The Networking Playbook

Book excerpt: Is your career headed where it needs to go? Don’t sit back and wait for things to happen! Design your career and deliver your life! People networking must be an essential element of any professional and personal development program. Your success proceeds from building valuable relationships that advance your life project and supercharge the achievement of your goals. This book will give you the confidence to succeed and the tools, frameworks, and expert tips to deliver on your career objectives: Why your direction of travel matters and how to develop a values-based route map to get there. How to structure your networking to maximize success. How to craft and deliver your key messages to hit home every time. Why building mentor and advocate networks is important and how to engage supporters in your project. Whether you are a first-time or experienced networker The Networking Playbook will provide the skills required for success, allowing you to plan and control your future. Introducing valuable insights from psychology, sociology and anthropology, it’s the one career advice book that puts you in charge of successful networking!