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

Strategy Driven

Rotary has been a great organization to participate in. It is not a sales networking organization. It is a service club that gives you the opportunity to meet and network with others. I have been in Rotary clubs since 1997, where I was the founder of Mecklenburg South Rotary. Leads groups. About the Author.

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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. Many of you know this group. They have meetings all over the world. This particular chapter meeting was in New York City, and is populated by sophisticated business people who are on fire.

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To Change Your Strategy, First Change How You Think

Harvard Business Review

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. ” GE recognizes that a networked business model requires a networked organization.