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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Tip: Make asking for favors easier.
One of the reasons we build networks is so that we can support each other, but mentally it is a big leap to ask someone for a favor. Joe McCormack, who runs The Brief Lab offers these three barriers:
1. Fear of rejection
2. Not wanting to be a bother
3. Not having ever done the other person a favor first
For most of us, these are most definitely ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Tip: How many people do you REALLY know at work?
An immediate answer might be fairly easy. It’s the people on your team, those who work in close proximity, and who you go for drinks with after work.
But upon reflection, when you consider the number of people in your company, how many of those people:
● do you know what they do?
● can you say hello to by name?
● do you have a good level ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tip: Do you need new blood in your network?
It is not our imagination that people’s networks have contracted. “A study published in the January 2021 issue of Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, found that our social and professional networks shrunk by roughly 16% during the pandemic. That’s about 200 people, the researchers say.”
Your network might need a transfusion! Here is a ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Thursday, May 22, 2025
Tip: Are you an Infinite Horizon Networker?
We like Dorie Clark’s (author The Long Game) three types of professional networking relationships:
1. Short-term
2. Long-term
3. Infinite horizon
As explained by Carmine Gallo in this Inc. article, "2 Kinds of Professional Networking That Work–And One That Doesn’t":
Short-term networkers are often asking for one-off assistance in finding a ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Before going to a networking event with a colleague, friend or your boss, think to yourself, "How will I introduce that person?" Can you introduce your networking tag teammate to others in an interesting and complimentary way? It is much easier for you to sing your partner's praises. Conversation is facilitated and your partner will be flattered.
Tip #37 in 88 Positive Networking Tips by Judy ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Thursday, April 24, 2025
Tip: Zoning out at virtual meetings?
Recent research from Ireland, Austria, and Finland reveals that "virtual meeting fatigue" is real and there are strategies to manage it. The team interviewed 30 management consultants and IT professionals from high-profile companies and some advice was: have meeting-free days, have breaks if meetings go long, and make personal behaviour changes.
A MIT SLOAN ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Tip: How to keep our heads in the chaos around us.
Each week we try to keep our tips focused on building better networks and enhancing relationships but lately we’ve been a little distracted — an understatement!
Sahil Bloom offers a useful perspective on “How to Prepare for an Uncertain Future.”
Uncertainty is coming from new technologies, (specifically AI) and now add global tariffs
to the ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Thursday, March 20, 2025
Tip: A stress-free way to introduce yourself.
“Let’s have everyone introduce themselves” says the meeting leader.
Most of us have some anxiety as we wait for our turn to speak, particularly when we are new to a group.
Andrea Wojnicki in a Harvard Business Review article, offers a simple way to introduce yourself. Think:
● Present
● Past
● Future
Here is an example in her article. We ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tip: Four smart steps to better virtual communicating.
In Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual Communication, Adam Brodsky, PhD, an award-winning professor at the University of Texas shares his framework to effectively communicate in the virtual world. He says it takes:
P: Perspective taking — Put yourself in the other person’s shoes and think about how they might interpret your ...
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Hailey Heimbach
on Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Tip: "I appreciate you."... Do you really?
“How are you doing?”, “Let’s get together soon” and “I appreciate you” (a statement gaining popularity) are part of daily banter. There is nothing wrong with these questions or statements but most times they are just tossed out without any concern about the response. To create meaningful interactions these phrases need some additional words or actions. ...
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