Get to know the right people
If you need to have a “role” to be comfortable introducing yourself, then get...
You need mavens
Malcolm Gladwell’s Tipping Point outlined a type of person really important in networking: the...
You need connectors
The other type of person Gladwell considered important to your network are connectors: people...
Networking isn’t sleazing
Networking isn’t sleazing. This tip exists for two reasons: Don’t be sleazy when you...
Look for sameness: celebrate the differences
Appreciate what’s the same about you and your team, your colleagues and your boss....
Find your allies
Know who’s on your side. Have lunch with them. Buy them a coffee occasionally....
Read Machiavelli
You should read Machiavelli if you want to understand politics in organisations. Pause here...
Look for patterns
The world around you is telling you some interesting things. Find the patterns. And...
Look for examples
If you have a hunch that something is true (a person is doing you...
Stopping the whine
Listening to complaining literally damages people’s brains. It takes away neurons from the hippocampus....