What if you could read other people quickly, determine their
behavioral style, and connect authentically? According to Dr. Tony Alessandra,
you
can learn how to build rapport with just about everyone, and then use your new skills
to create a network of people who support you and your goals. Dr. Alessandra
has been studying these and related topics for many years and has written
best-selling business books, including The
Platinum Rule, Collaborative Selling, and Charisma. Join us for a webinar on October 15 and put his pragmatic
relationship-building strategies to work for you.
October 15, 2016, 8
pm EST
After
the live webinar, Alessandra’s talk will be archived in the webinars library.
For more on reading, or “speedreading” others, check out The Art of SpeedReading
People: How to Size People Up and Speak Their Language by best-selling
authors Paul Tieger and Barbara Barron-Tieger, which promotes a slightly
different personality style-based approach.
Want
a very different take on building connections with others? Check out Brene Brown’s TED talk, the Power of Vulnerability. No,
you probably won’t want to start a business meeting by sharing your deepest
fears, but Brown’s books and talks are a great reminder that true connection
can only happen when we share our true selves.
Sometimes,
the thought of getting out there to meet new people just feels overwhelming–or perhaps you aren’t sure who to talk to, or why. We all have times when we feel stuck in a
rut, and unsure how to move into new ground.
This article from The Muse offers tips you can put into practice right
away. The key is action and then reflection. But sometimes, you may not be sure which course to take, or what sort of
person you’d like to speak to. If that is your situation, start with something
you can do, or do more of–that you enjoy, even if it seems like it would never relate to a work goal. (Playing
kickball? Learning basic glassblowing? Picking up a childhood hobby?) Doing something you really enjoy will
increase your energy and can even give your in-a-rut-brain new ideas.
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