Networking vs. Self Promotion

THis article in Forbes suggests that women leaders need to choose between networking OR self promotion

What a pile of doo doo!

Why can’t anyone, woman or man, DO BOTH at the same time.

When I teach my patented networking approach, I  make the point early on in my workshops, that networking can have many purposes:

  1. To find contacts,
  2. To find information,
  3. To inform others of your availability for work,
  4. To To meet new people,
  5. etc.

Who says you need to do JUST one thing? Where is this written down? Inm

Ih my patented networking workshops, I teach clients that the most important thing in networking is knowing WHY you are doing it; creating a plan that supports that goal, and then acting authentically and in a rea l fashion as you network AND promote yourself.