In relationship building, it is very important to show that you care and are thinking about others. In fact, you should spend much of your effort on helping others before you ask for anything in return. Below are 10 gestures of good will that will impact your success in networking.
1. Open up your network and provide introductions to referral partners, like-minded individuals, potential partners, etc. – don’t wait for someone to ask, just do it
2. Send thank you notes after you meet people and when they help you – acknowledging others is very proactive and will result in future assistance
3. Share relevant and valuable information – emailing or mail people good content that will be useful for them
4. Acknowledge accomplishments of others – people like to be acknowledged for their achievements; they will appreciate that you were paying attention
5. Send birthday and holiday greetings – reach out to people during special times of the year; great reason to re-connect
6. Invite people to events – whether you are hosting your own event or attending an event; let people know so they can join you
7. Ask how you can help – if you connect with someone, then ask how you can best help
8. Invite people to get together – ask people out to breakfast, coffee, or lunch from time to time; invite new people each week
9. Call someone on the phone – pick up the phone and call people from time to time; more personal than email and nice to hear a live voice
10. Ask questions – show an interest by inquiring about peoples’ business and personal lives; people like to talk about themselves
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Nice Post really its true relationship always wants care
Posted by: Sydney Plumber | January 24, 2009 at 09:01 AM
Everyone should print out this list and tape it to their desks!
It's a great reminder that very simple actions can help initiate or develop a relationship. Simply starting a dialogue can lead to great things.
There's an article that illustrates this, titled "She's the best employee I've never met". Career expert J.T. O'Donnell describes why she was willing to give a great reference for someone she had only met online. Express your interests -- you never know where it will lead.
http://mashable.com/2009/01/15/social-media-job-referral/
Posted by: Jessica | January 26, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Thanks Jessica. Glad that you liked the message of the post. Also, thanks for the article reference.
Posted by: Jason Jacobsohn | January 26, 2009 at 02:09 PM