Lori’s Vignette’s - Networking Tips
If you don’t ask, we can’t help
Often accomplished professionals and solopreneurs wear themselves out trying to “do it all” in their business. They take on generating new business, serving existing clients, marketing, fixing (or attempting to fix) their IT problems at the office, sending out the bills, all while trying to run their office or business. While serving new and existing clients is what they are BEST suited to handle, many professionals and solopreneurs try to wear all the hats in their business. Not all the hats fit well, nor should they. We are all uniquely gifted and skilled in certain areas, but not all of them. Similarly, we have interests and passions in some, but not ALL, areas. Read on and discover how to leverage your network to get things done.
3 common misconceptions of professionals about networking
In working with lawyers and other professional service providers the last few years, I’ve noticed 3 common misconceptions that keep popping up around the topic of networking: 1. Networking doesn’t work Usually what they really mean is that they aren’t getting the results they want from their networking efforts. When I ask what their networking [...]
What is your network worth?
Whoever said it first, I believe that your network really is your net worth. When you peel away the money, possessions, degrees, and other things, at the end of the day it’s our relationships that give us the most value.
Oakland County Lawyers Celebrate Diversity and Admission to the Bar
On November 4th, attorneys, law students, and business professionals gathered at Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Auburn Hills for the annual networking event celebrating diversity among the various Metro Detroit Bar Associations. 15 local special purpose bars were invited to the event, which was co-hosted by D. Augustus Straker Bar and the Women’s Bar Association. Representatives from each of the following special purpose bar associations attended the event and stated a few words about their organization:
How are you using Social Media in your business?
Asking someone how they use Social Media, is kind of like asking them how they use their computer, or the internet. Like a computer or the internet, Social Media is a tool that is used by many, but in different ways depending on your background, profession, and what you want to accomplish. However, these 3 panelists found that they follow these same four principles in their approach to social media: Learn, Engage, Promote Others, Provide Value.