BSP 067: Master the Art of Connecting by Lou Diamond

Lou Diamond, author of Master the Art of Connecting, talks about
the difference between networking and connecting. He defines a
network as the people you know, your contacts; whereas connecting
means your main focus is working with someone you intend to have a
longer, more meaningful relationship with. Increasing your network,
he adds, means meeting more people, but everyone should strive to
make more meaningful connections instead. Diamond, who has always
had a talent of connecting with people, left a lucrative Wall
Street career to become a business coach in order to help c-suite
executives and companies understand what they want to do, where
they want to take their business, and how to achieve that. He also
cautions that in order to make a connection, people have to put the
work in and adds, “If you really help people understand the power
of connecting, you’re changing the world.” Learn more about your ad
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