"Somehow, networking has been equated with hustling, or the overt solicitation of favors. But on its deepest level, networking isn't about using people. It's about giving something of yourself."
Networking is much more than meeting someone and getting a business card to add to your collection. It's also much more than simply "working a room" and handing out a stack of your own cards.
Instead, according to networker extraordinaire Jeffrey Meshel, networking is a vitally important skill that most people don't take seriously enough. Most of us are bad at it, at a terrible cost to our careers. And they don't even teach it at colleges or business schools.
Meshel, who has nearly 5,000 names in his rolodex, is known as "the guy who knows everyone." He has spent many years honing his networking skills, along with his ability to inspire trust, make connections, and keep huge webs of networks running smoothly. |
