Interview with Ron Bates
Ron Bates is a Managing Principal with the retained executive search firm Executive Advantage Group, Inc. His search practice focuses on mission critical retained searches for pre-IPO Venture Capital backed start-ups to Fortune500 clients. He has delivered personal executive coaching projects to former SAP, E&Y, Oracle, and WorldCom Exec's responsible for multi-billion dollar business units, and co-founded www.CV-Advantage.com a self guided job search oriented executive coaching process. With +22,000 direct contacts, Ron is also the most... Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Thinkmap visualization software facilitates communication, learning, and discovery.
Thinkmap visualization software facilitates communication, learning, and discovery. Read more...
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Investor Relations (IR) Website Design Guidelines and Usability Research Report from Nielsen Norman Group
Investor Relations (IR) Website Design Guidelines and Usability Research Report from Nielsen Norman Group Read more...
Linkedin Usability Blog, May 18, 3:10am
Blogger Help : How To Network With Blogger
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Linkedin Today!, May 18, 3:10am
Exploring Usability on the Linkedin Usability Blog
It's one of the most central concepts in the interaction between user and platform, yet, it's too often left on the backburner. Read more...
Linkedin Usability Blog, May 18, 3:10am
Linkedin Today!
Linkedin Today is a newsletter from the founder of Linkedin's first major discussion group, My Linkedin Power Forum. Read more...
Linkedin Today!, May 18, 3:10am
Linkedin Blogger
[Well, ya might as well test the thing, right? :-)] Read more at linkedinblogger.blogspo... Read more...
Linkedin Today!, May 18, 3:10am
Prosper throught linkedin
The purpose of Linkedin Forum is to help Linkedin users to develop more contact , communicate faster and prosper in life. Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Nielsen Norman Group: usability consulting, training & user research reports
Nielsen Norman Group: usability consulting, training & user research reports Read more...
Linkedin Usability Blog, May 18, 3:10am
Interview with Christian Mayaud
Chris has extensive healthcare, technology, and operating experience managing companies from their start-up through their growth phases. Chris has a track record as an aggressive company builder and market entry strategist. Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Interview of Jan Karel Kleijn
Jan Karel Kleijn is Entrepreneur, Innovator, Idea and Conceptmaker, Consults on e-Strategy and Marketing, Speaker and Teacher. Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Interview of Joe Gillespie
Joe is a proven CIO and Executive Consultant and Partner in a national organization, B2B CFO/CIO, and in the past has been a very successful CEO launching his own company, CIO for a couple of NYSE listed companies, and CFO for another NYSE listed company. Joe will make “IT” happen for your organization. With a reputation as an innovative change agent, Joe enables growth and creates competitive advantage for organizations through IT enabled solutions while controlling and reducing expenses, producing bottom line profits. Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Interview of Paul Melessen
Paul Melessen work as an independent consultant closely together with an international network of skilled consultants. Paul Melessen use on-line tools in many languages to assess culture and team effectiveness. This allows him to do international projects in a short timeframe. i) What you like about Linkedin? Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Interview of Jean-Bernard Chovet
Here are the views of Jean-Bernard Chovet. Read more...
Linkedin, May 18, 3:10am
Create some ripples
The small ripple in the water from throwing in a pebble can create huge waves. How many pebbles have you thrown lately? How many people have you introduced to each other lately?
Take this week time to introduce at least three people to each other. If you don't know where to start: just connect two people that have the same hobby, interest, job, title or goal. Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 18, 2:26am
Some follow up tips
Many people ask me how they can follow up.
One thing to remember is that following up doesn't start after your (first) contact, but in the conversation itself. Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 12, 2:28pm
Use a second business card to improve your results at networking events
In the post "Second Business Card" I mentioned to use a second business card to share your interests and information about yourself with other people so you can really connect with them.
You can also use a second business card to improve your results at events you attend.
For example: Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 10, 2:29pm
Networking and sponsorships
Many organisations sponsor sports or cultural events in order to maintain their business relationships.
