Dorie Clark - How does networking work in a digital age?

The Future Talent Learning Podcast

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Why is networking important? If you're good at your job, and can demonstrate that, what purpose does it serve?

To answer these questions, Ross D and Ross G are joined by consultant, speaker and author Dorie Clark. Dorie was named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School.

We discuss:

• Principles that can help you network
• How to build relationships online
• How to build an effective network on LinkedIn

Episode Timestamps

• Introduction and the Importance of Networking [00:00:18]
• Cultural Differences in Networking Attitudes [00:02:25]
• Types of Networking and Strategies [00:12:16]
• The 'No Asks for a Year' Rule [00:08:26]
• Digital Networking and the Pandemic [00:18:02]
• Leveraging Existing Connections and Insights from Home Environments [00:15:22]
• Closing Thoughts and Resources [00:38:12]

Additional Information:

You can find out more about Dorie at: https://dorieclark.com/

The books Stand Out and The Long Game, by Dorie Clark, are available now: https://dorieclark.com/books/

The free e-book, Stand Out Networking, is available at: https://dorieclark.com/stand-out-networking/

And ‘The Long Game Strategic Thinking Self-Assessment' is online at: https://dorieclark.com/longgame/

Ross G referenced Robert Putnam’s book Bowling Alone.

Dorie referenced a Microsoft study that looked at connections between teams: Yang, L., Holtz, D., Jaffe, S., Suri, S., Sinha, S., Weston, J., ... & Teevan, J. (2021). The effects of remote work on collaboration among information workers. Nature human behaviour, 1-12.

In ‘One Thing I Learned This Week’, Ross G discussed President Obama’s memoir: A Promised Land.

Dorie recommended The Circadian Code by Satchin Panda.

And Ross D discussed Matthew Walker’s book Why We Sleep.