Posts Tagged "Networking"

Random Connections?

Posted by Ian and Steve on Jul 22, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

It had taken nearly 4 months to get the four of us together – synchronising diaries becomes more challenging the more you add to the mix.

We had all left “The Big Corporation” years back, some as recently as three years ago, others over ten. But we had kept in touch – via e mail, via LinkedIn and via other friends’ gatherings.

So what would we talk about?

Families, what we were now doing (Charities, Voluntary work, new business ventures, local community involvement), some common issues, some relating to age!

But the main component was “The Big Corporation”.

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Learning at Work Day 2011

Posted by Ian and Steve on May 20, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Yesterday we supported the UK’s Learning at Work Day by offering 4 of our Useful Guides for free. In fact they are still free until the end of May. Already we have had over 1,000 downloads.
If you would like to see what our Useful Guides are like go to www.pansophix.com/lawd-2011.html and you’ll be able to download A Useful Guide to Managing Meetings, A Useful Guide to Managing Teams, A Useful Guide to Minute Taking and A Useful Guide to Networking.
We are also offering 50% discount on any of our other Useful Guides. Just go to www.pansophix.co.uk and enter the Discount Code LAWD2011 at the checkout.
The offer expires at midnight on 31 May.

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Networking is not a dirty word …

Posted by Ian and Steve on Nov 3, 2010 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

“What is all this networking nonsense?
Why should I care about my contacts?
If they want to get in touch with me it is up to them – I don’t see why I should put myself out …”

A common way of thinking. but …

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