Working A Room - The Top Ten Tips, From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach |
"WOW!" That is just one word that comes to mind when I walk into a business function room and there are many people I already know, but many more people whom I have never met. And I envision the many new opportunities that exist in that room for contacts and connections, and maybe even some new friends. And as a strategic thinking business coach I also know that WOW is the last word some of you will think of when facing this situation. The words might be "OH NO!" So I decided to write this article to address both reactions. It is true that working a room is a combination of an art and a science of managing how you mingle and how you become a savvy networker. It is an art because it involves having charm, confidence, creativity and chutzpah. It is also a science because it involves developing clear focused vision, goals, strategies and follow-up actions.
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