Bread Crumbs - Be A Nicer Person
| Published on 25 Sep 2008 at 7:11 pm.
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From Deus Ex Malcontent (a daily read) to Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog to this A First-Timer’s Tips for Networking in Silicon Valley, which could just as easily be titled “Tips for Networking.”
2. Be genuine. While many people will tolerate a blowhard, most won’t reciprocate without self-interest. But by engaging with people you genuinely enjoy, you’ll quickly see reciprocal engagement and spontaneous acts of generosity. Being genuine is also more efficient. Put on an act, and you’ll end up wasting precious time in business relationships that may be useful to the other person, but which are not in your own interest.
I can’t decide if this one or #4 about giving before you get is my favorite. Everyone should read them and incorporate them into their lives whether networking or not.