I meet a lot of people on a daily basis. Friends. Acquaintances. Potential business partners. Potential clients. People who are willing to do some interesting projects with me. People who I met somewhere on one of the networking events I attend regularly.
I meet them on the street, in supermarkets, at parties, at seminars, at trainings or workshops, while commuting or while buying my coffee at my favorite coffee shop…
Meeting people is great. Meeting new people is exciting and provides you with a lot of opportunities, both in personal and career life. But you all know that and you don’t need another truism from me 😉
Nowadays, everyone talks a lot about networking. I also mentioned about some pros of networking some time back.
Looks like everyone knows what networking is and how to do it. There are tons of pieces of advice on how to DO the networking. Which is great.
So… why so many people are doing it wrong? Continue reading