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Will You Add? - How NOT to be a Networking Numskull
What does your invoice say?Does your invoice simply list the products or services and the invoice amount? What about the application fee you waive? ...or the extra hours you don't bill your client? My invoice used to simply list the products and services billed to my client and the rate. But, since I revamped my billing system, I've added the various products and services that I normally provide my client without charge. I list the retail rate and note "no charge" next to the rate. My client might have no idea I was providing products and services others would normally charge for unless I specifically list the various items. Just to give you a few ideas... We hav
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is n
Drug testing can be one of the most effecting risk management strategies appointed during pre-employment screening to avoid trouble in the future.Drug abuse can make a person confused with continuous mood swings, low job productivity, an increased chance of violence, and can even push the person to steal from the company and their co-workers. Drug abusers need frequent leaves and tend to require more medical help from the company than most employees. Drugs cause a person to be unsteady while on job and might lead to injuries giving them an opportunity to file for worker compensation. They are often tardy and can be defensive and tend to have severe attitude problems. Most alc
If they go, they introduce themselves and hand out their business cards and collect cards from others. Most of these cards are soon lost or tossed, by both parties!
Everyone knows they should network, but have you? Between making your goals for the company, family and other important things in your life there just doesn’t seem to be any time left for networking. I hear this statement from people every day.
Would you make networking a hire priority if it meant an additional $700,000 in income?
It has been shown that by not maintaining and building your network you will be leaving a significant amount of money on the table. More than 80% of all jobs come from networking.
Statistics show that the average person will have twelve or more jobs in their career with an average three year tenure in each. In addition, establishing a network when you are in transition typically takes at least 4-6 months. If you make an average of $100,000 a year and have to re-build your network for each new opportunity, you will be walking away from 48-72 months of income. That adds up to as much as $700,000 of lost income, not including the potential investment income that could have been yielded.
Instead, let’s build a Career Networking Strategy to maximize the benefits for all.
Phase 1: the Introduction or Contact
What most people do not understand is that this is NOT networking, these are introductions or contacts. They are no more valuable than that person you met for the first time at the company Christmas party.
Phase 2: Get to Know the other person
So, what to do? Take the first, real networking step and start contacting those people who gave you their business cards. You know, the ones you don’t remember! Set up a coffee or lunch meeting and start to “get to know” one another, the first step in networking.
Once you get to know this person you can make a judgment if you should get to know them better. If you decide it would be mutually beneficial to go forward, then start building a relationship. Relationships are what make networking a valuable and rewarding process. We do business with those we have relationships with!
Phase 3: I know the other person
This is when someone asks you about another person and you can say “Yes, I know him/her.” And, you can tell a little about their background and expertise. But, you wouldn’t put your reputation on the line for this person.
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is no
When you think of all the things companies have, you do not always consider the knowledge they have. For instance, a company is only as good as its employees, its resources, and its knowledge. But, where and what is that knowledge? How is that knowledge managed within the company?A basic definition of knowledge management is this. Knowledge management is a process that companies use to generate value from their assets. Knowledge management can be much more, but this is the basics of it. Now, there are two types of knowledge management to speak of at this point. One is explicit knowledge.What is that?It is the assets such as ‘paper’ assets such as trade marks,
Would you make networking a hire priority if it meant an additional $700,000 in income?
It has been shown that by not maintaining and building your network you will be leaving a significant amount of money on the table. More than 80% of all jobs come from networking.
Statistics show that the average person will have twelve or more jobs in their career with an average three year tenure in each. In addition, establishing a network when you are in transition typically takes at least 4-6 months. If you make an average of $100,000 a year and have to re-build your network for each new opportunity, you will be walking away from 48-72 months of income. That adds up to as much as $700,000 of lost income, not including the potential investment income that could have been yielded.
Instead, let’s build a Career Networking Strategy to maximize the benefits for all.
Phase 1: the Introduction or Contact
What most people do not understand is that this is NOT networking, these are introductions or contacts. They are no more valuable than that person you met for the first time at the company Christmas party.
Phase 2: Get to Know the other person
So, what to do? Take the first, real networking step and start contacting those people who gave you their business cards. You know, the ones you don’t remember! Set up a coffee or lunch meeting and start to “get to know” one another, the first step in networking.
Once you get to know this person you can make a judgment if you should get to know them better. If you decide it would be mutually beneficial to go forward, then start building a relationship. Relationships are what make networking a valuable and rewarding process. We do business with those we have relationships with!
Phase 3: I know the other person
This is when someone asks you about another person and you can say “Yes, I know him/her.” And, you can tell a little about their background and expertise. But, you wouldn’t put your reputation on the line for this person.
