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Everyone Is In Sales. Yes, Even You.
Anyone who's known Bob and I for more than two weeks has heard me give him a hard time about being "overhead"…
Always Be Yourself
So, we've told you once or twice that the most important thing you can do when it comes to networking is pretty…
Don’t Be That Guy: The Unprepared Graduate
I'll spare you my horrific karaoke rendition of "the children are our future".
You're welcome.
One of the…
Lessons From A Child’s Toy 2: Learn Harder
I've already done "electric boogaloo", so yes, it had to be that title.
Almost three years ago now, as we were…
The Bachelor Party Hypothesis
By now, you've read our entries in the Networking Basics category, and even a few of the How Not To Suck realm.…
The Awkward Moment
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Booty Call Networker
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
How Not To Suck At LinkedIn
Continuing our (relatively new) tradition of helping you not suck, we now move into How Not To Suck At LinkedIn.…
Don’t Be That Guy: The Drive-By Recruiter
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Angry Birds Edition
I have an extremely addictive personality.
I know this comes as no surprise to any of you that have spent any…
Game Theory and Networking 101
"Don't ever take sides with anyone against the family." - Michael Corleone, The Godfather
I blame Bob for a lot…
The Dating Corollary – An Introduction
You've been alone for too long. The last one ended horribly, when you found out that you valued and needed them…
Don’t Be That Guy – Mister Magoo
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Social Networking Class Guy
Alright, the cat's out of the bag. The bombardment of "training sessions" and classes where people actually *cough*…
The Ten Commandments of Networking
As I sit here watching History of the World, Part 1 for, oh, it must be the 8,173rd time...it dawned on me.…
The LinkedIn Prostitution Ring
BREAKING NEWS: Attorney Generals from all 50 states, fresh off their high of censoring first amendment rights by…
The Dating Corollary: Breakup Netiquette
As mentioned in the introduction (and you read the introduction, right? No? Go read it over here), in the first…
Don’t Be That Guy – The Seven Deadly Sins of Networking
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Don’t Be That Guy – More Human Than Human
"If I show up at your door, chances are you did something to bring me there." - Martin Blank, Grosse Pointe Blank.…
Networking Basics – Some Q&A With An Old Friend
A long time ago...in a galaxy far, far away...I lived in a little tiny town in a little tiny state (seriously, I…