Michael Dulworth

The Connect Effect (eBook, ePUB)

Building Strong Personal, Professional, and Virtual Networks

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Networking is not mere socializing-it is a vital personal and professional development skill. An effective network can make you more knowledgeable, help you address critical issues, accelerate your career, and even improve your health and well-being. As a recent article in MIT's Sloan Management Review reports, "What really distinguishes high performers from the rest of the pack is their ability to maintain and leverage their networks." Networking is simply too important to be left to chance. In this book, Michael Dulworth shows how to take a conscious, systematic approach to networking. After a short quiz to measure your "networking quotient" (NQ), The Connect Effect identifies three distinct kinds of networks: personal, professional, and virtual. Dulworth examines their specific characteristics and offers strategies, tools, and resources for building up and making the best use of each one. Stories from Dulworth's twenty years of experience running networks, as well as interviews with top executives, researchers, and thought leaders, provide insights and advice about how networks function in the real world. Few of us are born networkers, but anyone-introvert, extrovert, or in-between-can learn to master this important skill. And as you build your networks and the connections between members multiply, you'll find that the benefits you gain grow exponentially. This extraordinary return on your networking investment is what Dulworth terms "The Connect Effect"-and in this book he shows how it can enrich every aspect of your life.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781609944247
• Artikelnr.: 38331008

Autorenporträt

Michael Dulworth is the chairman and CEO of Executive Networks, Inc. Executive Networks is a leading provider of executive peer-to-peer networks to large organizations world- wide (http://www.executivenetworks.com). Prior to his current position, Mike was vice president of learning services at the Concours Group and was a founder and CEO of Learning Technologies Group, Inc. Mike is the author, a coauthor, or a contributor to six books on executive development, learning, and high-performance organizations. His most recent books are Corporate Learning: Proven and Practical Guidelines for Building a Sustainable Learning Strategy (Pfeiffer, 2005) and Strategic Executive Development: The Five Essential Investments (Pfeiffer, 2005). Mike has a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Michigan and a masters in public administration, with a concentration in organizational behavior, from the University of Southern California.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction The Power of Networks

Part One: Becoming a Highly Effective Networker
Chapter 1 What s Your Networking Quotient?
Chapter 2 Network Early, Network Often
Chapter 3 Building Your Network
Chapter 4 What s Your Personal Brand?
Chapter 5 Entering the Network Zone

Part Two: Harnessing the Power of Different Networks
Chapter 6 Networking, Peer to Peer
Chapter 7 Tapping Organizational Networks
Chapter 8 Joining Communities of Practice
Chapter 9 Virtual Networking
Conclusion The Future of Networking
Resources
A. Choosing Your Board, by Richard Leider
B. Online Networking Sites
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author

Rezensionen

Nothing is more important to the leader of the future than networking. The Connect Effect explains what you need to do and how to do it!
Marshall Goldsmith, author of the Wall Street Journal #1 bestselling business book What Got You Here Won't Get You There

The Connect Effect is a practical and informative guide to helping people (and organizations) improve their networks, reach their potential, and achieve great things.
Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management, London Business School, and author of Hot Spots

From both a corporate and an individual perspective, building strong productive networks is mission critical. The Connect Effect is a practical guide to how we become better at the art and science of networking and how we use that to propel our businesses and our careers.
Lynne Bartusek, Vice President, Associate Recruitment, Inclusion and Diversity, JCPenney

As leaders and individuals work, and live, more globally every day, technology may make connecting easier, but it is the quality of the connection that is the key differentiator. The Connect Effect is a vital resource to today's leaders, advising them on tried-and-true tactics, techniques, and tools for creating connections that last.
Leslie W. Joyce, PhD, Vice President and Chief Learning Officer, The Home Depot

Mike Dulworth provides the keys to networking in our fast-moving global society. His invaluable experience and advice can help novices and successful networkers achieve their optimum networking quotient and enhance their opportunities for personal and professional success.
Thurgood Marshall, Jr., Partner, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Former Assistant to President Clinton and Cabinet Secretary, 1997-2001