Featured: Tip: Make asking for favors easier.

Posted by 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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Tip: How many people do you REALLY know at work?

Posted by 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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Tip: Do you need new blood in your network?

Posted by 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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Tip: Are you an Infinite Horizon Networker?

Posted by 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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Tip: Master the Glowing Introduction

Posted by 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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Tip: Zoning out at virtual meetings?

Posted by 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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