Small Business Owners and Solo-preneurs: Learn the Power of Partnering
Nov 12 Carolann Jacobs on November 12th, 2009
While many of us who start our own businesses or who become solo professionals value our independence, we quickly find more value in having people at our side to give us extra strength, visibility and insight in the market. And so we get out there both in person and online to network and build relationships. It’s great [...]
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Kicking Myself – 6 Missed Opportunities
Jun 5 Carolann Jacobs on June 5th, 2009
Ever had one of those moments when someone told you something that you aleady know, but you’ve let it slide or you’ve never implemented it? I hate to admit it in public, but I had one of those moments this week. I pride myself on my business networking savvy. Mind you, my friends Jeff Klein, [...]
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What Have You Always Wanted to Know About Business Networking?
Apr 29 Carolann Jacobs on April 29th, 2009
Are any of you amongst the 67% of people who loathe networking? (That statistic along with the word “loathe” came from a Business Networking International study). I was one of those people, and to some degree I’ll admit that I still have some discomfort around it… even though I run a networking group that teaches [...]
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Liz Ryan’s Top 5 Networking Rules – Good Stuff
Mar 11 Carolann Jacobs on March 11th, 2009
Navigating business networking these days can be confusing at best. My friend Jeff Klein offers two excellent excellent teleseminars on the subject. Learning the rules of the networking road becomes more and more necessary as more and more toes get trodden upon. There are more networking tips out there than one can read in a [...]
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Do you Kill Your Credibility At the Handshake?
Feb 11 Carolann Jacobs on February 11th, 2009
Has this ever happened to you? You sat across from an executive at a business meeting or company event. You had a nice chat. Maybe you even heard about their last vacation or what’s been going on at a big picture level in the company. Fast forward two weeks. You’re at another event or meeting. [...]
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The Biggest Secret to Having What you Want
Feb 9 Carolann Jacobs on February 9th, 2009
Bet you can’t guess what it is… Last week, we explored how active, real Listening is the key for creating great solutions out of conflict. Surprise, surprise, it is also the key to your getting what you want out of life. The second biggest secret to having what you want is to be in constant [...]
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What’s Your Business Networking System?
Jan 22 Carolann Jacobs on January 22nd, 2009
I just finished this week’s installment of my Land Your Dream Job Seminar with Miriam Salpeter of Keppie Careers. Much of the Design Your Strategy, Devise Your Action Plan and Get Moving was centered around designing a strategy around networking. My guest in 2 weeks will be Jeff Klein founder of Klein Creative, speaker, author, [...]
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Take a Leadership Role: Build Priceless Business Relationships
Jan 15 Carolann Jacobs on January 15th, 2009
Dean LIndsay came to speak at my Winning the Game Lunch in Plano, TX last Friday. His talk not only gave me a different framework for talking about the importance of relationship networking, but also reminded me how important it is to you and yours to take a leadership role as a networker. In this [...]
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