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When is a Network Not a Network?

…when it is a basically inactive collection of unconnected individuals. The word “network” once held great promise. In the tech world, the advent of an “internet” birthed an age of immediate communication, instantaneous access to “all” information, and a pattern …

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“Help me help you!” (from Jerry McGuire)

I celebrate being part of a “giving” world that creates mechanisms where giving can happen with relative ease. Linked-In, for example, is filled with individuals, including myself, enthusiastically sharing what we know, what we have read, opinions, resources, ideas, etc. …

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Talking to Friends about Business

“I’m so frustrated,” she said during a coaching session, “My absolute best friend just became General Counsel of a Fortune 500 company. Can you imagine how much work she could potentially give to me? But, I can’t talk to her …

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Developing Valuable Relationships from Professional Book Clubs

Lean-In by Cheryl Sandburg nudged many women to think about and position themselves in new, assertive ways. It also birthed a relatively new way for women to come together for compelling discussions and even conduct business. Welcome to the Professional …

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Summer Relationship Building: Make it Fun & Effective!

With Memorial Day behind us and the Fourth of July right around the corner, the summer holiday season is already in full swing. This is the time of year when you find your weekends filled with events like graduations, weddings, …

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Keep On Relating!

I seem to be hitting a time with several clients where they are feeling discouraged about “not bringing in business.”  All professionals, (including me!) who must blend doing what we were trained to do (and truly enjoy doing) with selling …

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Reconnect this Fall

“All of a sudden, people have been coming out of hiding!”  I have heard this over and over again this week and have experienced it myself.  August seemed to be a month where people collapsed from the stress of the …

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