Researchers Rob Cross and Robert Thomas have found time and again that “who you know” is important, but just knowing lots of people won’t get you there. “ In fact, we’ve found that individuals who simply know a lot of people are less likely to achieve standout performance,” they write. “Political animals with lots of connections to corporate and industry leaders don’t…
Key takeaways from the story of Adam Rifkin, an introvert computer engineer who became Fortune’s best networker. To find out more, click the following link. “Rifkin’s own extensive network, and the career success it has brought him, is more than an amazing story. It’s a stern rejection of many of the misconceptions about what networking is and how it’s supposed to work.…
How small is the world, really? Find out more by clicking on the quote below. “Ordinary individuals are just as capable of spanning critical divides between social and professional circles, between different nations, or between different neighborhoods, as exceptional people.” Duncan J. Watts, Everything Is Obvious: Once You Know the Answer
“It is remarkable that people receive crucial information from individuals whose very existence they have forgotten.” Mark Granovetter
