Four Steps to Connecting for Success

May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Connections can make you if you have them. They can make success take far longer to achieve, if you don't. To connect for success and results, follow these four basic steps: 1. Strategize 2. Be creative 3. Be prepared to exchange 4. Plan ahead - things always take longer than you think they will Let's take a closer look at each step: 1. Strategize You have a vision or goal (whether you realize it or not, you do). Knowing that, what resources do you need for success? Of these … [Read more...]

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WIC Community Invited to “FriendWork” at a Free KIT List Event on 9/29 in Palo Alto

September 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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One of my favorite things about WIC is our collaborative approach to building our businesses. That’s why I thought I’d share with you an event I heard of being coordinated by WIC member and KIT List founder Sue Connelly. Wednesday, September 29th 6:00 – 9:00pm (panel at 7:00pm) Bistro 412        412 Emerson Palo Alto, CA This special event is designed to harness the power of friends helping friends to find great projects or work. This informal meet-up allows consultants, … [Read more...]

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WIC Networking Etiquette

February 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Networking Etiquette Women in Consulting is a great place to network to meet potential clients, friends, and referrals. But let’s be honest, we’ve all had days after a meeting where we get bombarded with well… SPAM. Here are a few rules of etiquette that I suggest for those attending WIC Events, or any networking environment similar to our meetings. 1. Just because you got someone’s card doesn’t mean you have permission to SPAM them. While it is true that the CAN- Spam Act (see … [Read more...]

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Reflections on Two Wonderful Years of WIC…

December 30, 2009 By 1 Comment

As my term as president of Women in Consulting comes to an end this week, I find myself reflecting on all the incredible experiences I've had throughout the last two years. We celebrated our 10th anniversary in 2008 with not only a gala event, but a new look & feel for our website and a new blog. In 2009, we expanded our social media presence to include LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. We expanded the reach of our organization, with strong and vibrant satellite groups in San … [Read more...]

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Tweeting with Your Best Foot Forward

August 17, 2009 By 4 Comments

I’ve been tweeting for about five months now and loving it. It’s become a regular part of my day and work life and I’ve gained boatloads of insight, access to information and more, which I wrote about earlier. I’ve noticed a somewhat disturbing trend in some tweeting though, something that brings me back to Business Communications 101 with a heaping dose of Internet Etiquette 101: you are your own PR team, and anything you put on The Internets can and will come back to haunt you. Or … [Read more...]

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Working Those Linked In Connections

April 14, 2009 By 7 Comments

This is the second part of my recap of the EBWIBR Social Media Luncheon that I attended on Friday, April 3rd. I learned quite a bit in the two presentations given by Nancy Friedman of WordWorking and Kelly Parkinson of Copylicious. It was obvious both presenters had far more to say about Twitter and LinkedIn than we had time for, and I look forward to hearing these women speak in the future about Social Media. In the meantime, here's a recap of Kelly's presentation which focused on using one of … [Read more...]

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Tracking the Habits of Elite Networkers

March 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Promise Phelon of UpMo recently wrote an article on "Tracking the Habits of Elite Networkers" based on an UpMo study titled "Professional Networking and Its Impact on Career Advancement." Given that networking is a crucial component to all phases of consulting, from starting a consulting business to running a consulting business to growing a consulting business, I thought I'd share it with all of you. By the way, I came across this article via LinkedIn, the online networking tool that study … [Read more...]

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