Your Network Is Your Net Worth
Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.
Many fear networking or judge it, thinking that networking is equivalent to brown nosing. Simply put, networking is the art of cultivating mutually beneficial relationships to achieve professional goals.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
Social networks are uncharted waters for everyone, and it's natural to wonder how to stay afloat in the rising tide. With so many people bobbing around, there has to be a system to make sense of it all.
Bill Swadley | Posted 11.12.2009 | Entertainment
Eventually, anyone who wants to make it in the arts is confronted with several "realities" that they must overcome. The first and most important is that no one makes it all by themselves.
Patricia Martin | Posted 10.29.2009 | Chicago
What drives people to pour hours of their precious time into charity work? There's a big carrot enticing many people to roll up their sleeves for charity -- a shot at playing a leadership role.
Brett Greene | Posted 11.12.2009 | Denver
Have you ever been to a networking event? Then you've had that cringing feeling in your stomach after entering a room full of strangers.
Keith Ferrazzi | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business
Real power comes from being indispensable. Indispensability comes from parceling out as much information, contacts, and goodwill to as many people, in as many different worlds, as possible.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 09.20.2009 | Living
How can I avoid hurting someone's feelings and maintain a relationship as a colleague when I don't want to be her friend?
Alexandra Levit | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business
Although I don't meet with them on a schedule, the people in my "lifeline group" are the people with whom I can be vulnerable, candid, and accountable.
Anne Naylor | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living
Recently I watched an interview with Brad Pitt. He struck me as being modest about his achievements and the media accolades being given to him, both a...
Sam Spear | Posted 07.04.2009 | Media
In honor of National Fist Bump Day, what better way to celebrate then with a little iPhone Bump?
Nicole Williams | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business
Your Rolodex is your secret weapon because it contains the contacts you can call upon for help if you do end up getting the boot.
Eli Davidson | Posted 06.29.2009 | Living
You have jumped through all the enormous hurdles to land an interview: Bravo! If you aren't having luck with landing interviews, please go back and lo...
Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 06.09.2009 | Living
May 17th to 23rd is National Dog Bite Prevention Week. It's a safety campaign that gets a big push every year from the US Postal Service and pet...
Margot Pritzker | Posted 06.08.2009 | Chicago
When you suddenly find yourself at home, unemployed, spending your day searching Monster.com, how do you keep your skills sharp and leverage all networking opportunities?
Suzanne Grossman | Posted 05.09.2009 | Living
You are less alone in your job search than you might think.
Alex McCord | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment
I had some good meetings as well. There's the licensing of a clothing line, a cosmetics company looking for a face, a product line looking for an ambassador, and commercial opportunities.
Daniel Lubetzky | Posted 04.30.2009 | Business
Your iPhone or Blackberry could have an application that every 5 minutes or every hour or every day could store your GPS location at that particular time.
Chris Goldberg | Posted 04.24.2009 | Media
Now that Facebook's latest incarnation has had a chance to sink in it's clear the overwhelming majority disapprove. I hate to say it, but I agree with them this time. The new layout does suck.
Stephen Viscusi | Posted 04.06.2009 | Business
It is important to remember even if the unemployment rate reaches 10 percent, that means 90 percent of Americans are still working.
Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 03.27.2009 | Media
I love the world of social networking. But be careful of what information you can include if you are using these sites for business opportunities.
Alexandra Levit | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living
We've all heard that people get jobs based on who they know, but what if you aren't lucky enough to be acquainted with someone in the field you're pursuing?
Rick Smith | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business
For the first time in human history, technology enabled social media allow us to exponentially expand our network of weak ties, potentially into the thousands over a lifetime.
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 01.04.2009 | Business
Now really, what's the point in having a network if you rarely connect with the people in it?
New York Times | Perry Garfinkel | Posted 09.20.2008 | Business
Allan Kassirer makes frequent business trips to Boston -- eight in the last year -- and has back-to-back meetings in each one. His company is buildin...
Christine Hassler | Posted 08.13.2008 | Living
Dear Christine, I am currently looking for a job and am overwhelmed by the amount of advice there is out there. I feel like I need to read everything...
Jason Mannino | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living