The 10 Commandments of Networking - Paul Johnstone

Saw this on an American Chamber of Commerce e web site and thought this bit would be a good Blog

The 10 Commandments of Networking:

1) Thou shalt drop the “what is in it for me?” attitude.

2) Thou shalt listen.

3) Thou shalt build a relationship.

4) Thou shalt give the first referral.

5) Thou shalt not tell others of the referral you require; thou shalt “show them” with a story.

6) Thou shalt be specific of the type of referral.

7) Thou shalt reciprocate when appropriate.

8) Thou shalt participate in the network executive, functions, and network time.

9) Thou shalt thank the person who gave a referral.

10) Thou shalt follow up on the referral within 24 hours.

So now you have your own guiding principles when you next go networking..... Enjoy 

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