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is n
Many business leaders are good at starting a business or maintaining one that has already been well established. However, they are not good at fixing a seriously sick business. Avoid bankruptcy by hiring the turnaround experts.They often do not have the experience, skills, temperament or willingness to do a proper turnaround. Sometimes, the business leader himself is the hindrance and obstacle to the entire turnaround process because of past encumbrances and prejudices. An outsider is quite often required to execute the turnaround.Most of the time, a troubled company cannot be fixed solely from the within. The management may harbour too much prejudices, vested i
Instead, let’s build a Career Networking Strategy to maximize the benefits for all.
Phase 1: the Introduction or Contact
What most people do not understand is that this is NOT networking, these are introductions or contacts. They are no more valuable than that person you met for the first time at the company Christmas party.
Phase 2: Get to Know the other person
So, what to do? Take the first, real networking step and start contacting those people who gave you their business cards. You know, the ones you don’t remember! Set up a coffee or lunch meeting and start to “get to know” one another, the first step in networking.
Once you get to know this person you can make a judgment if you should get to know them better. If you decide it would be mutually beneficial to go forward, then start building a relationship. Relationships are what make networking a valuable and rewarding process. We do business with those we have relationships with!
Phase 3: I know the other person
This is when someone asks you about another person and you can say “Yes, I know him/her.” And, you can tell a little about their background and expertise. But, you wouldn’t put your reputation on the line for this person.
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is n
Secret information? Okay, probably not much remains truly hidden or forbidden anymore, but there are little secrets about how things work. Salesmen, politicians, and others learn and use subtle techniques to influence you. "Lucky people" use little-known tricks to get that way. Here are some examples.Controling Through WordsThere is a classic joke, "Have you stopped beating your wife?" It is difficult to answer without incriminating yourself. This technique of the implicit premise is used by politicians for more than jokes. Get everyone to argue about how to do something, for example, like win the the "war" on drugs, and nobody questions if it should even be done.
Once you get to know this person you can make a judgment if you should get to know them better. If you decide it would be mutually beneficial to go forward, then start building a relationship. Relationships are what make networking a valuable and rewarding process. We do business with those we have relationships with!
Phase 3: I know the other person
This is when someone asks you about another person and you can say “Yes, I know him/her.” And, you can tell a little about their background and expertise. But, you wouldn’t put your reputation on the line for this person.
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is n
Did you know that 95% of pharmaceutical employees respond favorably when asked about their product and services at their organization? (source: TrainingMag Aug/06).What are the key reasons why employees leave?The 10 most frequently mentioned issues that employees say companies do poorly are:• Poor management--uncaring and unprofessional managers; overworking staff; no respect, not listening, putting people into the wrong seats on the bus; speed over quality; poor manager selection processes.• Lack of career growth and advancement opportunities--no "perceivable" career paths; not posting job openings or filling from within; favoritism or unfair promo
Phase 4: I recommend this person highly
This is when you can honestly recommend this person to another and put your reputation on the line. This is when you are selling this person to another because you have taken the time to really know them, and they you. Now you are both comfortable in providing the most powerful referral, a personal one.
The more people you get to Phases 2 - 4 then the more powerful your network will become!
And don’t forget a couple of other simple rules when networking. First, always ask how you might be able to help the other person. If you give, then you will receive. And, surprise, it is not as hard or time consuming as you may think.
Second, create interest in yourself when you first meet someone. How? Start by having a very short statement or ‘hook’ phrase that creates interest for the listener. You know, the answer to the question ‘what do you do’? Why? You only have 10-15 seconds to capture their interest.
For example, a Vice President of Engineering could just say “I am a Vice President of Engineering”. This is possibly impressive to some but amongst a group of executives, ho-hum, not at all interesting. But a friend of mine who is VP Engineering says, “I am a de-engineering expert”. Instantly he gets the question “what is that”? Now a conversation ensues and the other party will more likely remember this person over most they have met.
Since most people can not come up with a ‘hook’ phrase, try creating a ‘value’ phrase. Determine what it is you really do, what value you bring to a given situation or problem.
Instead of that standard ‘title’ statement, use a statement about the value you bring to an organization or group. For example, “I establish engineering processes that are more efficient, easier to implement, and bring more profit to an organization”.
Isn’t that better? Someone said, “It is not who you know, but who remembers YOU”.
What is an “elevator” speech? I used to think it was something you said while riding an elevator. It is really an expanded ‘value statement’!
Even if you think you never need or want to meet an engineering executive, you would still remember this person over most you meet.
If you want to establish business alliances and personal alliances…,
Get past introductions and start building relationships. You don’t have a network until you have relationships. Shaking hands at an event does not mean you have built a network. Take time to build relationships that will add meaning to both your personal and professional life. Do not wait until it’s too late or you could be walking away from well deserved income.
Ask how you can help the other person, and, don’t forget to make an impression that others will remember!
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