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juni 13, 2005
"Det tar tid att bygga sociala nätverk"
Thom Singer ( The Business Development / Networking Blog: A discussion about the importance of building a network, creating your professional brand, embracing marketing and fine tuning sales skills.) skriver i Building a Network Takes Time...Be Patient om en diskussion med en bekant som vill bli (er)känd som expert i sitt fält (min emfas):
I was recently having a discussion with a friend who wants to grow his reputation in his industry, and desires to be seen as one of the local "experts" in his field....
In the course of our ninety-minute meal together, I listened to his hopes of becoming a well recognized name and was surprised by the short time frame that he thought this could be accomplished. He felt that if he focused on networking for a few months, that by the end of the summer he could be seen as the "Go To Person".
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To start, he looked at the whole process as something that could benefit his career. Never once, even when I brought it up, did he address what he could do to assist others in his network. His whole focus was on growing his own reputation with the end result being more business for his company. If your motives are selfish, then your return on the time invested in networking will be limited. You must see the "give and take" relationship of networking, and be committed to give more than you get. Especially in the beginning.
Posted by hakank at juni 13, 2005 07:32 EM Posted to Social Network Analysis/Complex Networks