Featured: 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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Tip: How to keep our heads in the chaos around us

Posted by 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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Tip: A stress-free way to introduce yourself

Posted by 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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Tip: Four smart steps to better virtual communicating.

Posted by 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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