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Networking Rx: Adams Connors – NetworkWise Certification (EPS 161)
Posted:Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, host of Networking Rx and founder of AmSpirit Business Connections, has a conversation with Adam Connors of NetworkWise (@TheNetworkWise) about the company’s certification program. See https://www.networkwise.com/course/getnetworkwisecertified/
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/adam-connors-networkwise-certification-eps-161
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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Networking And Stone Soup
Posted:Wed, 25 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
In the tale, Stone Soup, stingy villagers have no interest in sharing their food with anyone but their own.
However, when a peddler offers to share some stone soup with them (essentially rocks in a pot of boiling water), one by one, the villagers begin to share – a head of cabbage here, some salt beef there – and before long a pot of delicious “stone” soup awaits them.
This tale suggests that generosity and altruism are contagious. Nicholas A. Christakis, M.D., Ph.D. and James H. Fowler, Ph.D tested this assertion and shared their results in their book Connected.
120 students were put into groups of four. Each group member was given some money to perform a series of tasks. Members both profited and lost in this capitalistic exercise. Afterward, members had the option of giving some funds to others at their own expense.
The exercise was repeated, with different group configurations. In the first few rounds, no money was gifted.
Unbeknownst to the participants, one of them was a plant — someone in on the experiment. This person was the “Stone Soup Peddler.” At some point, the Stone Soup Peddler started to give away some of his money to others.
In the exercises that followed this exhibition of generosity, the people who benefited from the gift gave more. Even people who had only witnessed the gifting began giving more. These altruistic gestures began to spread through the group.
In business, you depend on others giving to you. You look for people to give you information, and to share referrals, insights, and ideas with you.
But people don’t just give; they are somehow moved and inspired to do so.
As the tale and the study illustrate, you have the power to inspire generosity through your own generosity. Any simple gesture can be contagious – a simple referral, an introduction, or just sharing valuable information. This will inspire your network to give to you and to others.
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Networking Rx: Insights From Diane Darling (EPS 160)
Posted:Tue, 24 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, host of Networking Rx, shares insights from Diane Darling, author of The Networking Survival Guide. For free other free networking tips text the word “DIANE” to 345345.
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/insights-from-diane-darling-eps-160
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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Networking Rx: Tim Nichols & The 3 Million Percent Program (EPS 159)
Posted:Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, host of Networking Rx, talks with Tim Nichols, author and networking maven, about the 3 Million Percent Membership program (https://access.3millionpercent.com) and the related online course (https://access.3millionpercent.com/masters-of-influence).
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/tim-nichols-3000000-percent-program-eps-159
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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The Power Of Flocking
Posted:Wed, 18 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
The United Kingdom has had a longstanding milk distribution system. Milkmen in small trucks bring the milk in bottles to each country house. Early in the 20th century, these bottles had no top, giving birds easy access to the cream on top.
The titmice and the robins capitalized most on this opportunity, quickly learning to siphon off the cream from the bottles.
In the 1940’s dairies began to install aluminum seals on milk bottles, effectively preventing the birds from gaining access.
This worked for a while but one by one, the titmice learned to pierce the tops and before long, the entire titmouse population was only mildly inconvenienced by the aluminum caps.
Other than an occasional few, the robins as a species never learned how to get around the bottle cap and were foiled (no pun intended) from getting at the milky cream.
Why? After all, robins and titmice are similar in size and physical characteristics. The difference was in how the birds interacted within their own species.
Robins are individualistic, self-serving and territorial birds. Rather than cooperate, they chase each other off when approached.
Titmice, on the other hand, are communal birds, relying heavily on other titmice for survival. Through this mutual dependency, they cooperate and collaborate, quickly learning from each other and adapting accordingly.
In short, the titmice won the battle against the aluminum caps because they learned from one another, while the self-serving robins, unwilling to share information, found themselves denied access to the sweet cream.
The lesson here is simple: Birds that flock, like titmice, learn faster, evolve more quickly, and increase their chances of survival. This is true for you as well. When you interact with others, you learn – new information, new techniques, and new ways of helping others succeed.
So, in short, build a network of titmice, not robins.
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Networking Rx: Crafting Powerful “Asks” (EPS 158)
Posted:Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connections and host of Networking Rx, shares a framework for helping you make powerful requests for introductions and referrals.
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/crafting-powerful-asks-eps-158
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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Networking Rx: Josh Tapp – A Networking Titan (EPS 157)
Posted:Thu, 12 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, host of Networking Rx, has an engaging conversation with Josh Tapp about bring value to your network and getting value back. For a free tribe of titans, go to https://tribe.theluckytitan.com/.
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/josh-tapp-a-networking-titan-eps-157
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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The Strength Of Weak Ties
Posted:Wed, 11 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
In addition to the types of people in your network, you need to consider the extent to which you know people in your network.
In Getting A Job, author and sociologist Mark Granovetter found that 56% of people found jobs through personal contacts. Not surprising. After all, it is not “what you know, but who you know.”
The surprise was that the personal contacts used to obtain these jobs were not family or friends – “close ties”. Rather most could be classified as “weak ties”. 55.6% reported that they saw their “job-producing” contact only occasionally and 27.8% saw their contact only rarely.
So, when it comes to job hunting – or finding clients – weak ties tend to be more important than strong ties.
Why? Because close ties tend to occupy the same world as you do. A spouse or close friend may share many of the same network contacts as you and is likely to only refer or connect you to people you already know.
Mere acquaintances, or “weak ties”, on the other hand, are much more likely to know people that you do not. While you might share a small overlap in networks, most of the people they know are completely unknown to you.
The take-away? Do NOT rely solely on close ties to fortify your network. A better means is to associate with people you don’t know well – the person from work that you know casually from meetings or trips on the elevator; the person you see every week at church but, beyond a name, you know little else about.
From a networking perspective, the most valuable people aren’t those closest to you. In fact, the more people you know who aren’t close to you, the stronger your position becomes.
In summary, the quality of your relationships matters and one measure of quality is the strength or weakness of the tie. Having lunch with your long-time best buddy can be fun but does little to build your network. If you want to build your network, have lunch with someone you know … but not that well.
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Networking Rx: Making Eye Contact (EPS 156)
Posted:Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:00:00 +0000
Frank Agin, founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connections and host of Networking Rx, shares thoughts and ideas on making good eye contact in conversations and presentations.
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/making-eye-contact-eps-156
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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Networking Rx: The Wholesale Referral (EPS 155)
Posted:Thu, 05 Mar 2020 20:21:00 +0000
Frank Agin, host of Networking Rx, goes into detail on the meaning of a term widely used in AmSpirit Business Connections that will empower you to leverage your network for referrals.
http://networkingrx.libsyn.com/the-wholesale-referral-eps-140
For more information on AmSpirit Business Connections and its franchise opportunity program, contact Frank Agin at frankagin@amspirit.com or visit http://www.amspirit.com/franchise.php.
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