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Devora Zack, president of Only Connect Consulting, offers her top 10 tips for sharpening your networking skills
Networking has a bad reputation as a superficial forum for shameless self-promotion. Yet the skill can establish lasting, mutually beneficial connections. Here are my tips for helping you thrive at a board meeting, a convention, or even a cocktail party...
1. Be true to yourself. You are better qualified to be you than anyone else. Reject the advice that demands you behave in ways that drain energy. Harness your natural abilities as strengths rather than liabilities. For example, if you prefer to listen rather than talk,...