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Networking Strategies Part 5: Women in Business, 27 June 2007: Evaluating Your Networking Plan

Networking strategies for success part 5 of 5 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips on how to evaluate your network.

In this show we cover how to evaluate the effectiveness of your network - be that online or offline - so you ensure that you achieve a return on networking investment (RONI).

Networking Strategies Part 5 Show Notes:                                       

00:58  How do we evaluate our networks and measure the benefits?
06:38  What you can do if you are not getting a perceived benefit from the networks you participate in?
12:19  How do you determine if you are "giving" too much to my network - how can you turn this around so that your network help you, or how should you disengage?
17:26  What if people are asking too much from you as a member of a network?
18:24  Conclusion

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Networking Strategies Part 4 of 4: Women in Business, 6 June 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 4 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips to guide you in how to network for career success.

So often, if you are working inside an organisation it is easy to forget that it is just as important to build and nurture your network for career success.

In this show we cover how to build positive networks for support and career progression.

Listen out for the bonus show announcement - yes we decided to add another show onto this series - all about evaluating your network so you get a return on networking investment (RONI).

Networking Strategies Part 4 Show Notes:

00.00 Introduction

00.54 How important is networking for my career success?   

04:48 How do I ensure people know about me in other areas of the organisation?
                              
07:10 How do I build positive relationships with people in the organisation?
                   
11:09 What should I avoid and what should I persue in building relationships with people at work?
                     
12:53 What about networking with people outside the organisation?    
          
16:01 What about my goals and how my professional, personal and community netwowrks tie in with these?

19:40 Conclusion and Bonus Show announcement.    

How To Leave Us Feedback

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial. Perhaps you have found some of the strategies and tips we share have worked for you or perhaps you have ideas and suggestions you would like to share with our listeners. You can choose one of 5 different ways to get in touch so why not:

1. post your feedback the comments section
2. leave comments at our media centre, you can call          +1 214 615 6505       ext 6842. As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk
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Networking Strategies Part 3 of 4: Women in Business, 16 May 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 3 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide tips to help you prepare for your next networking event and take you through practical steps you can take before, during and after the event to ensure that you leave a great impression with those you meet.

This is the third of a four part series on networking and we provide ideas and tips on how to be a more effective networker to expand your professional and personal success.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Networking Strategies Part 3 Show Notes:

00:00  Introduction to the show
01:13  How do I prepare for a networking event? 
01:50  Actions to take before your next networking event          
02:27  It's all in the preparation   
03:06  Who else might be attending? 
05:45  Entering the room and saying hello 
09:32  Approaching others and making your introduction   
10:16  When and how to move on and circulate         
11:49  Follow up strategies 
13:05  Review the networking event          
14:04  Update your networking database
17:03  Conclusion

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you, we would love to hear from you.

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Networking Strategies Part 2 of 4: Women in Business, 9 May 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 2 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide an overview why the different ways we network including virtual networking (online networking) and networking face to face (off line networking).

This is the second of a four part series on networking and we provide ideas and tips on how to be a more effective networker to expand your professional and personal success.

How you network and the impression you leave behind with the people you meet is an expression of your personal brand - so make sure you leave the impression you intended by enhancing your skills in networking.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Networking Strategies Part 2 Show Notes:

00:00  Introduction
01:07  Why do people form networking groups?
02:35  What are the different ways that we network? 
02:59  Opportunites to network offline (face to face)   
07:45  Opportunities to network online (virtual networks) 
15:42  How do we choose which netowrk to join?
20:08  No-cost networking opportunities and how to create your own network
22:35  Networking strategies show 2 ends.

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Networking Strategies Part 1 of 4: Women in Business, 25 April 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Networking strategies for success part 1 of 4 - get ready to take notes as we provide an overview why networking is one of the most critical business capabilities for us to master to support our professional and personal success in the 21 century.

This is the first of a four part series on networking and we provide an introduction networking.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Networking Strategies Show Notes:

00:00  Networking strategies introduction
02:14  What is networking?
07:41  Why is networking important today?
12:20  How can networking help build your professional success?
13:37  Examples of why people network
15:56  Introduction to networking show ends

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you, we would love to hear from you.

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Enhancing Employee Engagement: Women in Business, 18 April 2007: Hosted by Krishna De and Ann Green

Continuing our series on employee engagement to enhance organisational performance, get ready to take notes as we provide an overview of how to enhance dialogue and engagement with your people and how to define your communications and engagement policy.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Enhancing Employee Engagement Show Notes:

00.00  Employee Engagement: introduction
01.33  Engagement and communication strategies
08.38  How to create tow way dialogue with employees
11.51  Formalising your engagement and communications policy - what to consider
15.24  Anonymous or attributed feedback from employees - the options to consider
18.00  Employee engagement - conclusions

If you missed the first part in this two part series on employee engagement, you can listen to the previous show which introduced the concept of employee engagement to enhance organisational performance.

