How often do you get to tell people what really drives you; your passion in working; your most meaningful accomplishments; where you want to take your career...

Following one of my recent presentations someone asked me a great question about LinkedIn endorsements. These endorsements have always puzzled me somewhat in...

Such a simple question yet so many people hesitate to ask, especially with those outside their inner circle. Overcome your hesitancy by thinking of your requ...

You can meet anyone, anyone! But why would you want to? Identify that “why,” the first step in using the 3 W’s of strategic networking. It will give you focu...

With so many choices and your time so precious, how do you select which organizations to join from the long, long list of business, civic and charity-related...

Do you think of strategic networking and personal branding solely as an external strategy for building connections with people outside your company? Add a fo...

Can C-suites and boards of directors diversify beyond 30%, even if they want to? Several decades ago, Economics Nobel Laureate Thomas Schelling created a mod...

You meet somebody; exchange names; almost always the next question: What do you do? Most people answer simply with the title on their business card. Next tim...

I attended a luncheon this week hosted by the City Club, a Chicago organization. As often the case when you don't buy a full table, I was seated randomly. ...

Until September 1, 2014 LinkedIn offers you a great free tool to visualize your network: inmaps.linkedinlabs.com. Here's what mine looks like: So what can ...

You often have the opportunity to discover connecting points prior to a planned or chance encounter with a person you want to meet. People typically research...

Strategic Networking: A plan to strategically build a social network of relationships for achieving specific goals. The core benefit, strategic networking ...

"'Networking is the No. 1 unwritten rule of success in business,' she says as her mantra" (Sallie Krawcheck, January 31, 2014, Wall Street Journal). As one ...