Networking is a key requirement in today’s marketplace, you will hear the buzz everywhere, both online as well as offline, having tried all the tricks in the book, people who have networked brilliantly would tell you there is something amiss that limits their ability to harp the benefits that must accrue as an outcome of their skills and efforts.
Mindset of a Connector
That something happens to be adopting the mindset of the connector. Now – who is a connector, well he or she happens to be someone who knows lot many folks, and has the highly prizes habit of making the right introductions at the right point in time. An effective analogy is to take the connector on face value as the social equivalent of a hub powering computer networks. To be truly qualified as a connector, one is supposed to know the whole gamut of people cutting across social, professional, cultural and economic divide, and cross these circles with consummate ease with the God gifted ability of introducing various people to others as a creature of habit.
Force of Habit
To be really able to witness good networking one has got to meet a real connector, this person seems to have an air of joviality all around him or her and by sheer force of habit cannot restrain himself or herself from making an introduction between two people, if the connector happens to be with those folks even for a brief span of time. The greatest trait of a connector is witnessed in the mindset and the approach, which makes this individual always eager and ready to help others in their network and assume the responsibility to take time to make things happen by thinking about potential people would could be connected with each other at the opportune moment.
A Mere Networker
Helping folks to get in touch with each other is not a one way street, you are going to reap the rewards too, in return for your favours. It goes without saying that people are more likely to think about you, and of course refer you for plum opportunities, if you happen to go out of your way in your endeavor to link them to highly useful and helpful information as well as contacts. By now you must be wondering what is the difference between a mere net-worker and a connector and how to go about becoming the latter to take advantages that accrue from the thoughtful efforts.
Final Thoughts
The thumb rule is to think about others first and foremost, over and above anything else, another thing to consider is to extend and thus stretch yourself way beyond your comfort zone at the present time, needless to say, you got to go out and meet people, if need be join various organizations, it helps to ask questions and listen to various answers, as people surely do love curious contacts and colleagues. It is great when you are able to think ahead and are always more than willing to reconnect. Try to be an useful, go to resource, people can easily turn to in times of need and see your popularity soaring.
