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Part One: Networks rule
June 18, 2008 | Author: Promise Phelon | Filed under: Musings
Yet despite their incredible importance and the dominance of networking movements such as FriendFeed, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, only a few individuals will truly master networking in a way that enables career growth and advancement.
“There’s been a surge in all these online networking services, but 37% of executives never or rarely use them and another 40% only use them sometimes…. Technology may help you identify target contacts or organize connections, but the human touch prevails.” – Dave Opton, ExecuNet CEO and Founder
Unfortunately, existing networking tools allow us to see and feel close to one another and reach out to them, creating a false sense of influence and an inflated view of relationships we think we may have. A follower on Twitter expects you to respond to his or her message and to follow him, connectedness is swapped like valentine’s cards back in the day.
This has set off a set of behaviors that have resulted in a deluge of unwanted contacts and requests, resume nuclear bombs from people you hardly know, awkward silences on Facebook that last weeks—who is this guy? The many have forgotten that relationship is a privilege that is earned. That conversations and relevance build memorable relationships.
Are you among the many … or the few?
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