Sheryl Sandberg, the COO of Facebook, has famously coined the phrase “lean in,” encouraging women to put their foot on the gas pedal in their careers and keep it there. But I would challenge that ‘leaning in’ is not enough. You must also LEAN OUT. Here I will tell you how and why…
Don’t go it alone. To be successful as an entrepreneur, you need to surround yourself with the right partners, peers, mentors, advisers, investors, friends and customers. Guest contributor Alanna Muller is sure to inspire your hunt for a strong support network.
In his book, Never Eat Alone, Keith Ferrazzi, introduced us to the term Super Connectors. These are people who have and maintain contact with thousands of people. What differentiates super connectors is not that they know thousands of people, it is that their network is very diverse. Moreover, when a super connector contacts someone in their network, they hear back from them! But, what really…
The time to build and nurture a network is always, and the way we interact at networking events is key. What can women do to better parlay their ability to connect and build relationships into business?
Only 10% of jobs are ever really advertised or posted. The remaining 90% of jobs are filled through people’s connections.
This is why, hands-down, the single most effective way to get a job or promotion is to connect with people — and to do so for the express purpose of getting a job or promotion, no matter what anyone says.
(I am not talking about networking. Real, tru…
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