by Ed Evarts | Apr 21, 2016 | Interacting, Visibility and Value
It is important to understand the difference between an interaction and a relationship as you work to raise your visibility in your organization and industry. I defined interacting in an earlier posting as “the degree to which you engage one-to-one with colleagues in...
by Ed Evarts | Apr 11, 2016 | Interacting, Visibility and Value
There is no doubt that networking is a very important activity. As stressed previously, networking is the primary type of interaction for individuals looking for a job or who are self-employed. By focusing on networking, these individuals build relationships that...
by Ed Evarts | Apr 7, 2016 | Interacting, Visibility and Value
The degree to which you interact with colleagues may be driven by your natural interest to interact with others (nature) or the culture of your organization (nurture). Each of these situations alone can significantly increase or reduce the degree to which you...
by Ed Evarts | Mar 22, 2016 | Interacting, Visibility and Value
As you work to expand your interactions beyond networking, you should consider the benefits of increasing the degree in which you interact with others. By interacting with colleagues at your organization, you – increase your knowledge of what is occurring at...
by Ed Evarts | Mar 10, 2016 | Interacting, Visibility and Value
What is an office hermit? These are the colleagues who, hidden within the confines of their offices or workstations, click away on their computer keyboards, mumble their way through conference calls behind closed doors, and slip in and out of their offices and...
by Ed Evarts | Apr 8, 2015 | Visibility and Value, Interacting
Networking is and will continue to be an important professional activity for business professionals. In fact, 60 – 70% of employed individuals located their most recent job opportunity through networking. In a poll I conducted on LinkedIn, these numbers were...
