Archive for 'Networking'

Trust building

We seldom pay too much attention to trust. It seems to be a dormant issue most of the time. Yet, we fail to realize that “low morale” within an organization is often a direct consequence of a dysfunctional lack of trust among its own, which can have a devastating effect on any group of people. […]

A RAMP to your client's Trust

RAMP is a very powerful acronym. It is a great way to visualize the essential steps that we must take to sell our services. It also implicitly conveys the notion that the development of trust is the most vital element of the process, and that it must be advanced in small steps at a time. […]

Allowing for Failure

This is an exceptional TED presentation, which I’m so glad to be able to bring to you. Sir Ken Robinson talks about creativity. Its importance to our future and how education’s commitment to producing cookie cut employees stunts children’s natural creativity. If we are not willing to try new things, —which may fail—, how can […]

Asking: Networking's Main Ingredient

It should be no surprise. It’s vital for all of us to hone our asking abilities. We constantly need to ask our network for help, for all sorts of information and referrals. Let me tell you my little summer story. To this day, I still feel envy and awe at one of my friend’s bold […]

What is personal branding?

Business Tips via Mixergy, home of the ambitious upstart! Andrew Warner brings us this fantastic interview with Sasha Strauss. Sasha teaches a graduate course on branding at USC, and consults innovation companies and individuals on how to position themselves. In this entertaining interview, Sasha explains personal branding and describes the steps to create your own. […]