Networking - you can't avoid it!
Posted by: Claudia Raab in Employment News on
Jun 04, 2009
Even if you have an aversion to networking – as many people do – it’s imperative to form connections with other people in particular if you want to increase the number of your clients or customers, if you had just start a new job or had a promotion.
Research shows that the first 30 to 60 days after a promotion for example, ist the time when people in a new department or even new company make their judgement about you: Can I trust him? Can I work well with her? Will I share insights and informatioin with him or her – or is he or she just a loser who should never have been been hired.
Sit down and make a list of people who should be in your network. It shouldn’t be just the people who eat lunch at the same time and in the same place you do. Look for adivisors, people who can help or who know exactly what is going on. Someone who knows short cuts, who is a very important link in the information chain of your company.
It's just a matter of introducing yourself. Usually people are quite receptive when you tell them you're new and try to get to know people you work with.It takes a bit of courage - and sometimes a bit of coaching - but it is definitely worth it!