Have you ever been a victim of a network drive-by?  Or, have you ever been violated by people claiming to be networking but are just out for themselves and what you can do for them?  If you’ve been left with a bad taste in your mouth for networking and think it’s just for blood sucking [...]

Since we all seem to be very preoccupied these days with conserving energy, focusing on recycling and using alternate resources, it seems fitting to remind you that creating goodwill within the relationships of your network, is never in limited supply.

You create goodwill by looking for ways to be a resource to others and going out [...]

How Social Networks Are Changing the Way People Network: It was bound to happen. Despite the Internet implosion in 2000, the online user population continues to grow not just in the U.S., but globally. Once it reached a critical mass, the natural evolution of this growing population was for its members to break into “communities” with common backgrounds, interests, and/or needs. Welcome to web 2.0!

Did you start off the New Year with any resolutions? If so, can you even remember what they were seven weeks later? It feels so good on New Year’s Day to state them out loud, but when it comes time to do something about our new resolution, it’s not so much fun any more.

Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to sit in the audience and hear Chip Heath, author of the New York Times bestselling book, Made to Stick and regular columnist for Fast Company magazine speak. Along with his brother and co-author, Dan Heath, the boys have come up with an amazing simple but easy process for making your ideas “sticky.”

An organization recently contacted me seeking a networking expert for their conference. In this competitive environment companies are eager to have their employees develop successful relationships with customers, co-workers, and colleagues.

I’ve had a lot of people ask me about the social network site, LinkedIn.com. This site is based on the six degrees of separation theory. You really are less than six people away from any person, resource, or information that you’re looking for.

Annual holiday parties are one of my favorite childhood memories. Each December, my family always attended the same annual gatherings. These parties offered a wonderful way to reconnect with childhood friends - who were now in college and suddenly very cute - and to demonstrate to my parents’ acquaintances just how much I had grown in the past year.

Last week I took my 10-year-old daughter to the “Hannah Montana” concert in Denver. If you have not heard of this teen-pop sensation, then you obviously don’t have a child between the ages of 5 to 13 in your life.

I just returned from 10 days in Italy and I’m here to tell you, we can learn a lot from the Italians on how to live a life full of rich connections. There are so many things I love about Italy, but one of my favorites is the way they approach an evening meal; dinner!