getAbstract

Home | Knowledge Packs | Travel Packs |
Blog | RSS Feeds | Free Summaries

The Connect Effect

Building Strong Personal, Professional, and Virtual Networks

by Michael Dulworth

Berrett-Koehler, 2008

Category: Career & Self-Development

Get the summary
The Connect Effect

getAbstract rating

Overall (?)

rating 6 (6)

Applicability

rating 8 (8)

Innovation

rating 6 (6)

Style

rating 6 (6)

Level of Expertise (?)

rating 1 (1)

User rating

  (1 rating)

In this summary you will learn

  • What networking is
  • How networking contributes to your social and business development
  • How to build and maintain your networks

Why you should read The Connect Effect

Humans are social animals. Therefore, in both personal and business life, networking is an important force. For example, knowledge workers often face complex problems whose solutions require gathering information from people with a variety of expertise, whom they may not know personally. Author Michael Dulworth is the first to admit that much of networking is simple common sense, but doing it well, he says, requires planning. In this straightforward book, he provides a quick explanation of how to improve your networking skill, whether you’re an introvert or an extrovert, and of how to use networks in your work life. The book includes an especially interesting section about analyzing organizational networks. Even though the book is short, it is somewhat repetitive. Still, getAbstract recommends it to recent graduates, workers and managers who want to improve their performance and get ahead in their chosen fields.

About the Author

Michael Dulworth is president and CEO of a company that specializes in creating peer networks for human resource professionals in large organizations.

Comment on this summary

Be the first to write a comment! Sign in to share your opinion