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you ,we would love to hear from you.

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Improving Organisational Performance Through Employee Engagement: Women in Business, 11 April 2007: Hosted by Krishna De

If you are wondering how to enhance organisational performance without the investment of expensive programmes, have you considered enhancing the engagement of your employees with the goals of the organisation?

Get ready to take notes in this first of a two part series on employee engagement as we provide an overview of what employee engagement is, how you can establish your employee engagement strategy and the benefits you will realise.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Improving Organisational Performance Through Employee Engement Show Notes:

00:00     Introduction to improving organisational performance through employee engagement
00:47     What is employee 'engagement'?
01:43     Tools for assessing how engaged people are in your organisation?
04:33     Employee engagement - the myths
05:45     What is the cost of engaging employees?
07:59     The role of the line manager vs HR in employee engagement
11:13     What impact can you expect from implementing your employee engagement strategy?
14:54     What benefits could you see from my employee engagement strategy?
17:02     How can I measure the benefits of implementing your employee engagement strategy?
20:02     Summary

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you, we would love to hear from you.

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How to Develop Your Personal Leadership Brand: Women in Business, 28 March 2007: Hosted by Krishna De

In our third and final part of our series on how to develop a compelling corporate, employer and leadership brand to attract and retain talent, this week we focus on developing your personal leadership brand.

Get ready to take notes as we provide an overview of personal branding and actions you can take today to further strengthen your personal leadership brand.

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Personal Leadership Brand Show Notes:

00.24   Introduction                                                      

01.03   Why is your personal or leadership brand important?       

03.40   How is your personal or leadership brand expressed?       

09.15   How to establish how your personal leadership brand is perceived by others?

11.28   What might your brand be expressed - particularly by developing your online presence? 

19.05   What actions can you take today to further strengthen your own personal / leadership brand?   

21.34 Where can you access Oneocean's nocost on-line webinar on personal branding and get more formation? 

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you in developing the your personal leadership brand I would love to hear from you.

If you would prefer to leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505 ext 6842.

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Employer Branding Resources:

Access the previous shows on building a compelling corporate brand where we focused on building your employer brand and building your team brand.

How to Develop Your Team Brand: Women in Business, 21 March 2007: Hosted by Krishna De

In our second part of our series on how to develop a compelling corporate and employer brand to attract and retain talent, this week we focus on developing your team brand.

Get ready to take notes as we provide an overview of employer branding and three actions you can take to strengthen your employer brand.

Team Brand Show Notes:

00.25    Your Team Brand - An Introduction
02.00    Defining your team brand                                 
04.45    How your team brand is expressed                               
09.55    How to establish the perceptions of other colleagues about your team
12.15    Actions to strengthen your team brand

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player below or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you in developing the reputation of your team I would love to hear from you.

If you would prefer to leave comments at our media centre, you can call +1 214 615 6505 ext 6842.

As this is a US based number you make low cost calls from Ireland using AllFreeCalls.ie or from the UK using AllFreeCalls.co.uk

Employer Branding Resources:

Access the previous show on building a compelling corporate brand where we focused on building your employer brand.

Women in Business, 14 March 2007: Hosted by Krishna De: How to build your employer brand

Building a strong and compelling corporate brand is critical to the success of your business. Take for example the brand equity that has been built in the global consumer brands of Nike, Disney, Apple, Starbucks to name only a few.

In today's fast paced world of work, if we are to attract and retain great talent to deliver our goals, it is insufficient to build only a strong corporate brand.

We have to consider three other aspects of building our brand:

1. our employer brand - how we differentiate ourselves as an employer of choice for the people we want to attract and retain to help us deliver our business vision and strategy
2. our team brand - building a team that has a strong sense of purpose and identity and one that other teams inside your business and outside your business want to do business with
3. our personal leadership brand - ensuring we stand out from the crowd as a business leader, not only to achieve the career success we desire but also to inspire our people to both deliver great performance but realise their own potential.

Over the next three weeks, I will be in conversation with my podcast partner here at TodaysWomenInBusiness.com, Ann Greene and we will be sharing tips on how to strengthen your employer brand, your team brand and your personal leadership brand.

Today we start with how to develop your employer brand.G et ready to take notes as we provide an overview of employer branding and three actions you can take to strengthen your employer brand.

Employer Brand Show Notes:

01.20  What is your employer brand?
01.40  Why is it important to build and leverage your employer brand?
05.00  Is developing your employer brand is only relevant to large corporates?
06.40  How we can express our employer brand?
12.30  How do you determine other people's perceptions of your employer brand?
16.00  Three actions you can take to further strengthen your employer brand

You can listen the Women in Business podcast by clicking the player above or you can download it to your PC by clicking the download MP3 link; or you can find us in iTunes.

Do share your thoughts on this audio tutorial by posting in the comments section and if you have found specific strategies that have worked for you in developing a strong employer brand I would love to hear from you.