Comments on: Olson on Networking: Helping Others, Friendship and Honesty http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/ Thinking about Business Development Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul Jennings http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-38043 Paul Jennings Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:32:25 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/#comment-38043 Hi Your points are exactly right and it reminds me of when i've been at events and there have been car salespeople there and they have no intention of helping others but are there just to try to get the next sale, i have never seen them leave with even a possible lead and i've not seen them at other events after! BNI has it right with its analogy of farmers and hunters, networking is about planting seeds and growing and nurturing relationships rather than going for the one off quick deal and getting as many business cards as possible and it's philosophy of givers gain is spot on. cheers Paul Hi
Your points are exactly right and it reminds me of when i’ve been at events and there have been car salespeople there and they have no intention of helping others but are there just to try to get the next sale, i have never seen them leave with even a possible lead and i’ve not seen them at other events after!

BNI has it right with its analogy of farmers and hunters, networking is about planting seeds and growing and nurturing relationships rather than going for the one off quick deal and getting as many business cards as possible and it’s philosophy of givers gain is spot on.

cheers

Paul

]]> By: Life and Work: Is blurring the line good or bad? : Olson’s Observations http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-28811 Life and Work: Is blurring the line good or bad? : Olson’s Observations Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:51:58 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/#comment-28811 [...] In the internet world the line between work and life has been getting more blurry over time. There has been a lot of talk about it in various blogs and other publications some of which talk about the good and some of which talk about the bad. I began to think about this lack of a line and whether it was bad or good (or both) shortly after writing my latest piece on networking. [...] [...] In the internet world the line between work and life has been getting more blurry over time. There has been a lot of talk about it in various blogs and other publications some of which talk about the good and some of which talk about the bad. I began to think about this lack of a line and whether it was bad or good (or both) shortly after writing my latest piece on networking. [...]

]]> By: Eric Olson http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-27138 Eric Olson Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:52:51 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/#comment-27138 Couldn't agree more Rob. That was one of the reasons why Frank and I started TECH cocktail and structured it in the way we did. We really believe that we are providing a forum where people are able to make lasting friendships that will also result in business rather than just business contacts. Couldn’t agree more Rob. That was one of the reasons why Frank and I started TECH cocktail and structured it in the way we did.

We really believe that we are providing a forum where people are able to make lasting friendships that will also result in business rather than just business contacts.

]]> By: Rob Long http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-27118 Rob Long Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:03:41 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/#comment-27118 I always wonder when I see someone's LinkedIn profile with "500+" contacts. How meaningful could those possibly be? And at these conferences, with everyone passing around business cards, there's not much that's really valuable being passed along -- you end up with dozens of cards (I've even given away someone else's card as my own, by mistake) without much of a foundation there to build on. To work with someone, give someone money to do something, hire someone, even recommend someone to someone else, you really need more than a "networking moment" to take that kind of action. I always wonder when I see someone’s LinkedIn profile with “500+” contacts. How meaningful could those possibly be? And at these conferences, with everyone passing around business cards, there’s not much that’s really valuable being passed along — you end up with dozens of cards (I’ve even given away someone else’s card as my own, by mistake) without much of a foundation there to build on. To work with someone, give someone money to do something, hire someone, even recommend someone to someone else, you really need more than a “networking moment” to take that kind of action.

]]> By: Mike Maddaloni http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-26811 Mike Maddaloni Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:42:37 +0000 http://www.ericjohnolson.com/blog/2007/09/14/olson-on-networking-helping-others-friendship-and-honesty/#comment-26811 Hi Eric - Keep it coming! There can not be too much dialogue on what networking should be. With you, Jason Jacobsohn and occasional posts by myself, hopefully the word will get out more on the true, selfless value of networking is! mp/m Hi Eric – Keep it coming! There can not be too much dialogue on what networking should be. With you, Jason Jacobsohn and occasional posts by myself, hopefully the word will get out more on the true, selfless value of networking is!

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