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Success!Ezine
Volume 5 Issue 12-- December 2008
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Success Management: How to Get to the Top and Keep
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Feature Article
Holiday
Networking
E. Carol Webster, Ph.D.
Copyright © 2008
The holiday season is a great time for networking. Most people are in a
festive mood and many take advantage of this time of year to host events
and to attend them. You should too. The hectic pace of business at other
times likely causes you to ignore the need to cultivate new
relationships and to show appreciation to those who already aid your
success. Do things differently this year. Review your contact list,
identify new targets, and get busy!
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Make Calls |
Yes, everyone is busy, but you may be pleasantly surprised to find that
people take your call during this time of year. Sometimes it’s because their
pace has slowed a bit. Sometimes it’s simply that they feel like
talking now when they may not at other times. Thank those who have been
helpful referral sources, vendors, or other contributors to your success.
And take a chance to reach out to new prospects. Who have you been meaning
to contact but haven’t gotten around to calling? Do it now.
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Send Greetings |
Take time to extend best wishes to your contacts. Like calling, this is
something that should be a standard part of your networking throughout the
year – even more so, because it doesn’t require getting people directly on
the telephone or on location for lunch, for example. But certainly you
should make time to send greetings during the holidays. Express your thanks
for their support of your business or of you, professionally, if they’ve
been helpful in other ways. People like to be appreciated and, indeed, they
should. Be grateful for any interest others show in you.
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Accept Invitations |
Typically there are many social events taking place at the end of the year.
You may be hosting one yourself – generously showing appreciation to your
friends and associates while enjoying your own targeted networking forum.
But if not, don’t just toss the invitations you receive. Enjoy the chance to
spend some social time with those you don’t get to mingle with during the
year. Or muster the courage to get out and meet those you don’t know but who
might be helpful to you in the future. This is especially so for those who
are job seeking or looking for new opportunities. People can’t consider you
if they don’t know you, so get out there!
The end of the year can be fun as well as productive in furthering your
networking goals. Don’t let this prime opportunity slip by without taking
action. There’s no way to tell what will come of your efforts, but one
thing’s for sure –- doing nothing will result in –- nothing.
About the Author:
Dr. E. Carol Webster is a clinical psychologist and speaker in consulting
practice in Fort Lauderdale, FL and is author of
Success Management: How to
Get to the Top and Keep Your Sanity Once You Get There
and The Fear of Success: Stop
It From Stopping You!
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Ask Dr. Webster...
Dear Dr. Webster: I heard you speak and had a lot of questions
that would’ve helped me improve myself but I was afraid to look like I have
“issues” in front of my boss and my coworkers. How do people get the courage
to speak up in workshops like that?
-- Afraid to Speak Up
Dear
Afraid to Speak Up: There are, indeed, some work environments that make
people afraid to speak openly about personality “warts and blemishes”. Some
managers shun those who admit to imperfect behavior or hold them back from
promotions and other advancement. Yours may be one of these situations -- in
which case it is understandable that you would be disinclined to speak up.
But next time, listen carefully to what others are saying and observe
whether their careers are derailed in any way because of the information
they reveal about themselves. Most employers want their staff to feel
emotionally empowered and strong and, thus, encourage people to take
advantage of the opportunity to improve themselves –- especially if they
have made the investment of hiring a psychologist to come in to speak. A
healthy workplace results in greater teamwork and productivity, so it is in
management’s best interests to help staff resolve any “issues” that may
undermine feeling and doing their best, both at work as well as in their
personal lives. But all are aware that this is a business setting so few
speakers expect attendees to bare their souls, nor will they allow the
discussion to get too personal. So unless everyone around you is
sitting in silence, ask yourself “What’s the worst that will happen if I ask
this question?” If there is no likely earth shattering consequence – speak
up. Of course, with most speakers, you can always wait until the conclusion
of the event to talk one on one. Or, as you are doing now, you can contact
the speaker after the event. But you lose benefit of feedback from others in
the training who have valuable experiences and tips to share in answer to
the question you ask, so take a deep breath, swallow hard, and join in the
discussion next time. You’ll be glad you did.
--Dr. Webster
Got a Question?
Ask Dr. Webster
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Success Motivator
Our greatest fears are often of things that do not happen.
-- Benjamin Mays
Success Tip
Mutual
Benefits of Networking
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Learn to approach any event with purpose and enthusiasm.
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Identify the potential benefits before you go. These
benefits can be personal or professional or both.
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Having fun and meeting new friends can be just as valuable as
striking deals. (Striking deals can lead to new friends and be a lot of
fun!)
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Being a resource to others, not just focused on your agenda,
is preferable.
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We all have something to contribute. If we list our
preferences, interests and experience, we know what we can offer others!
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As far as results, in the long run … “You never know!”
From the book:
How to Work a Room
by Susan RoAne
MJF Books, New York, 2000
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