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 enlarge | Authors: Ivan Misner, Michelle R. Donovan
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
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Pages: 286
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.1
ISBN: 1929774540
Dewey Decimal Number: 650.13
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ASIN: 1929774540
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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 Networking Primer and Journal with a Mangled Premise October 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Six degrees of separation: You've probably heard of that concept . . . that you can connect with anyone else through six contacts. The authors deconstruct that observation to point out that fewer than half the people (somewhere around 29 percent) can do that well, hence the title.
But do you really care if it takes three contacts or thirteen . . . as long as your message gets through? Probably not.
More important than getting through to others through mutual contacts is the ability to get help when you need it: That's the real value of being well networked.
So you can skip over the premise discussion. It just seems like a gimmick to help attract attention to the book.
Start with page 7 and the diagnostic questions to test how well you perform in creating, building, and sustaining a network. From there, perform one of the 52 assignments per week for a year. If you keep up on the prior lessons, you should become much better connected after a year.
This book is primarily designed for those who aren't very good at networking and haven't been introduced to the basics. So if you are new to the idea of getting acquainted with more people, this book is a good choice.
But if you have read at least two reasonably good networking books, you probably won't add that much value here . . . unless you find that a weekly lesson helps you maintain the discipline.
If you ignore the sketchy premise, this is a five-star book.
How many new connections did you make today that you will keep alive in ten years?
 29% Solution October 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The week by week strategies with easy to follow actionable items helps to make you a more effective networker. Well done.
Excellent Reference to Keep You on Track September 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
The authors start out with the premise that although networking is proven to be valuable in business, it is still rarely taught in business schools.
The book begins with a self-analysis test to help determine one's networking skills. Topics and assignments are broken down into 52 weeks, with spaces in some of the chapters for you to write in the book as you do that week's assignment. (Not every week has a writing area, so you may want to keep a separate notebook or keep notes and action steps on a Blackberry/PDA.)
It could almost be called Networking for Dummies or for Introverts or even for Clueless. I say that because the book addresses so many topics that brought some former co-workers and bosses to mind. MANY people who are in business at various levels could be helped by networking, but are not born schmoozers or networkers, and don't know where to begin.
This book charts out one of the simplest game plans for success that I've seen in quite awhile. It is not all new knowledge, but it is all in one place, so you can check off your progress and see what the next step is for growing your skills and your business. The plan is simple, but not always easy. As the authors say, it's netWORKing, not netEATing or netSITTing.
Topics included may require major changes or just minor tweaks to a person's life. Examples are: being accountable to a group, writing thank you notes, being engaging, writing a press release, getting and giving referrals, following up, being a change agent, becoming an expert, and more.
Recommended for complete wallflowers and introverts who may even know but don't ever DO. It's also good for extroverts and "self-made" individuals who think they are the best networkers in the world but who need refinement and more focus on others than just their own abilities and personality.
Terrific reference book to use and refer back to again and again.
Sucess is just a phone call away. September 8, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
In Ivan Misner's comprehensive guide The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies he answers the question eery entrepreneur needs to know.
* Learn networking goals
* Managing time
* Separating clients
* Team recruting
* Putting others first
* Creating a networking database
* Meeting people who are in the know
* and more
But most importantly it teaches you in a common sense fashion and the importance of networking all laid out in a simple step-by-step manner that will get the most out of your business.
I'd also recommend: Masters of Sales by Ivan Misner
Best Do-It-Yourself Guide for Networking September 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Networking is an idea whose time has come and yet is still done poorly. It's not so much that people lack the will. It's that they lack a way to do it effectively so they get the most from the time and money they spend on it.
This book is all you need to go from a novice to an expert in the main business development skill for the next decade.
Misner's book is eminently readable and usable. It makes sense, feels right and is doable.
I know the majority of us don't have the perseverence to follow through on new approaches or programs to improve our lives. I urge you not to do that with "The 29% Solution." Don't think about it and find excuses to not follow it, just follow this guaranteed program.
As the author of Get Out of Your Own Way at Work Get Out of Your Own Way at Work...And Help Others Do the Same: Conquer Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job, a contributor to Fast Company, Harvard Business and Tribune syndicated career columnist I have a fair amount of experience in why people are unsuccessful or successful.
The main reason people are unsuccessful is that they minimize the damage of doing negative and failing to do positive things.
For your own sake, please don't minimize the importance of networking to success AND job security and don't fail to take it seriously enough to learn the skills from this wonderful book to do it well.
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