David Burkus is a bestselling author, speaker, business school professor, and contributor to the Harvard Business Review. His most recent book, Friend of a Friend:?Understanding the Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life and Your Career, gives a pretty good indication of the topics we’ll be discussing in this episode.
Here’s a Glimpse of What You’ll Hear:
- Why David Believes Old Friends Are Better Than New Friends
- How to Reconnect with Your Weak Ties
- The Reason for Staying Connected with Your Weak Ties Even If It Isn?t Obvious They Can Help You
- How to Network for an Industry You?re Not yet Part Of
- Overcoming the Feeling That You?re Bothering People When You Reach out to Them
- Drawing the Line Between Providing Help to Maintain a Relationship and When It?s Time to Be Paid for That Help
- Why David Thinks We Should Skip Networking Events and Instead Do Shared Activities
- How David Uses Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Networking
- David?s Advice for Introverts Who Want to Network
- The Myth of Constraints and Limitations
- Who David Thanks for His Success
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