For example in Belgium many organisations have business seats for soccer games. Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 9, 2:26am
The importance of networking within the organisation you work for
Last week I was asked to give a one-day training course to one of the largest IT-companies in the Netherlands.
The main focus was not on networking on business events organised by other parties, but on networking within the business unit and within the company.
The consultants of this business unit are the experts in their domains. Most of the times they are specialists in their area with many years of expertise. The disadvantage is that they don't see each other that much. They also have the responsibility for their own budget, meaning that they have to sell themselves to customers or cooperate with the sales team to get assignments. A third issue is the recruitment of new people for the company in general and their business unit specifically.
During the day we worked on discovering how we could achieve all the goals by tapping into the power of... Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 9, 2:26am
The imperfect leader needs to relate
In the Belgian business magazine Bizz of April 2007 there is an article from the Harvard Business Review featured about the "imperfect leader".
In the article the authors (Ancona, Malone, Orlikowski and Senge) write that too many managers are stressed out because they want to be a perfect leader and forget that they are people with strengths and weaknesses.
There is a difference between an incomplete and an incompetent leader. Incomplete leaders know what their strengths and weaknesses are and how to cooperate with others to compensate for the skills or knowledge they lack.
According to the authors incomplete leadership consists of 4 skills: Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 9, 2:26am
De Franse presidentsverkiezingen 1974-2012
Op basis van historische gegevens over de Franse verkiezingen vanaf 1974, en de (onvolledige, niet-definitieve) uitslag van de verkiezingen van gisteren, kunnen we deze overzichtstabel opstellen. Read more...
LVB.net, May 7, 4:22am
The importance of business cards
After my post about the second business card a few weeks ago I got some reactions from people saying they work for a large organisation, but don't have business cards. So I thought it might be good to share a part out of my networking book "Let's Connect!" (for a free light version of the book, visit www.letsconnect.be)
I still can’t believe that many organisations only have business cards for their “external profiles” like sales people, managing directors, project leaders or marketing managers.
What managers who cut costs by saving on business cards apparently don’t understand is that the power of networking works for every co-worker in their department or organisation. Even more important is the fact that if you don’t have a business card, you have an extra obstacle to overcome.
For many people this does not... Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 6, 2:26am
A small world in Malibu
Two weeks ago I was in California. One of the reasons was to meet some people who could help me with the launch of my networking book "Let's Connect!" in the USA. Another reason was to reconnect with other friends.
So I was very glad that my friend Marie Diamond (the Feng Shui master from the Secret, see also www.mariediamond.com) invited us to stay at her place in Malibu. It is always nice to spend the evening and night in someone's home instead of a hotel. And especially if it is with someone who is inspiring as Marie.
One of the regrets I had when planning the trip is that I couldn't spend time with Chris and Josephine Gross from Networking Times. I met them last year when I was in the LA area. They are not only interesting business partners (check out the website www.networkingtimes.com to see why), but also very warm and... Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 6, 2:26am
Is luck a coincidence or can it be created?
When you read management and personal development literature you find with many authors like Brian Tracy, Zig Ziglar, Dennis Waitley and Jim Rohn a definition of "luck".
Their definition: luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
They stress the importance of being prepared: define your goals, improve yourself, learn continuously,... Read more...
The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 6, 2:26am
Original Gifts for Your Network
In my courses and presentations I always talk about giving.
Although we address many possibilities in the groups and although there are many more tips in my book "Let's Connect!", sometimes people find it hard to come up with something.
Especially when they want to give an original present.
On the blog of fellow networking expert Keith Ferrazzi, Ian Ybarra gave some tips. And the readers of this Never Eat Alone blog added some suggestions as well.
Let them inspire you !
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The Networking Coach's Opinion, May 6, 2:26am
Sociaaldemocratie: een gespeelde nederlaag
Een gastcolumn van Nick Roskams Read more...
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