Building Strong Personal, Professional and Virtual Networks

We live and work in a time of rapid and unprecedented change. Up and down the corporate ladder, the challenge to cultivate strong networks confronts nearly everyone in business today, whether it's the public or private sector and regardless of industry.

Unfortunately, few of us are born networkers, and it's a skill that's rarely taught. And too many aspiring and experienced professionals alike ignore networking at their own peril. Don't make that same mistake.

Bottom line: To accelerate your personal and professional growth, enhancing your networks must become a much bigger part of your development plan, so sign up to attend this audio conference today.

Let Mike Dulworth, entrepreneur and executive development expert, provide you with a simple networking framework and user-friendly set of tools for developing a 1) personal, 2) professional/organizational, and 3) virtual networking strategy.

Learning Objectives:

• Measure your networking quotient.
• Learn how to map your current network and identify gaps.
• Explore how to improve your networking skills.
• Discover what a Personal Board of Directors is and how to build one.

Presented By:

Mike Dulworth
Chairman & CEO
Executive Networks, Inc.

Mike Dulworth is the Chairman and CEO of Executive Networks, Inc.. Executive Networks is a leading provider of peer-to-peer network for HR professionals in large organizations worldwide. Before acquiring Executive Networks in late 2003, Mike was Vice President of Learning Services at The Concours Group. Prior to that, Mike was a Founder and CEO of Learning Technologies Group, Inc. Mike has also held positions at The Conference Board, Sirota & Alper Associates and the U.S. General Accounting Office. Mike is the author, co-author or a contributor to seven books on executive development, learning, and high-performance organizations.

His most recent book is The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional and Virtual Networks (Berrett-Koehler, 2008). Mike has a BA from the University of Michigan and an MPA, with a concentration in organizational behavior, from the University of Southern California. Mike and his companies have received the following recognition:

• Gold Medal for Online Training from the NewMedia Invision Awards
• Top 100 Multimedia Producers Award from AV Video Multimedia Producer magazine
• HR Product of the Year Award from HR Executive magazine