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I’ve Spent a Lifetime Building a Mighty Network. Here Are My Secrets.
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I’ve Spent a Lifetime Building a Mighty Network. Here Are My Secrets.

Karen Wickre
Backchannel, 2015
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Does networking make you cringe? Isn’t it enough to have a LinkedIn profile? Experienced writer and media guru Karen Wickre provides a wealth of practical advice about personal networks. She dispels myths about what they are, how they work and what’s really required to maintain them. Her approach is refreshingly warm, genuine and human. A personal network is not about having a big LinkedIn or Facebook following. It’s about bringing people together in ways that help them, and sometimes you get something out of it, too. getAbstract recommends Wickre’s counsel to people needing inspiration for growing and maintaining their networks.

Take-Aways

  • A personal network is not a social network. The personal network requires one-on-one contact.
  • Maintaining a personal network involves staying in “loose touch” with contacts.
  • It’s important to nurture contacts, giving help and advice freely.

About the Author

Karen Wickre is a curator and editor and the owner of KVOX Media.

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