How Connected Are You? The Mindset and Mastery of Networking with Nancie McDonnell Ruder

Networking is an integral part of our lives, both professional and personal.  I welcome back Nancie McDonnell Ruder, an extraordinary business woman from the Warrior community, to discuss the skills of networking and connecting with others.  We discuss how we can cultivate the best mindset and what tactical tips, inspiration and perspectives can we learn that will help us to connect and network better.  

Nancie McDonnell Ruder is an executive coach, leadership advisor and marketing consultant with decades of experience in marketing strategy, training, branding, and consumer research. She has a strong track record of driving accelerated growth for organizations by aligning their marketing strategies closely with customer expectations and preferences.  

Nancie began her professional career with the Leo Burnett Company in Chicago, Illinois, where she served clients such as Procter & Gamble, Eli Lilly and The Gap, and spearheaded global new business efforts, resulting in 14 cross market new business wins.  

Since launching Noetic Consultants in 2002, Nancie has provided strategic guidance to clients large and small, including: 7-Eleven, Discovery Channel, Georgetown University, NIKE, Vail Resorts, Samsung Electronics, SC Johnson, Mayo Clinic, and the Walt Disney Company. She is the creator of the Noetic Brand Health Diagnostic™ and the Noetic Art & Science Assessment™.  

In addition to her consulting work, Nancie is a respected author and sought-after speaker in the marketing and leadership space. Her engaging presentations draw from her extensive experience, providing actionable takeaways that help organizations and individuals thrive in today’s competitive business landscape.

(3:42)  Why did we decide to partner and discuss networking?  
(6:05) The word “networking”, how do we define it?  
(12:40) How can we integrate networking into our personal and professional lives?  
(14:37) Why networking matters? What are some of the barriers we experience related to networking?  
(18:32) What are some of the fears we experience when we don’t exercise our “networking muscles” regularly?  
(20:55) Nancie discusses the many ways we can use networking in our lives.  
(23:05) We talk about the concept of “Give and Take” from Adam Grant.  
(28:30) We discuss concepts of “helping others to succeed first”, how we are “you’re only as good as your network” and “you can’t get there alone and you don’t want to”.  
(32:20) Thinking of interactions with others as an “ask, offer and acknowledge”.  
(35:54) Where can someone begin on the path to successful networking?  How can we learn good habits from the beginning?  
(45:08) Tactical things you can do before networking with others.  
(48:26) Do’s and Don’ts when networking  
(55:25) Let’s wrap up the highlights of our conversation around being connected and networking.  
(56:47) We ask the community to take away an important point from our conversation.

Connect with Nancie McDonnell Ruder 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancieatnoetic/
https://noetic.io/   

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