Connection, Likability & Networking

New Grad To New Job: 5 Tips To Kick Off Your Career
Are you a recent graduate about to start your first job? Perhaps you are a recent graduate who is moving into a new role. Wondering how to differentiate yourself and

Now That You’re Listening…
How to Improve Your Listening Style (Part 2) Every time I offer the exercise from last week’s blog post, Are You Listening? during a workshop or coaching session, most people

The ‘Cold Call’ Email
Do you avoid the dreaded ‘cold call’ at all costs? What if the person hangs up on me? you think. Or worse yet, What if they don’t hang up on

How The 11 Laws of Likability (and Relationship Networking) Led to Heroes Get Hired
My second book, Heroes Get Hired, was recently released. I’m very proud of this book. The military serves our country in many ways. This book allows me to be of

Navigating Networking: The Graceful Exit
Easy Conversation Closers Have you ever been at a networking event – in the middle of a nice enough conversation – yet secretly plotting how to move on? Or perhaps

Navigating Networking: Breaking into the Crowd
Joining A Group Conversation When I first moved to New Jersey I was so excited to learn about my neighborhood association. What a great way to meet people. I replied yes

Navigating Networking: Ready-Set-Speak
Easy Conversation Starters You are at a dinner party, school event, networking social, conference or other setting where you want to meet new people. But the idea of starting up

Navigating Networking: It’s All in the ‘Approach’
Event-based Networking Strategies I am often asked by introverts how to approach new people at events. Some people view this activity as exhausting while others avoid it at all costs. Being

The Power of Relationship Networking
We’ve all been told that in order to break into any industry and succeed we need to network, but how do you move it beyond swapping business cards? I recently