Wednesday, August 17, 2011

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