Global Networking Conference – KL 2008
I am attending the Global Networking Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week. Roughly 550 people from more than 22 countries are attending the event. It has convinced me that "thinking g...
NetworkingNow.com
I've been working with a group of authors since January of this year, and quite a few of them have been contributing some great networking articles to a subscription website I'm affiliated with...
The Key to ‘The Secret’
By now, most people have heard of the phenomenally successful movie The Secret, which talks about the Law of Attraction and how it can be used to change lives. The Law of Attraction has been use...
How To Work A Room
As I sat on a plane bound for Orlando, Florida, this week, I began sorting through a stack of books that various authors have sent me as gifts, and I came upon the updated version of Susan RoAne...
Build Cooperation or Expect Resistance
I read a book awhile back called Solutions Focus by Mark MerKergow and Paul Z Jackson, and it really struck a chord with me.I ran across some of my notes from the book yesterday as I was organiz...
Networking Faux Pas
Most people I meet while networking think they're great networkers, but a lot of them are still making some of the biggest networking no-nos in the book. I went to a local networking event th...
Achieving Excellence in a Networking Group
During a recent interview, I was asked what my thoughts are on why my networking organization, BNI, has become so successful. Well, I'll be the first to admit that success didn't happen overnigh...
Twilight Zone Management
Someone recently asked me about some of my more unusual moments in business, and that took me back to a short stint I did working as the general manager of a light-manufacturing plant in Los Ang...
Six Essentials for Networking
Recently, I was handed a copy of a book called Rules for Renegades: How to Make More Money, Rock Your Career, and Revel in Your Individuality by Christine Comaford-Lynch. In the book, she names...
I ‘Absolutely’ Refuse to Participate in a Recession!
Last month I wrote a blog article headlined: "I Refuse to Particpate in a Recession." It clearly resonated with many entrepreneurs. A lot of people posted responses to this blog with a clear und...