Comments on: What do you bring to the table? http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/what-do-you-bring-to-the-table-646/ Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:54:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan Erwin http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/what-do-you-bring-to-the-table-646/comment-page-1/#comment-350472 Dan Erwin Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:47:10 +0000 http://www.everydaynetworker.com/?p=265#comment-350472 Great set of questions. Many of my Gen Y friends don't know where to start to build a network. They have a job. Now what? I suggest to them that their network will be their mentor. It will take a significant network to satisfy your needs. No one person can begin to satisfy mentoring needs in today's complex environment. So as a need comes up--whether operational relationships (people who can help you get things done), personal relationships (people who can train you into new skills), or strategic relationships (people who can guide your career)--find someone to help you satisfy that need. That's the first important person in your network. Cultivate him or her. Of course, when I'm coaching I actually help my client lay out the needed language technologies for building the relationship--both protocol and scripts. I've found that most people don't know how to begin or carry out a networking conversation. One important caveat is that a networker has to both give and get from his/her network. Great set of questions. Many of my Gen Y friends don’t know where to start to build a network. They have a job. Now what?

I suggest to them that their network will be their mentor. It will take a significant network to satisfy your needs. No one person can begin to satisfy mentoring needs in today’s complex environment.

So as a need comes up–whether operational relationships (people who can help you get things done), personal relationships (people who can train you into new skills), or strategic relationships (people who can guide your career)–find someone to help you satisfy that need. That’s the first important person in your network. Cultivate him or her. Of course, when I’m coaching I actually help my client lay out the needed language technologies for building the relationship–both protocol and scripts. I’ve found that most people don’t know how to begin or carry out a networking conversation.

One important caveat is that a networker has to both give and get from his/her network.

]]> By: Tracey http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/what-do-you-bring-to-the-table-646/comment-page-1/#comment-350470 Tracey Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:59:54 +0000 http://www.everydaynetworker.com/?p=265#comment-350470 Networking is definitely a two-way street! I am a virtual assistant and I am constantly offering advice and support to fellow VAs as well as to prospective clients. It pays off in spades, when I land a new client or get a referral from a colleague or an existing client. And it's free! :) Networking is definitely a two-way street! I am a virtual assistant and I am constantly offering advice and support to fellow VAs as well as to prospective clients. It pays off in spades, when I land a new client or get a referral from a colleague or an existing client. And it’s free! :)

]]> By: Aleksandar M. Velkoski http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/what-do-you-bring-to-the-table-646/comment-page-1/#comment-350471 Aleksandar M. Velkoski Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:23:13 +0000 http://www.everydaynetworker.com/?p=265#comment-350471 I've been developing a strategic plan for my group and we've been asking ourselves that question. What do I bring to the table (in the context of strengths, etc.)? Networking is a two-way street and you should be able to show you have great things to offer. I’ve been developing a strategic plan for my group and we’ve been asking ourselves that question. What do I bring to the table (in the context of strengths, etc.)? Networking is a two-way street and you should be able to show you have great things to offer.

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