Your network is your superpower
Here’s how you can make the most of your connections with industry colleagues and peers.
Even in a virtual world, your network is your superpower.
In the best of times, as well as during times of pervasive ambiguity like today, your network is one of your most powerful and valuable assets. Networks and referrals can become the most important source for many business opportunities and—as I know well from running my own company—they can help solve many business-related dilemmas, too. Whether you are looking for a job or sourcing hard-to-find talent for your team, tapping your network is the key to success.
Cultivating and nurturing your own personal and professional networks is of the utmost importance.
Make networking a daily practice
I have been advising my clients for years to make sure that they are checking in regularly with individuals in their networks. When you make it a daily or weekly practice, it becomes a very organic thing to check in and see how they have been doing. Everyone appreciates a genuine, caring check-in every now and then, particularly after 18 months of coping with COVID-19 and all of its personal and professional disruptions.
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