Craig Purnell and I are hosting an informal networking event at SQLRally this year on Friday May 11th from 7-8:30...  Read more...

I’m flying out Sunday via Alaska Air, taking the direct flight from Orlando to Seattle, arriving at 11:40 am. If...  Read more...

I ran across this article about networking sins a while back and have had it on my list to share....  Read more...

I’ve touched on it some in the past, but it’s a question that comes up a lot when we discuss...  Read more...

It's hard to actually put a specific value on networking, and I've been skeptical of it in the past. However...  Read more...

As I've related previously (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) I've been working author and speaker Don Gabor on my networking skills. We recently did our final call of the six hours coaching planned, and thought I'd share some final thoughts.  Read more...

I saw an interesting blog post from Andy Leonard ( @AndyLeonard ) recently on what he thought Twitter was. I'd started my own post here, with some thoughts, and had to go back and rewrite things (Thanks, Andy!). He got me thinking, and I agree, it's...   Read more...

I just finished up my third coaching call with Don Gabor (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4) and I think I'm gaining a little ground, but still finding that I have a lot to learn.  Read more...

As I've mentioned in earlier posts (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) I've engaged speaking and networking Don Gabor to help me build my skills. I recently had my second coaching session and wanted to share more of what I've learned so far.  Read more...

I've written quite a few posts lately on networking and a very common question is - where's the results? What do I get out of all the effort, and so far my best (if lame) answer is that networking is an investment based on faith that...  Read more...

A week or so ago I posted a note about reading How to Start a Conversation and Make Friends (worth reading), and I had a comment posted to the blog by author Don Gabor. I like that kind of follow up, so I sent Don a note and a ...  Read more...

I've been writing a lot about networking lately and my efforts to learn/leverage LinkedIn, and along the way taken a few hits for opening up my Linked In network to include those of you who read my blog regularly and want to connect. The essence ...  Read more...

As I've covered in my two earlier posts I've been investing a little time to figure out how to make LinkedIn work for me. This time I wanted to talk about some extra tools they provide that you may find useful. One that I mentioned previously...   Read more...

You can read the previous posts here. To finish up (I think), I want to share a networking technique I stumbled on a few years ago, and talk about one more good reason to network.  Read more...

You can read the previous posts here. To finish up my thoughts on networking I want to brain storm some about how we might make it easier and more effective for the average Joe (which is most of us) to network. If you've been to the PASS Summit, or...  Read more...

You may want to read Part 1 , Part 2 , and Part 3 before continuing. This time around I'd like to talk about social networking. We'll start with social networking. Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter are all good examples of using technology to let...  Read more...

Continuing the conversation I began in Part 1 & Part 2, today I want to ruminate some more on networking. I've had a good discussions about networking since I wrote the first two parts, with a focus on the value of networking.  Read more...