I came across a great example of networking in the December 2, 2013 issue of Forbes. The magazine, entitled “Special Philanthropy Issue: Entrepreneurs Can Save The World,” features stories about several innovators who have used their largess to address social problems. One of my favorite articles summarized an interview by journalist, Randall Lane, with rock […]
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Cycle of Reciprocity
As a sideline, I facilitate many workshops on networking for which my book, Coffee Lunch Coffee: A Practical Field Guide for Master Networking, serves as the foundation. After sharing the premise of Coffee Lunch Coffee and a little about my own experience with networking, we engage in the first four major exercises from the book, […]
Small Gifts… Big Payoffs
It’s that time of year. Many of us are amassing our 2012 collections of “free” address labels from the various charities seeking annual contributions to their causes. The labels seem innocent enough. They come in an envelope, surrounding a gift request, we place the labels with our stationary or wherever we keep our bills to […]