Five Career Building Lessons from the Social Committee
Social committees organize holiday gatherings and team building activities in workplaces around the world. One of the ways that I developed awesome human skills early in my career was by joining the social committee in pretty much every organization where…
Three Trends Impacting the Communications World
There’s a lot of change happening in the communications industry these days. Seasoned journalists are flooding into the profession, traditional barriers between advertising and editorial are blurring, and the predominance of digital tools and channels is increasingly challenging traditional media…
How to Build a Professional Network with Entry Level Connections
We’ve all seen it. In a crowded event jammed with people a group of junior professionals – or MBA students who have splurged for a ticket – glom onto a senior practitioner, manager or executive. Like moths to the light,…
Build Relationships, Build Community – Adding Value
So far in this series we have outlined the profound benefits of relationship-building as well as specifically outlined how it can be done by making a great first impression as well as by doing exceptional research about a contact, associate,…
Build Relationships, Build Community – Research
Homework and research are always important. And never moreso than when you’re trying to build an important relationship – community-based or otherwise. Because no great thing in history was ever done by just one person. It takes a community of friends, family, colleagues, contacts, mentors, and clients to make real change happen.