Phil Cooke on The Power of Networking
Posted by: David Bunch
Phil Cooke has an excellent blog this week on the power of networking. Cooke is a producer in Hollywood who also works hard doing consulting and advising to organizations. He calls himself a "catalyst for change" and his work has a decidedly faith based bent to it.
Among the 8 networking tips he gives, I thought this one was most notable:
Phil Cooke has an excellent blog this week on the power of networking. Cooke is a producer in Hollywood who also works hard doing consulting and advising to organizations. He calls himself a "catalyst for change" and his work has a decidedly faith based bent to it.
Among the 8 networking tips he gives, I thought this one was most notable:
Really care about people, and be interested in them personally. John Maxwell says "No one cares how much you know unless they know how much you care." People can smell insincerity a mile away, so networking is not about a con, it's about real relationship. Be authentic.This has implications not only in our professional life, but in our efforts to reach out to others for the cause of Christ as well.
