Connect the dots : how to build, nurture, and leverage your network to achieve your personal and professional goals / Inga Carboni, College of William and Mary.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carboni, Inga, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business networks.

Career development.

Success in business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 pages)

Place of Publication:

Charlotte, North Carolina : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2019]

Summary:

Feeling guilty about not networking enough? Stop! You can learn how to network effectively without attending networking events, collecting business cards, or getting a lot of LinkedIn followers. How? By learning how to Connect the Dots.Written by Inga Carboni, Ph.D., Connect the Dots is a fun, fast-paced, and fact-based book for working professionals seeking to take the next step in their careers. The truth is that networking is not about managing impressions or projecting your personal brand. Effective networkers build, nurture, and leverage relationships, real relationships built on genuine connection. When done correctly, networking isn't sleazy or manipulative. Instead, it's empowering, for you, for all the people you know, and for all the people they know.Connect the Dots: How to Build, Nurture, and Leverage Your Network to Achieve Your Personal and Professional Goals offers a combination of personal stories, business anecdotes, self-assessments, exercises, and concrete guidelines grounded in the latest scientific research. Connect the Dots focuses on developing your personal power and leadership skills by creating effective networks and networking effectively. This book is designed to benefit everyone, from young professionals to senior managers to human resource professionals to C-suite executives.Unleash the power of your network by learning how to connect the dots to make your network work for you.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. The slime factor

Chapter 3. Sticky rice feels so good

Chapter 4. Building bridges

Chapter 5. At home on the range

Chapter 6. Circles and sleepers

Chapter 7. Casting your net

Chapter 8. Nurture and nature

Chapter 9. The magnificent seven

Chapter 10. Leverage your assets

Chapter 11. Changing your lead

Chapter 12. In conclusion. Toolbox a. Professional support network exercise. toolbox b. professional stakeholder network exercise. toolbox c. Organizational network exercise

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781641133685

1641133686