Personal Networking: How to Make Your Connections Count

Networking has undergone a complete transformation. From a time when it had distasteful connotations with power-hungry megalomaniacs, who would develop social relationships to turn to their business advantage, it has become an essential but altruistic tool for those wishing to be the best they can be. Relationships are critical to success; so often, knowing the right person to ask is as valuable as knowing the answer yourself, if not more so. Being well-connected is the ultimate source of personal effectiveness and advantage. And it's now a case of shared success - with what you can give being as important as what you get out of your networking success. So many networking books either focus on the social 'meeting people and making friends' or the overly formal 'influencing and connecting' sides to networking. Personal Networking provides a straightforward approach to building and working within networks. It delivers a practical guide to creating the kind of network that you need, and becoming a natural and effective networked communicator.

Mick Cope is founder of WizOz - a network based organisation that seeks to

help people and businesses optimise their potential. WizOz offers a range of

different products and services, all of which are based around the ideas

outlined his books. More information on WizOz can be found on his web site

www.wizoz.co.uk.

As an author he has published seven books; Leading the Organisation to

Learn; Seven Cs of Consulting; Know your value? Value what you know; Lead

Yourself , Float-You, Personal Networking, and 7Cs of Coaching.

He has a number of goals in life, the simple one is to live a life of

personal freedom where he is able to think, feel and behave according to his

values and not succumb to the demands of others. The more challenging one is

to help 1000 people achieve the same in their life.

He would love any feedback on any concepts offered in this book. Contact him

at mick@wizoz.co.uk