Know How + Know Who = Networking Success

Why is that who you know is so much more important than what you know? Networking can be your best method of improving your “who you know” quotient in the shortest amount of time, but only if you know the rules of success.

Knowledge Communities: Transforming Best Practice into Action

Healthcare managers are discovering that a 'best practice' imported from another organization is not a panacea. First, one size never fits all. Second, managers charged with process improvement often think of the search for a best practice as a one-time effort. In truth, performance improvement is always ongoing. That’s why smart organizations are intensifying the search for best practices with 'knowledge communities' – groups of people who share a common interest and are committed to exchange information and solve common problems together on a continuing basis. Here’s how knowledge communities can make a difference in patient care and the organization’s bottom line.

Small Business Networking to Get More Clients and Market Professional Services

There is good news! The Book Yourself Solid Small Business Networking Strategy operates from an entirely different perspective; it's all about connecting and sharing with others. All that's necessary is to shift your perspective from one of scarcity and fear to one of abundance and love.

A Tickler File for Sales and Networking

If you are involved in sales, fundraising or just an active networker, you have probably tried a variety of tools to manage your contact list and remind yourself to stay in touch with all of the prospects and people you meet. This tickler file is designed to be an inexpensive, effective, tool that can be used by salespeople in a variety of different types of organizations.

Networking Strategic Alliances

Networker's know that you always get back more from your network then you have to give to it. However, that should not stop you from thinking about new ways you can help the people in your network. Your network is full of people who would like to partner with you, though neither of you may have approached the idea or formalized a plan. Here are some suggestions for ways that you can form strategic alliances with other businesses in your network.

The 5 Most Deadly Networking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Are you ready to see maximum results through business networking?

How to Talk to People of the Opposite Sex

Men and women definitely have different ways of communicating. Learning how the other half uses language will help to improve your communication with the opposite sex.

See Jane Network - Invaluable Advice If You're an Introvert or Confused or Scared About Networking

Are you a wallflower at a networking event? I met one recently who turned out to know a lot more about how to network the right way than she thought. If you thinking networking is about selling you and your business, you desperately need to read this article.

Improve Communication Skills with the Opposite Sex

You can improve communication skills with the man or woman in your life, once you understand the differences in how the genders communicate.

A Networking Legacy

A great business is built on good habits throughout the entire organization. As the business leader, you are responsible for embodying those good habits first and then teaching them to those on your business team.

Foundation Relations: Is It What You Do or Who You Know?

Is it true that having a connection inside a foundation is more important than what you put in your grant proposal? This article explores that myth and explains why it is wrong. Relationships are important to cultivate, but cannot save a poor proposal. Learn how and why this is true.

Need More Business? Create a Co-Op!

If you're the owner of a small business and have limited resources, use the power of numbers to obtain more customers or clients. Create an informal co-op.

8 Techniques to Guarantee Maximum Success at Business Functions

There are some that say networking is simply talking to people while handing out a business card. I’m here to tell you that this is not effective networking. Given today’s highly competitive and in some cases, saturated markets, networking is a tool that helps us cultivate new relationships without spending a lot of money. Its one of the most cost effective marketing tactics available in business!