Day 11 – 30 Days of Networking: Leverage Your Network #30DNet
July 12, 2009 by Suzi Dafnis
While walking through the San Francisco Maritime Museum I saw a demonstration of how ‘Block and Tackle’ worked. I’m not in any way knowledgeable on things nautical (don’t know my bow from my stern) but I do understand the conept of doing more with less, of leverage.
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The demo asked you to try lifting these three weighted buckets. The bucket on the left has least rope and one pulley – and is the heaviest to lift. The one on the far right (with most rope and two pulleys, or blocks) was really easy to lift.
How does ‘Block and Tackle’ relate to networking?
Your network is like the length of rope. A good network is like the bucket on the far right. The more extensive your network, the easier it is to do business. The more leverage, the more you can achieve.
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When women join the Australian Businesswomen’s Network, their common goal is to network, to learn more business skills and to share ideas and resources. It’s pretty clear why we come together (monthly to learn, weekly to share information via our bulletin and right now, daily through this program) to access resources and each other.
TODAY’s TASK
Today we want to create more leverage. To add to our network structure so that we can have more leverage.
Reach out to at least one person that you’ve been meaning to reach out to. Say something relevant. Offer support. Ask a question. Give an acknowledgement. Say thanks to someone you’ve been meaning to show gratitude to. (Remember to use the tag #30DNet.)
Best wishes,
Suzi
PS It’s such a joy to see you networking and taking action with this program. Thanks so much for being a part of it.
Now I’d be interested to see the pic of the buckets and see if my imagination is working well after a week of the flu…