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Up and Out: The External Networking Imperative

Last week we ran a workshop for the senior managers at the site of a F500 company. Our co-presenter was the officer in charge of marketing and community social responsibility. Here's how I kicked off the event, "You sit down in the morning with...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2010 10:49 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks

Networking Guilt? 4 Ways to "Get Over It!"

"When someone sees me leave the building, I always feel guilty. I'm sure they're thinking that I'm heading off for some frivolous reason." explained Jacqui at a recent workshop focused on external strategic relationships. If you...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2010 7:30 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks

Executive Perspective on Networking

Kimball Hall is vice president and general manager of Amgen, RI, a Fortune 500 leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics. Kimball is responsible for all operations at Amgen's 75-acre West Greenwich Ri campus where a staff of 1000 contribute...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2009 5:20 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, No Walls, No Ceiling

Mentors in Your Network?

One of the most important strategic relationships you can form is with a mentor. Ideally you will have several because as you advance in your career there will be things you need to learn, experiences you need to have and perspectives you need to gain...

Published Fri, Aug 08 2009 6:45 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women, Andrea Jung, Brenda Barnes, Mary Sammons, mentor

Top Ways to Network

What a list! A recent report from the Society for Human Resource Management identified a variety of networking sources and the percentages of SHRM respondents that use them. It's very interesting and you can find the results at the end of the survey...

Published Wed, Jul 07 2009 8:14 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women, social networking, social media

Nurturing Your Network

So, you've gotten over your "fear of flubbing" and added some wonderful people to your network. Now what? Well, we've already determined that networks only work when there is reciprocity...and reciprocity means you have to Nurture Your...

Published Mon, Jun 06 2009 5:50 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks

"Helicopter Parent" or Consummate Networker?

Driving to a client meeting my colleague, Mona (fictitious name) complained about an email she had received. Sally (fictitious name) had emailed Mona asking if she would be willing to talk with her daughter (a recent college grad) about career options...

Published Tue, May 05 2009 11:34 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks

"Bosom Buddy" or "Weak Tie"

Hope that title caught your attention, because I'm going to use this post to confront one of the major differences between the way men and women network. It lies in the concept of the "weak tie". Here's what I first read about the concept...

Published Wed, Apr 04 2009 2:10 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women, weak ties, weak tie

"Rules" of Engagement for Social Media

Through Twitter I learned that Lena West has a great guest blog at Lipsticking. It's called "Rules of Social Media Engagement for Women". She writes, "...I see so many women getting it wrong and they pay the price accordingly. It is...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 11:58 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women, social networking, social media

The Windup and the Pitch (Elevator Pitch, that is)

Whether you played baseball or softball or not, you need to know how to throw a good pitch! And you have to know how to switch it up...you'll have one pitch if you're networking with a board member, another if you're networking for a new position...

Published Sat, Apr 04 2009 12:48 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks

Even MORE Networking Tips

Q. What do you think about personal business cards? If you're in between jobs, personal cards can be very useful when you're doing a lot of networking. What else can you leave behind? Puliing out a resume at a business function doesn't quite...

Published Tue, Apr 04 2009 5:32 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women

MORE Networking Tips for Job Hunters

Adding to earlier post on tips for job hunters, here are 3 more that came from questions asked by participants in our free teleseminar for women in transition. CONNECTING AND RECONNECTING I would like to network with contacts from my previous career in...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2009 11:26 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women

Authentic Networking

Whether you have a preference for introversion or extraversion, you can be successful at networking, IF you are interesting and are interested in others. What do I mean by this? First, you can find a style of networking that fits you. Read my prior blog...

Published Sat, Mar 03 2009 2:35 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women

Networking Tips for Job Hunters

3 tips on assessing and leveraging your network from our recent free teleseminar for our Leading Women members who are in transition. Should I be networking to increase opportunity? By all means. Even in this digital age, personal contact makes a difference...

Published Sat, Feb 02 2009 2:29 PM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, strategic relationships, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women

Networking, Vision & Strategic Acumen

In my new book I explain why the idea of the "visionary leader" is a particular manifestation of the times in which it arose (late 70s early 80s). At that time, successful executives were responding to the external forces in the marketplace...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2009 7:50 AM by Susan Colantuono

Filed under: strategic networking, networking, strategic networks, Susan Colantuono, Leading Women

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