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Hello and thanks for joining us here for episode 486.

We got Dave Stahovia back and he is bringing

the goods I've got to know Dave pretty well over the last couple of years and

he is a master at building great relationships.

So we are going to dig into his brain

and hear how it's done.

So you'll learn, one, the productivity hack

that helps you be more present.

Two, the underappreciated value of small talk and three, what to do when you don't like

networking.

So if you want to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to Islands we've referenced,

it's at awesome at your job. Com slash F486.

Now here's Dave's story.

Dave Stoviac is the host and founder of coaching for leaders.

A top rated leadership podcast downloaded over 10 million times.

With more than 15 years of leadership at Dale Carnegie and a

thriving Global Leadership Academy, Dave helps leaders discover practical

wisdom, build meaningful relationships, and create movement for genuine results. He

serves clients including Boeing, the University of California, and the United States Air Force. Forbes named him one of the 25 professional networking experts to watch. Big thanks to Dave for coming back on the show and big thanks to our sponsors check him out

Now here's Dave

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