Building Your Network with Real Purpose
The first step is to consider the question – why are you networking? You’ll need to move beyond the reason that you’ve been told to do it or it came up on your performance appraisal. Try to get a clear notion of the purpose for all this work. This way, you can use it as a means of deciding which events to attend, which to avoid and whom you need to try to get into your network. It will also help you set goals and targets for your networking and, ultimately, it will help you realise your ambitions more quickly.
It is usually difficult to arrive at succinct SMART goals for your networking, although that would be ideal. Instead, you may wish to settle for Read More