Successful Networking: How to Build New Networks for Career and Company Progression by Frances Kay

by Frances Kay

The benefits of networking are many improving the chances of keeping a job, getting a new one, career progression, learning how to get along with others and improving personal effectiveness and company performance.

Paperback

First published June 3, 2010

About the author

Frances advises and writes on all aspects of professional development and relationship building. The majority of her time is now spent writing books and articles, researching, editing and giving talks based on her book topics.

Reviews

[Leonidas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although targeted at career progression as the title implies, networking is suggested across the board as a personal life-long initiative. It covers most of the fundamentals from motivation, selection, finding networks and groups, to first impressions, rejection, the 30 second pitch, following up, and sharing networks. Additional topics include virtual networking and managing growth beyond a certain point.

Rating: 3.5/5 - The main feature for a quick-read are the key-points provided throughout the chapters, which are brief and theoretically concise. The chapters themselves consist of multiple large paragraphs, that seem drawn. There is nothing overly innovative, but rather fundamental, yet timeless. Some images, charts, graphs would've done wonders.

Food for thought:
"When I took office, only high-energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the worldwide web… Now even my cat has its own page."

- Bill Clinton

[Wilbert Mutoko · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book on networking to increase contacts and keeping them for the sake of increasing one's networth