29th February, 7:30pm SIN/HKG an open discussion with Andrew

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In this open space, we will explore how we can make genuine connections with others when we meet, network, negotiate, interview and other professional encounters. Bring your thoughts and questions.29th February.

Each open space takes a different format to explore Personal Effectiveness, Careers, Management, Leadership... your questions, answers, news and next. By registering, you give permission for us to follow up with you by email based on your interest.

This is a living collection of resources that back up Andrew's workshop to prepare Masters students for the international jobs markets, and to support his Coaching clients to build the networks that they want. It includes all the resources Andrew refers to in the Professional Networking Skills workshop and further reading. Also see the related post on Influence & Social Power for the exercise of influence through your network.

Please contact me here if you would like to discuss how you may go further in this topic, watch my videos about how Executive Coaching can help you or Group Coaching can accelerate your team's effectiveness.

Request the full archive of Andrew's workshop for post-graduate students Professional Networking materials here.

Request the full archive of the Manchester Business School Executive MBA Professional Networking Workshop for here.

Request the full archive of the INSEAD EMFIN Professional Networking workshop and the Networking Canvas here.

Social Capital Quiz

Five networking missteps to avoid

Want a job in a new role look to your networks first

The Power of High-Quality Connections

How to future-proof your career

Career Sponsorship Is a Two-Way Street

Workplace friendships: the double-edged sword

Five Misconceptions About Internal Influencers

Why Hierarchies in Organisations Aren’t All Bad

Rethinking Hierarchy

Being a broker at work leads to burnout and abuse, finds new research from ESMT Berlin

It’s Who You Know: Leveraging Networks for Execution

The Power of Networking in the New Economy

The Importance of Managers as Advocates

Social Networks and Getting a Job: Mark Granovetter

Your style of social media use may be connected to your wellbeing

Restructuring Does Not Remove Silos! People Do!

Strong Hierarchies + Network Centricity = Amazing Results?

Walk Before You Run: How To Network Like A Leader

Who are the most influential people in your company?

Network effects: How to rebuild social capital and improve corporate performance

Hard Work Isn’t the Point of the Office

FIVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE

Networking for Team and/or Self

Why talking to strangers is good for you, them and all of us

Go ahead and contact that old friend – they’ll probably appreciate it more than you think

Stop being boring when you meet new people

Why Do High-Status People Have Larger Social Networks? Belief in Status-Quality Coupling as a Driver of Network-Broadening Behavior and Social Network Size

Maintaining network connections

Online Social Networking for Success: Go Premium or Go Home?

Networking online: how to make professional connections remotely and why it matters

Find More Ways to Be an Outsider

How to ensure people don’t feel used when you’re networking with them

Some Questions Benefit from Group Discussion. Others Don’t.

Why a more tribal work life might be a good thing

“New Networks”, The Nowhere Office

The Challenges Of Sponsorship In A Remote/Hybrid Work Environment

Why knowledge is social, not personal, and the implication of this view for KM.

Small talk is boring. Our research shows how you can do better.

Systems Principles for Collaborative Networks

How to Avoid “Network Drift” During Hybrid Working

Use Networks to Drive Culture Change

How to Approach Strangers at A Party

Lockdown shows us it is not work that attracts us to big cities – but the social life

The $2 Million Urinal: Why Hard Work Doesn’t Cut It - Behavioral Scientist

How Leaders Create and Use Networks

How Introverts Can Learn to Love Networking

Feel like you don’t fit in? Here’s how to find where you truly belong

Learn to Love Networking

The 20 Best Networking Questions to Ask

Leaders should realize that companies are fundamentally linguistic entities.

How to Make Networking at Conferences Feel Less Icky

How to Get the Most Out of an Informational Interview

Building a Network That Works Takes Work

The People Who Make Organizations Go—or Stop

How to make Friends as a Grown man

How to Invest in Your Social Capital

Status as a Service (StaaS)

Enrich your social capital with the right networks

Humans Are Hard-Wired to Hate Networking

When Networks Become Shackles for Aspiring Leaders

How To Write An Effective Follow-Up Email After Meeting With Someone

Making Coffee Chats Work for You

The 2 Hour Job Search

The Success Code: How to Stand Out and Get Noticed

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

Act Like a Leader. Think Like a Leader

The Pie Method for Career Success: A Unique Way to Find Your Ideal Job

Never Eat Alone : And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

The Trusted Advisor

Confidence: Overcoming Low Self-Esteem, Insecurity, and Self-Doubt

Social Chemistry, networks and personal relationships

Noah Askin on Networking

Why you should talk to strangers

The secret to great opportunities? The person you haven't met yet

Using all your resources.

Please contact Andrew here if you would like to discuss how you may go further in this topic through Coaching.

Please use the comments section at the foot of the page to suggest resources you have found useful on this topic and I'll add them for the benefit of others.