Personal network building through sharing

Build your personal network by sharing it generously. Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone, believes that this strategy is critical to building not just your network, but also your brand:

Before you walk into the conference, adopt the first of my Four Mindsets for relationship building: Generosity. The other three –  vulnerability, candor, and accountability – will come in handy too, but generosity is where it all starts when it comes to building a strong  foundation for your brand. Make sure that when you’re interacting one-one-one with people that you’re leading with authentic generosity – that means being willing to help without keeping score.

In Part 5 of this series on networking, we talked about how to develop an emotional connection with people you meet–by asking open-ended questions and listening intently to the answers given. Be generous in your interactions with others, not just by asking good questions, but also by sharing your network. When you act generously, people will want to do business with you. They will also send business to you via their networks.

How are you coaching your sales staff to become better at personal networking?

Related links:

Why build a personal network (part 1)

Who should be in your personal network and how do you build one (part 2)

Building your personal network with social media (part 3)

Feed your personal network (part 4)

Building your personal network through the human touch (part 5)