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The Four Levels of Networking Awareness

In talking to people and working with my clients, I’ve identified four basic levels of Networking Awareness.  Can you identify where you are based on the descriptions below? You don’t know what you don’t know.  You’re unaware that you could...

Who’s on your Twenty Percenter list? And why?

In many of my presentations I speak about applying the Pareto Principle (a.k.a. the 80:20 Rule, the Law of the Vital Few, and – most amusing – the Life Isn’t Fair Law). The application of this little axiom suggests a way of being more intentional –...

The Joy of Discovering and Leveraging Buried Treasure

It’s confirmed. My closet, my bookshelves, a collection of notebooks full of notes from conferences and seminars, and a binder full of business cards have a lot in common. What’s more, they have a lot to teach us about being a more resourceful – and intentional...