Networking? It is leadership. Some of the best connected network creators I know have never been managers, but they all have been leaders.
Seize Opportunity to take charge of a group
90% of opportunity is seized, 10% is granted.
So who decides where you go for lunch? In a group of 10, 8 people will meekly suggest a restaurant, one person will call for a vote, and one will decide where to go without a vote. How does that one person get the whole group to follow her?
- She makes decisions that are desired by other natural leaders of the group.
- She finds out who has a strong bias against her decision and deals with it.
- Occasionally she goes somewhere she doesn’t like, to please others.
- She pulls or pushes people out the door to get them moving.
It is not just a matter of having a strong personality. It isn’t just being decisive or insistent. Seizing opportunity requires a decision you really care about, dealing with all opposition, and getting people moving.
To seize opportunity you have to care, move yourself and move others.
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Something To Do Today
Take the lead or watch a leader take charge of a group.
Starting tomorrow I’ll be giving at least one suggestion each day for networking.
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