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If you ask ten people about their worst experiences with networking, you’ll probably hear about feelings of awkwardness, embarrassment, inadequacy, and ineffectiveness. But networking doesn’t have to be like this. In fact, networking can be radically different.
In this webinar, Maya Townsend will share how to get back in touch with the core purpose of networking. Participants will learn how to create sustainable practices that work for introverts, engineers, scientists, technologists, and others who may shy from traditional networking expectations. She will touch on the important role of mentors and sponsors and share simple actions that significantly increase the health of your network. You will learn:
- The real purpose of networking
- Three networks everyone needs and how to develop them
- The critical roles of a mentor and sponsor and how to fill those roles
- Simple and sustainable networking techniques that are well suited to introverts, scientists, technologists and engineers
Does networking feel overwhelming? Do you wish there was a better way of figuring out who you need to know? To focus your activities so networking feels less haphazard and more strategic?
Studies of high performer networks and network science shows us that all networks are not created the same. People with stronger networks have six specific types represented in their networks, including mentors, sponsors, truth tellers, and gatekeepers. Learn about these four types—and the other two types you need—in this engaging, interactive session. Along the way, we’ll bust some popular myths, like the best people to have in your network are the ones you don’t have yet and one mentor is enough, and we’ll have fun doing it.
Participants Take Away
- Understanding of the six types everyone needs in their network
- Assessment of how well represented those types are in their network
- Next steps for filling network gaps and finding people to play missing roles
Bust the Myths, Avoid the Awkwardness, and Weave Valuable Connections
Some of us will never enjoy walking into a room of strangers and making connections. Does that mean we’re doomed professionally? Not at all!
In this webinar, we learn about the science behind networking and how that science can help engineers, technologists, and introverts make connections successfully and strategically. We draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network.
Participants Take Away:
- Insight into some of the science behind networking
- Understanding of several notorious network traps and how to escape them
- A roster of networking practices well suited for introverts
- A first pass analysis of individual network strengths and gaps
Cost:
- $30 – SWEP Members
- $45 Non-members
5:30-6:00 pm Registration & Networking
6:00-7:30 pm Presentation
7:30-8:00 pm Optional Networking
A light dinner will be served.
Inspire. Connect. Empower.
Join us at the free, inaugural Mass Cultural Council Institute on March 17 at the DCU Center in Worcester.
Connect with peers and city and town leadership from every corner of the Commonwealth.
Together we’ll unleash The Power of Culture.
Partnering Resources founder Maya Townsend will speak on a panel entitled “It’s About People”:
Organizations large and small go through growing pains, and managing the process can be overwhelming. Transitions and partnerships are key components to the success and sustainability of organizations. This session will give you practical information on how to manage transitions, create a plan and communicate that plan to the necessary parties to ensure a smooth hand-off.
Bust the Myths, Avoid the Awkwardness, and Weave Valuable Connections
Have you ever wondered why networking feels so difficult? Why you struggle to get the results you want?
The answer is easy: what we know as networking was designed for extroverts and salespeople. Luckily, it’s not the only way. The New Networking draws on the science of networks to uncover methods that work. Real, practical methods of developing and sustaining the relationships you need to be successful.
In this webinar, we learn about the science behind networking and how that science can help you make connections successfully and strategically. We draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network.
Participants Take Away:
- Insight into some of the science behind networking
- Understanding of the three networks everyone needs and how to develop them
- A roster of effective networking practices to use when you don’t feel like going to an open networking event
- A first pass analysis of your network’s strengths and gaps
Some of us will never enjoy walking into a room of strangers and making connections. Does that mean we’re doomed professionally? Not at all!
In this webinar, we learn about the science behind networking and how that science can help engineers, technologists, and introverts make connections successfully and strategically. We draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network.
Participants Take Away:
- Insight into some of the science behind networking
- Understanding of several network traps and how to escape them
- A roster of networking practices well suited for introverts
- A first pass analysis of individual network strengths and gaps
Does networking really make a difference? The answer is a resounding yes!
In a study performed by Partnering Resources, 93% of completely successful change initiatives were led by leaders with very strong or strong personal networks. Not one change initiatives described as less successful was led by a leader with strong or very strong personal networks. Furthermore, a recent study featured in Sloan Management Review showed that high performing project teams had almost twice as many non-core contributors affiliated with the team.
In this highly interactive session, we learn about the science behind networking. We draw on insights from researchers and practitioners in the social sciences and in business to learn about the networking practices of high performers. We dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, we learn about the simple actions that significantly contribute to the health of your network.
Participants Take Away:
- Increased understanding of the science behind networking
- Preliminary strategic analysis of their own networks
- Identification of the gaps in their personal networks and ideas about how to fill those gaps
- Real-time advising from peers about on-the-job challenges
Some of us will never enjoy walking into a room of strangers and having to make connections. Does that mean we’re doomed professionally? Not at all! Maya Townsend, founder and lead consultant at Partnering Resources, will explain some of the science behind networking and show how that science can help engineers, technologists, and introverts make connections successfully and strategically. She will draw on insights from the social sciences a
nd business world to explain the networking practices of high performers. Maya will dispel the myth that people who want strong networks should never eat alone and, instead, explain the simple actions that can significantly contribute to the health of their network.
If you attend this session, you can expect to come away with:
• An understanding of some of the science behind networking.
• An ability to identify networking practices of high performers.
• A first-pass analysis of your professional network’s strengths and gaps.
Note: This event is a collaboration between the Society of Professional Consultants and WEST.
Workshops can teach you how to exchange business cards, how to position your name tag on your jacket, and how to shake hands. What most workshops don’t do is help you develop a strategic networking practice.
In this workshop, Maya Townsend, founder and lead consultant of Partnering Resources, helps participants move beyond ad hoc approaches to sustainable, targeted, high-impact networking practices. She helps participants learn how to build the strategic networks that can help them ace their projects, advance their careers, and find new opportunities.
This highly interactive workshop will cover:
- Changing our paradigm from networking to network weaving
- The four networks everyone needs—and the one that people usually neglect
- On beyond mentoring
- Why everyone needs a sponsor and how to get one
