PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Super Connector — Here’s How You Build a Powerful Network
Elevate conversations, make connections and nurture professional relationships
Networking isn’t necessarily the easiest thing in the world to do, especially if like me, you’re somewhat socially awkward and anxious. However, it’s often the most effective way to grow professionally —in fact, some studies show about 85% of jobs are filled through networking.
Everyone knows it’s important, that it’s a staple of success, that it’s the key to opening new doors. It’s common knowledge that this is a tried and tested way to gain new opportunities and get ahead in the working world.
“Nothing of significance was ever achieved by an individual acting alone. Look below the surface and you will find that all seemingly solo acts are really team efforts.”
— John C. Maxwell
In his bestselling book The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell cites the classic 1974 study by sociologist Mark Granovetter, about how a group of men in Massachusetts, found their current job — 56% of them did so through a personal connection, only 19% found…
