Networking offline and online a pain in the neck most time. 90% of the time you try to figure out what people actually want and you have to invest time into every new contact as being polite is how I try to be.<\/p>\n
However you don’t really waste time, it’s time invested in finding the right contact.<\/p>\n
Most people want something<\/strong> without having to give anything back – even having to learn your name, PR people you are the worst – mostly they want time, and it’s most annoying that free advice is never respected, whilst very expensive advice is listened to with baited breath.<\/p>\n I love networking with Americans, they are more direct and have an increased expectation that networking is useful. The Brits tend to have a more moody disposition to connecting and helping each other out, and are much more comfortable muttering from the sidelines.<\/p>\n Although I’ve always found Italians excited and interested.<\/p>\n Sweedish tend to be looking into the middle distance wondering if there are bodies buried nearby.<\/p>\n OK, time to stop before we go through every national stereotype, and I have work to avoid today.<\/p>\n