Effective Networking Developing this Essential Skill

by Gayle Hallgren-Rezac co-author 'Work The Pond!'

The ability to do effective networking is an often overlooked leadership skill, but it’s one that will greatly assist you in getting the career you want. Ibarra and Hunter, authors of “How Leaders Create and Use Networks,” published in the January 2007 issue of The Harvard Business Review, stated that: “Networking is simultaneously one of the most self-evident and one of the most dreaded developmental challenges that aspiring leaders must address.”

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http://www.bcjobs.ca/re/career-advice/career-advice-articles/networking-advice/effective-networking--developing-this-essential-skill

10 Tips on How to Social Network

by Phillip Khan Panni

Here are 10 of the most important points to bear in mind and apply on how to social network.

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http://www.businesswings.co.uk/articles/10-tips-on-how-to-social-network

13 Ways to Network Beyond Facebook and LinkedIn

by John Jantsch (Duct Tape Marketing)

"But, for the typical small business, there may actually be some equally important social networks you may not be so familiar with. The big networks get all the press, but small networks, say for instance, like the connectodex found here at OpenForum may prove tremendously valuable for small business folks due to the small size and targeted focus of the membership..."

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http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/13-ways-to-network-beyond-facebook-and-linkedin-john-jantsch