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Productive Networking: 22 Ideas to Organize Business Cards for Effective Followup

Stephanie LH Calahan

" That is what a recent client told me when I opened a drawer in her office and found it filled with business cards. The cards had been collected over a year or so of miscellaneous networking events and trade shows.    Over time, she had forgotten who many of the people were or even why she had kept the card. . 

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Keys to Effective Networking

Office Dynamics

The GAINS model (which Leslie contributed to the best-selling book, Business by Referral ) is truly one of the most powerful and effective methods I’ve encountered for building relationships. Here, for your “gain” is the GAINS model in all of its simple brilliance: G-Goals —Find out about your acquaintance’s goals—personal and professional.

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Keys to Effective Networking

Office Dynamics

The GAINS model (which Leslie contributed to the best-selling book, Business by Referral ) is truly one of the most powerful and effective methods I’ve encountered for building relationships. Here, for your “gain” is the GAINS model in all of its simple brilliance: G-Goals —Find out about your acquaintance’s goals—personal and professional.

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To-Do or Not To-Do? Taking Your To-Do List to the Next Level!

Professional Assistant Blog

Having a to-do list can be very helpful in accomplishing your tasks, but also setting goals. In order to set goals, you have to write them down and then prioritize them. Then, you need to assign tasks to each goal, where you break the goal down into manageable chunks. Do you want to take it to the next level?

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8 Things You Need To Know About Social Networking

Small Business CEO

Social networking has taken the business world by storm. From Facebook sharing to tweeting to actually attending seminars and meet-ups, the goal has always been to be more visible. Handing out business cards is not the end-all and be-all of social networking. Do not expect to be an overnight sensation.

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

Talk about what you feel is important to you in a professional manner and describe how you will meet these goals. Here are 4 of the most difficult interview questions that companies will ask and ways to tackle them: Where do you see yourself in X number of years? Why should we hire you?

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Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing?

Professional Assistant Blog

You can prioritize your tasks as needed, create goals and even break down larger tasks into manageable chunks. This will help you get to your goal faster. Create a to-do list - This one is so important. Having a to-do list will help you figure out what you need to get done.

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