Networking: Jesse and Connectors
Kept up with R|Intern comments on networking? ... If so, you've seen Jesse's name mentioned - Jesse Ante, specifically. He knows everyone ... or is it the other way around?
Being a connector ... If you are familiar with Malcolm Gladwell's book The Tipping Point, I view Jesse as a "connector" (... as I have also been similarly described). Call such person a networker, social butterfly (tho' I think that being a social butterfly is NOT necessarily a prerequisite for being a networker), connector, agent, etc..., there are people who are ... well ... people like Jesse. And that's good!
I'll later post more on networking because Jengyee and Amabelle had some interesting comments. (And maybe there will be more comments from others!)
Until then, check out an article (from M. Gladwell) that ran in the New Yorker (Jan 1999). Back in '99, a friend (Sheila) forwarded to me the article and wrote a note that simply said ... "Hey Lois! What's up? Your friend & Hugs, - Lois!"
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posted by shirlnutkin @ 5:02 PM
2 Comments:
Jesse --- HUGS!!!
Thanks for dropping by to post a GREAT COMMENT. and thanks so much for sharing, also. In particular, I am very moved by your closing paragraph and will share some elements in an R|Intern post.
I'm looking forward to being up in the Bay Area soon, so I'll have to get some dinner social efforts together up there, as i've done here in SD.
Networking and mentorship can take many forms. You can network anywhere by striking up a conversation with a stranger at a ball game or with the passenger sitting next to you on an airplane. You can find mentors in all your relationships because everyone has something to teach you. However, sometimes networking and finding the mentor in others can be challenging due to one’s discomfort or unfamiliarity with the process. That’s where formal networking events and formal mentorship matching programs provide a convenient way to start networking and developing mentorship-focused relationships.
Here’s a flyer for an upcoming Cal Alumni and environmentally focused event:
http://sustainability.berkeley.edu/BEAN/images/BEAN_SpeedNetworking_Flyer.gif
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