An ambitious leader knows she’ll need to network to achieve her career goals. But, to her, networking feels slimy, so she asks her coach for help.
Some core concepts from this episode:
- The purpose of networking is to know people.
- Don’t target people. Nurture a relationship.
- Make networking 5% of your job every week.
- Networking makes you a more valuable employee.
- Show interest in the other person. No monologuing about yourself.
Listen to Tom’s “Flow” and “Fall” stories on the Coaching Stories podcast with Dr. Sam Humphrey.
COACHES!
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This month’s episode is in the podcast archive in three categories:
Five episodes to grow your networking skills:
Tom also mentioned an episode called Conquering People Pleasing.
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