Networking is not mere socializing--it is a vital personal and professional development skill. An effective network can make you more knowledgeable, help you address critical issues, accelerate your career, and even improve your health and well-being. It's just too important to be left to chance. With "The Connect Effect" you can take a conscious, systematic approach to networking. To begin with, Author Michael Dulworth helps you evaluate how network-savvy you are. Dulworth then identifies three distinct kinds of networks: personal, professional, and virtual, exploring their specific characteristics and offering strategies, tools, and resources for building up and making the best use of each one. Stories from Dulworth's over twenty years of experience running networks, as well as interviews with top executives, researchers, and thought leaders, provide insights and advice about how networks function in the real world.
Author(s): Michael Dulworth
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 220
Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 10
Introduction: The Power of Networks......Page 16
Part One: Becoming a Highly Effective Networker......Page 30
1 What’s Your Networking Quotient?......Page 32
2 Network Early, Network Often......Page 43
3 Building Your Network......Page 61
4 What’s Your Personal Brand?......Page 78
5 Entering the Network Zone......Page 90
Part Two: Harnessing the Power of Different Networks......Page 104
6 Networking Peer-to-Peer......Page 106
7 Tapping Organizational Networks......Page 117
8 Joining Communities of Practice......Page 131
9 Virtual Networking......Page 142
Conclusion: The Future of Networking......Page 159
A: Choosing Your Board......Page 180
B: Online Networking Sites......Page 188
Notes......Page 190
C......Page 192
E......Page 193
G......Page 194
L......Page 195
O......Page 196
Q......Page 197
S......Page 198
W......Page 199
Z......Page 200
Acknowledgments......Page 202
About the Author......Page 204
