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How’s your networking working? Better if you follow the rules.

Strategy Driven

I went to a networking meeting last week hosted by a formal networking organization called Business Network International. Beyond networking… all the way to new business. Many of you know this group. They have meetings all over the world. NOTE WELL: NYC business people, in general, take no prisoners.

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Face-to-face networking is still the key to connections.

Strategy Driven

How to hire, fire, train, and market business. John has been involved in this for ten years and he’s still active at the monthly lunch meetings where they bring in a speaker and offer time to network. Rotary has been a great organization to participate in. It is not a sales networking organization. Leads groups.

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To Change Your Strategy, First Change How You Think

Harvard Business Review

Therefore his mental model was not how to gain market share from other airlines, but how to create a completely new market for air travel. As a result, JetBlue is a regular winner of the “Best Places to Work” award, leads the industry in customer loyalty, and is consistently profitable.