The Power of Networking

Networking, it is not just what you do, but how you do it – creating excellent rapport with people is essential, building relationships, building a sense of safety and trust.

This thinking doesn’t originate from me, it is the fundamental thinking behind Insights Discovery. Building business isn’t just about task and process, outputs and outcomes – this is just one half of the wheel with Cool Blue and Fiery Red energy. The other half of the wheel is relationship building – Earth Green and Sunshine Yellow energies are about involvement, the people focus, acknowledging people’s values and listening. One half of this wheel cannot exist without the other – we deliver success through people after all.

What we do and how we do it are the easier things to articulate but we have to ‘start with why’…

Why…?

Simon Sinek –  in his ‘Start with Why’ and follow up book ‘Find your Why’, advocates for being absolutely clear on the Why & purpose of your business as this is how customers, partners and employees connect with you. So, consider for a moment, what is your ‘Why’?

My why is ‘to energise and enthuse others so they may realise their potential and opportunity for personal growth’. Defining myself and what I offer by this more clearly enables me to network and connect with those for whom this absolutely resonates.

My workplace values (check out ‘The Importance of Values‘) of self worth, adventure, creativity, fun and freedom, completely connect with my Why and these assist with making decisions on who I wish to work with. It is about quality, not quantity! I remember advice I was given early in my self-employed career – ‘you want good business, not any business’!

So if you fancy some great networking – I’ll be at the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Expo on Thursday 12th March 2020 – 9.30 – 3.30. Come and have a chat – let’s see whether we can generate some great rapport and do some fabulous work together.