Relationships
Flirting and Networking – Good or Bad?
Flirting: to court trifling or act amorously without any serious intentions Flirting is a basic instinct, part of human nature. This is not surprising: if we did not initiate contact and express interest in members of the opposite sex, we would not progress to reproduction, and the human species would…
Successful Networkers Ask More Questions
It is said that a wise man listens and questions, while a fool rambles on and on. Don’t do foolish networking, show interest in people by asking good questions.
Three Things Men Do Better Than Women – When Networking
Last week I posted 3 Things that Women Do Better Than Men, today it is the guys turn. Can you believe it ladies, there are things that men do better than we women. Of course you can, it is designed by nature. Men are great at doing a variety of…
Three Things that Women Do Better Than Men – When Networking
Business networking is about building relationships and who is better at building relationships than women. When it comes to networking there are a few things that women are just naturally better at then the men. There are things they can learn from us, just as there are things we can…
Four Steps to Building a Global Network
I went to Ireland in February to speak at a conference, I connected with some of my friends there, and made many new friends, last week I was in Australia, training a group of franchise owners. In August I will be in Africa working with a team of franchise owners,…
Ladies Let Go of The Fear
I have been reading a book called, She Wins, You Win by Gail Evans. I started reading it 2 years ago, and picked it back up as a source of my new book, Business Networking and Sex, Not what you think. and I remembered what I like about this book,…
Your Reputation and Networking – Caution
I came across this question on Linkedin. So I thought I would share it. It is important that we pay attention to what we are doing in our networking activities if we want to get the best results. What can/does networking do for your professional reputation? By “professional reputation”, I…
Five Steps of the Referral Process
There are 5 Steps to the referral process, as identified by the Referral Institute and Dr. Ivan Misner. Each step is important and no step can be skipped, if what you want are high level referrals that close into quality business. The biggest complaint that that I hear from is…
Judgments and Assumptions Could Be Costing You
I am in the business of helping other people and in return I have made a good living.. I know that my higher calling in life is to contribute to others. I also understand that as I help others be more successful, I too become more successful. I love my…
3 Tips to Get Better Referrals
Referrals are the holy grail of the business community. Every business wants them, every business person is out networking in hopes of getting referred prospects for their business. Referrals come in different shades, just like the color red. The higher you can move the quality of the referral the less…
