Personal Network Enhancement : Personal And Professional Relationships

Heidi Roizen has built herself a very strong rainmaker network (Exhibit 1). This type of network combines the clique network and the entrepreneurial (constellation) network to create a network optimized for performance impact (Dacin). A clique network is built based on similarities such as expertise or proximity. Clique networks (Exhibit 1 – coloured nodes) are beneficial for finding like-minded individuals but don’t scale well across job functions and industries. The entrepreneurial network (Exhibit 1 – empty nodes) is built based on fostering

My network density score was .14, which is fairly low. In other words, not a lot of people in my network know each other. While this means I won’t fall into the trap of information getting stuck within the same office, which can limit value since nothing unique is being brought to the table, my network connectivity may be too sparse. If your network connectivity is too sparse, you are like a tourist to many networks but you can’t call a specific one your home. I may have access to a lot of ideas and people but it may be hard for me to put them to use inside my organization. This would be because I lack inside information on how to pitch my ideas or about those in my company who are opposed to them. Another problem of having sparse network connectivity is it makes me less influential. Having more overlapping ties in my social network can serve as a form of social verification and increase the likelihood my ideas will be

Task Two: Company employees need to develop strategies to increase their personal networking to widen involvement in the decision-making process

One of the great necessities of a business to succeed is that you have to have connections. A connection should also include mentors, advisors, and insiders in your industry. Wouldn't you want someone who has gone through the experiences, failures, and success doing what you are doing? For example, if you are in the real estate development business, you would want to find a trusted person in that field to help you distinguish what mistakes can be maneuvered, and what you can do to make your company more profitable.

I felt identified with your statement concerning “relationship closeness” in “the advantages and disadvantages of your network” section since I lack connectivity with people related to my sector (business). I believe that a network oriented to our objectives and goals can help us in several points such as in providing professional support (they can support us with doubts or problems in our work, help us to improve it or to find it in case we do not have it currently), connectivity (the contacts we have serve as a bridge for other contacts) and transformation (nobody never knows where will finish professionally or with whom. More contacts ensure better relationships in the future. Relationships change and we do not know what position

“Networking” is a term that most people shy away from due to the misconception of the word. For myself, I treated it with such discontent, because to network, it means that I have to go around shaking people’s hand and introduce myself, get a conversation going and somehow, ask for their information so that you can keep in touch with that person. In the true sense of the word, you are in fact exchanging information, advice and obtaining referrals, however, in today’s age of technology, there are many different avenues to which obtain new contacts and keep in touch with your current ones. Most people don’t realize that they already have a network of people that support them; just open up your contact list on your smart phone on your email address book and there you have it; a range from your closest friends to professionals you have met before; everyone from old classmates/roommates, family member, friends of family members, people from your previous jobs and virtually anyone whom you have had some kind of contact with.

Achievable: A client’s goal to stop and talk with three people at work each week is much more achievable than to “Have many friends at work.”

The business world is one of the fiercest, harshest, and most rewarding career paths a student can begin. Most people know that to have a successful career, a person needs a vast network of professional contacts. A person needs connections with people and companies to be able to obtain great job opportunities. The ability to create my own network of contacts among the Chicago business world is an aspect that interests me to the University of Illinois at Chicago Business Scholar program. The program takes its alumni to tours around the Chicagoland area to meet with corporations and the corporate leaders. To gain knowledge of the career opportunities in the Chicagoland area, interests me to join the program. I also want to learn from the experts

Networking is a process that should be learned and can serve as an aid in your professional life.

Are you in the same old place? Are you looking to have a break out year? Looking to take charge of your life? Many people start off their Networking business with great hopes but no idea what it takes to make it successful. One must understand this simple but hard truth. We are where we are in life due to the way we think and the actions we take. If you are not in the place you want to be then we MUST change our thinking and actions. If you always do what you have always done you will always have what you had (author unknown). Learning to master these 7 critical areas will help you avoid the pitfalls that derail most people.

One of the most profound things I learned while studying abroad in Granada, Spain, is the value of forming connections with people. My 65-year-old host mom Conchita, appeared reserved and cold the first day I walked out of my bus, and to her home. While her loquacious daughter Maria went on about the city and my soon-to-be home, Conchita kept to herself. A few days later, before my culture shock wore off, I found myself alone at breakfast with Conchita. What is worse is that her dog Lisa hated me and must have barked at me for at least 10 minutes nonstop. Attempting to quell the awkwardness, I use my rusty Spanish in order to ask Conchita about something on the television. She smiled and in her fast paced Granadina dialect explained Spanish current events and politics to me. Afterwards, she asked me about my home and family in the United States, and the politics here. Within twenty minutes Conchita and I were talking comfortably about the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet. After I was able to connect with her, in her language, our relationship was easy. She always asked my opinions and preferences and we discussed them in detail. As a physician it is important to be able to connect with people on his or her own level or place in life.

Imagine if everything in the world around you existed only in theory but didn’t really exist at all. How much would you have to worry about the consequences of your actions? This kind of nihilism isn’t practical when you go out in public, but computation and social connectivity may be the closest thing, in the real world, to the construction of an actual nihilistic landscape. When you go online, you often won’t have to worry about tarnishing your identity and reputation because, with anonymity, it never really existed to your audience in the first place. There are many places where you don’t have to worry about saying the wrong things because there aren’t any authority figures to effectively enforce them. The internet doesn’t so much

Networking, first and foremost, is highly dependent on the skills that you possess and is different for everyone. Some people are great at finding and creating instant connections with people in real life, if so, attend a social event where you can meet a lot of industry professionals. Others are great at researching and crafting highly relevant, highly interesting emails. It is all about your networking style.

In my opinion I feel that information technology can assist me in various ways but mainly in my social, educational and professional future by helping me looking for other jobs that I was not aware of that were hiring or resources as in knowing what is going on in the today world. It can help me out educationally so I would be able to be updated with the new homework assignment in college or what is for lunch and even events afterschool. Professionally it would be able to help me when I would not know if the business I work at is going good and escalating proficiently or about to go bankrupt and have no job or even get paid. The internet is very helpful I feel that if there was no computer or internet it would be very hard for people to get jobs or get notified about an opening if they have no telephone to contact the company. So that is why it is always good to have some type of informational technology.

When employees encounter problems within an organization, they take one of two approaches. They keep the problem to themselves, hoping to exit the challenge as a hero or savior, or they reach out to their, peers, key business partners, other groups, mentors, and senior leaders to help them overcome the issue. In all instances, the second approach is preferred as it is the best approach for dealing with organizational issues. For one, organizations responsible for creating problems are near always the best equipped to solve those issues. Second, organizational relationships create and contain the tremendous potential for creating better outcomes. This potential is measured by the type of interactions and the relationship networks that employees create within organizations.