I was recycling through some of my blog posts from the last few years on our Job Search Blog and came across one of my favorite on networking – extolling those who should be aggressively networking to stop being a “Fraidy-Cat”. The message is still timely – especially for Vistage/TEC Chairs looking to add CEO […]
Tag Archive for ‘networking contacts’ 
Featured Blogger: The Networking Coach - Jan Vermeiren
Jan is one of the most popular and well-recognized bloggers on networking and the use of LinkedIn as a networking tool. I’m very happy to feature Jan as one of our core experts here on the Vistage Chair Blog for Leveraging Social Media to Find Members. You can subscribe directly to Jan’s “The Networking Coach’s […]
Networking Events - Add to Your Toolkit for Finding Members
Jason Jacobsohn, writing on his blog, Networking Insights, reminds us of the need and value of attending networking events. Even for the most introverted networker, these are important events to connect with CEOs/Presidents/Trusted Advisers. Jason lists these 5 benefits of attending networking events: Opportunity to meet many new people Opportunity to reconnect with existing relationships […]
Increasing Your Network One Relationship at a Time
Jason Jacobsohn, writing on his blog – Networking Insights – reminds us of the need to think about how we might help others upon meeting new people at “networking type events/opportunities”. You can read his full article about classic networking tactics at networking style events titled ” 2 Sure-Fire Ways to Walk Away with a […]
How Can You Be FOUND?
Here’s an interesting blog post from Vicki Sullivan who recently wrote an interesting blog post at SullivanSpeakerOnline.com about how professional service providers (retained executive recruiters like me and Vistage Chairs like you) are FOUND when someone is searching for help or advice. She spoke to the fact that a recent survey from two highly regarded […]
Are You Connected to Your Members on LinkedIn?
If you’re not connected to the vast majority of your CEO members, you’re making networking much too hard. Let’s break this down into two components: 1. Looking at the networks of your members and their Trusted Advisors. 2. Convincing your members who are not on LinkedIn or barely using it – to get their entire […]
Should You Prepare in Advance for Networking Events?
Should you conduct research in advance of a networking meeting, an organized community meeting, or an event in your local town? Should you know who you would like to meet and little about them before you ever shake their hand. This is one of the basic elements of classic networking that Harvey Mackay has discussed […]
Xobni for Outlook - Must Have Tool
If you use Outlook, the Xobni Extension/Add-on is a wonderful tool. In fact, it’s could be the best tool I have ever downloaded. Have you tried it yet? Xobni is Inbox spelled backwards. Get the paid version instead of the free version. When it comes to networking, this little add-on is so powerful. Everytime you […]
Become a Resource To Others In Your Network FIRST
Jason Jacobsohn, writing on his blog, Networking Insights, one of our featured feeds on the Networking Tab, talks about a powerful networking strategy of becoming a resource to your network. The title of his article is “Become a Resource to Grow Your Network”. Jason makes the case for helping others BEFORE THEY ASK to become […]
Upcoming Downloads of Tools for Vistage Chairs
I will be making all my documents and tools used in the Vistage Chair Group Presentation available for downloading on this portal site. These tools include: 1. Trusted Advisor Assessment and Interview 2. The Entire PowerPoint Presentation 3. Audio Recording of the Chair Group Presentation 4. White Paper on why your members should join LinkedIn […]
