Last week, I wrote a post about exiting a conversation gracefully that generated some buzz. Beyond commenting on the strategies and tips to help you get out of those awkward moments, many of you rightfully pointed out that breaking into conversations was just as perplexing, especially at networking events, conferences and other forced-conversation forums. There [...]
Topics: Strategically Proactive
3 Ways to Pitch Yourself in 30 Seconds
October 15, 2009 – 1:27 pm
People often think of the elevator pitch as something you use when you’re interviewing for a new job or trying to raise capital for a new venture. The elevator pitch, however, is no less important once you’ve got the job as it is when you’re looking. In fact, your personal 30-second spiel about who you are, [...]
How to Get More From Your Mentor
September 23, 2009 – 1:36 pm
See my guest post below from today’s Harvard Business Review Blog: How To Get More From Your Mentor A senior publishing executive at William Morris once told me how baffled she was when an aspiring literary agent asked her to be a mentor. She looked at me and said, “She’s got to make me want [...]
Top Five Ways to Stay In Touch
July 23, 2009 – 8:29 am
Reaching out, touching base, grabbing coffee, schmoozing, stalking, tweeting, friending, or even an old-fashioned “let’s do lunch”- the list of networking possibilities is exhausting even to just contemplate. But staying in touch isn’t always in person and it definitely doesn’t have to be hard. Keith Ferrazzi, networker extraordinaire and author of Who’s Got Your Back? posted [...]
In Search of the Great American Pie…
June 2, 2009 – 9:24 pm
This one might rival our airline passenger (An Unlikely Hero). An unsuspecting waitress serves a discerning food critic and lands her joint on GQ’s America’s Best list. Tomatoes Apizza, a Metro Detroit pizzeria, received the following note from a customer: “My compliments to Danielle, our waitress who took the order, put down her pad, and [...]