https://rickbaker.ca/category/networking-the-joys-of-connection/ Rick Baker's Thought Posts — plain-spoken writing on leadership, business values, communication, habits, and the people side of building a business. Publishing since 2008. en-ca https://rickbaker.ca/post/getting-present/https://rickbaker.ca/post/getting-present/Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:00:00 -0500Often, we start meetings with a 'getting present' chat. Either we take turns answering a non-business question or sharing with one another how we… https://rickbaker.ca/post/hello-how-do-you-do/https://rickbaker.ca/post/hello-how-do-you-do/Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:00:00 -0500Hello. How do you do? or Hi. How are you doing? Where did these sorts of greetings come from? Why do we do them? [and...lurking behind the curtains of the… https://rickbaker.ca/post/business-people-are-struggling-with-networking/https://rickbaker.ca/post/business-people-are-struggling-with-networking/Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:30:00 -0500If you think that is hogwash then – Congratulations ! [I would love to hear your stories.] *** If you are still reading this Thought Post then you know some… https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-the-strength-of-weak-links/https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-the-strength-of-weak-links/Wed, 13 Oct 2010 05:30:00 -0500You have a network of people connections. Some of those connections are strong and some are weak. Your strong connections include your family and your… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-5/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-5/Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:30:00 -0500The purpose of this blog series is to develop a framework for best-practice people networking. That is, to provide those interested in succeeding at people… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-4/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-4/Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:30:00 -0500Recently, I posted 3 blogs about ' People Networking ' [ #1 , #2 , #3 ]. After posting the blogs, I asked some LinkedIn friends to look at the blogs and… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-3/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-3/Thu, 03 Jun 2010 05:30:00 -0500For business, I define networking as: meeting new people and re-meeting people in a business or social context . People will succeed at networking when they… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-2/Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:30:00 -0500Lately, I have been spending quite a bit of time talking with quite a few people about networking . The people I meet have disparate views about networking… https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-1/https://rickbaker.ca/post/people-networking-succeeding-in-the-21st-century-1/Thu, 27 May 2010 05:30:00 -0500Lately, I have been spending quite a bit of time talking with quite a few people about networking . The people I meet have disparate views about networking… https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-a-letter-to-local-business-leaders/https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-a-letter-to-local-business-leaders/Tue, 06 Apr 2010 05:30:00 -0500A Prescription for Business Prosperity Fellow Business Leaders, Imagine your doctor has a finger on the pulse of your business. Your doctor says the vital… https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-thought-about-networking/https://rickbaker.ca/post/a-thought-about-networking/Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:30:00 -0500There has been much talk about networking recently. For example, I have the privilege of working with one of The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of… https://rickbaker.ca/post/7-powerful-answers-2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/7-powerful-answers-2/Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0500This is blog #2 in an 8-blog series about Powerful Answers to 7 important business questions. The series is intended to be an introduction to strategic… https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine-2/https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine-2/Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0500Our CRM system works! We built our CRM system – which we call our eCRMine – using our own software-engineering savvy and our own sales-management savvy. We… https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine/https://rickbaker.ca/post/ecrmine/Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:30:00 -0500We are pleased to announce: Our CRM System Works! For many years, we have seen people suffer with client-contact and relationship management systems..."CRM… https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-more-thoughts-about-the-starting-point-why/https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-more-thoughts-about-the-starting-point-why/Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:10:00 -0500How can business people ensure networking experiences are most productive? We can optimize networking by understanding: Our Own Networking Goals Other… https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-some-thoughts-about-the-starting-point-why/https://rickbaker.ca/post/networking-some-thoughts-about-the-starting-point-why/Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:57:00 -0500Most business people would agree networking can be defined as 'two parties sharing information'. But in many cases, that broadly-defined starting point is…