do you do if someone’s lying to you?” And I’d say, “What do you mean, ‘if’?” I assumed everyone was lying to me. Or more accurately, I assumed everyone was selling a particular point of view. Still do. When I’m [...]
I just walked in the door from TechWeek, where I was on (and wound up moderating) a panel on viral marketing. (The key takeaways from the panel are at the end of this post.) I met a lot of great people, heard a lot of cool ideas, and traded business cards with about 20 people [...]
I just attended what might be my favorite conference of all time: People Report’s Summer Camp. (It’s awesome—see Twitter and YouTube.) Summer Camp is a networking event hosted by People Report, where 200+ people from HR and marketing come together to push the leading edge forward. It’s a remarkable event, run by remarkable people, run [...]
New to the business world? Take advantage of every chance you get to attend a mocktail like this one before you have to network for real. It may sound silly, but it helps. Your parents figured it out on their own, but only because they started much younger. Now, with school as structured as it [...]
I give a lot of presentations, like this one on networking that I gave not long ago. It was well received, and I thought you might like to have a look at the deck. This brief, 21 slide, ~175 word presentation on networking is perfect for sharing with your team. Highlights include: 1 practical definition [...]
Last week’s video on how to handle an appetizer plate at a networking function was pretty popular, so I thought I’d follow it up with a post about drinking. Obviously, the professional advice is, “Don’t drink at a business event!” But the reality, as we both know, is that sometimes, it’s just easier to be [...]
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