279: How to Grow Your Professional Network, with Tom Henschel

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Education, Business, Management, Self-improvement, Careers

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Tom Henschel: The Look & Sound of Leadership Tom Henschel is the host of The Look & Sound of Leadership, a popular leadership podcast spanning almost a decade. In addition, Tom is a talented executive coach and principal of his firm, Essential Communications. Key Points Networking is about abundance and a mindset of giving Networking is about relationships, not goals. Networks are built over time. Ask: How can I help? Be open to giving your time and talents away for free through a spirit of abundance. Always be prepared to network, no matter where you are. Show up consistently, and build relationships over time. Resources Mentioned Tom’s 10 Golden Rules of Networking How To Create Your Personal Networking Plan With John Corcoran (episode 106) How to Start a Conversation With Anyone, with Mark Sieverkropp (episode 177) Get ROI From Professional Associations, with John Corcoran (episode 209) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

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0:00.0	Just today I was talking with a senior leader about how lonely leadership often is.
0:06.0	And that's why for many of us, growing our networks is such an important goal.
0:11.0	On this episode, Tom Henschel and I discuss the practical things
0:14.9	you can start doing today to grow your professional network. This is Coaching for Leaders,
0:20.5	episode 279.
0:23.0	Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.
0:28.0	Readings to you from Orange County, California. This is coaching for leaders and I'm your
0:37.4	host Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born, they're made.
0:43.0	And this weekly show will give you access to the best thinkers, resources, and actions to develop your leadership skills.
0:51.0	And one of the core principles not only for leaders but really for all of us in our professional relationships
1:01.0	also our personal relationships is having relationships and continuing to build those relationships.
1:07.0	And many of us, if not almost all of us, have heard before that we need to continually be working on building our
1:14.0	professional networks and continually be networking throughout our
1:18.3	careers in order to be a value to our organization or industry, our colleagues, but also for our own careers as well.
1:28.1	And yet it is one of those things that when many people hear the word networking they start to get concerned
1:35.6	about all the things they're going to need to do and all the cocktail parties
1:39.4	they're going to need to go to and and putting yourself out there in the world and there's a lot of fear around that and that's why I'm really glad to welcome back to the show today.
1:49.0	Tom Henschel, who is an executive coach has been on the show many times before also a good friend and
1:56.3	is the host and producer of the show The Look and Sound of Leadership, my favorite podcast to listen to on leadership and Tom also happens to be what I consider
2:08.2	to be a master networker not only within his industry but across business industries.
2:14.4	Tom, I am so glad to have you back and be talking about this topic with you today.
2:18.9	It's always great to talk to you, Dave. Thanks.
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