Slides from the presentation given on Retooling for Success on May 15, 2009 by Francis Wade

1. Retooling for
Success: Fulfilling
Your Potential
with a Powerful
Network
Francis Wade
Framework Consulting
High-Stake Interventions
May 15, 2009
The Statistical Institute
(STATIN)

2. The Threat of Becoming Stale
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3. You Want to be a Global-minded, 21st Century
Professional
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4. The Recession
is bringing
cuts in
training, and
travel, plus a
distinct threat
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5. A Network Extending Beyond Jamaica’s
Boundaries
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6. How can you teach
yourself a new style
of networking?
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7. How can you teach
yourself a new style
of networking?
1. New networks and
methods
2. Going deep
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8. New times
call for new
methods, and
new
networks
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9. Level 1 network: small! - “contacts”
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10. Level 2: those who
are willing to enjoy
what you have
written
or filmed
or drawn
or painted
or performed
or composed
etc.
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11. Level 3:
those who
are willing to
act on
requests that
you make
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12. Level 4:
Networking? those
who will
engage in
business
with you
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13. TRUST
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14. New Balance: A Top Class 21st
Century Professional Network
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1
4
3
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15. New Methods: Being Different
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16. Don’t Follow the “Research”
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17. “Networking”?
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18. Be wary of
“good”
advice
e.g. “go to
Delaware”
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19. “Networking” ?
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20. How can you teach
yourself a new style
of networking?
1. New networks and
methods
2. Going deep
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21. Going Deep:
Natural Approach
Be authentic
Turn minor interests into
full-blown passions
Become the expert
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22. Becoming an Expert
Experiment
Say “Yes” to taking risks
Remain open
Stay True
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23. Introspection:
The key to
going deep
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24. Who Me?
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25. Who You Know
Catholicism
Cricket
Cooking
Who You Are -- Could you become an expert?
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26. Assignment!
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27. 1. Research It
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28. 2. Write
About It
(or
Paint, Sin
g, Perfor
m, etc.)
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29. 3. Export It
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30. Exposure to Other Countries
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31. “Foreign Trade”
YOU?
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32. How to Deepen Your Network
Assignment!
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33. Are
you
talking
to me?
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34. Outgoing, Confident, Pretty?
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35. Keeping My Business from Them?
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36. Taking Risks
- To not be an
accountant
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37. Adding to Your
Network the
Hard Way
• organization – don’t
care
• church -- don’t
believe in
• people -- don’t like
• pretend to enjoy
sports -- you hate
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38. The Easy Way
Be Authentic
And
Take Risks
To
Find Deep
Interests
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39. Once You Meet Someone…
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40. 1. Capture contact information
2. Send your “creation” (or a
substitute)
3. Continue to send
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41. Managing Your Network - $(0)
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42. If you signed the contact sheet,
you’ll receive:
• Your e-book: The New Networking
• Your ezine subscription: The One
Page Digest
• Your access to a recording of
today’s workshop, including all the
slides
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43. Your free
e-book
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44. Becoming a global-minded, 21st Century professional
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45. A new style of
networking
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46. Fulfill Your
Potential
Though a Powerful
Network.
Start Now.
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47. Questions?
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