Forget Playground Experiences
As grown ups we should simply forget all those past experiences. Networking in the work environment may look and feel like the playground but it’s actually the opposite. We are dealing with an entirely different group of people incentivized in an entirely different way. Tap into what makes people tick in this setting, and we should be away.
While being tough in the playground or cool at university are vital elements for success in those environments, because they are based on exclusivity, in the workplace being plugged into the machine is the key need. Everybody needs to know everybody, and those ambitious High-AMs are equally aware of this. Therefore, the very people who may have intimidated us at school and university ...
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