Product Description

Confident Networking for Career Success and Satisfaction by bestselling author Gael Lindenfield and her husband Stuart is a practical and accessible self-help book everyone will benefit from. Good networking is vital in today's world of work. This book will enable you to build your confidence and develop the essential personal and psychological qualities and skills you need in order to build contacts, enjoy beneficial relationships, and develop a successful and exciting career. Packed with information, advice and anecdotes, including quick-fix solutions for common problems and guidelines for extroverts and introverts, the book helps you to overcome shyness, anxiety and low self-esteem and develop your communication, emotional management, organizational, relationship and electronic skills so that you can easily generate new contacts and enjoy the working life you want.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #117741 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Review
'This book will help to improve your skills in this vital area.' Sir Gerry Robinson - Non-Executive Chairman of Allied Domecq (formerly Chairman of Arts Council England, Granada, British Sky Broadcasting Group and ITN). 'Extremely relevant, entertaining and easy to read . . . a major area for learning for me was on the section on enetworking.' - Manus Fullerton (Executive Director, Lloyds TSB)

Manus Fullerton - Executive Director, Lloyds TSB
Extremely relevant, entertaining and easy to read . . . a major area for learning for me was on the section on enetworking.

Karen Warden - Head of Professional & Executive Development, the Institute of Financial Services
What a great read! I've really enjoyed discovering some wonderful and practical tips which should help me.

Customer Reviews

The inside track and specialist guide
This is the first book I have read from cover to cover in one sitting - I was on a long haul flight. It was an easy read but it was compelling because step by step it built a surprisingly deep thesis. The structure is great: the cool cat; buzzy bee and wise owl analogies are a very powerful set of images. The sub-topics are also well organised and presented, each building on the previous one. I love all the practical tips. I also like the conversational "fireside personal chat" tone of it - one feels a close rapport with the authors, who are always humble, never patronising. It is a book that is there to help, never to insult. There are also some great intercultural aspects and examples.

It is hard to criticise it. At times I thought some items were a little obvious - but as an HR Director I would be worried if it was all a revelation.

Overall it is a first class work which has very wide appeal and accessibility. If anyone has any doubts of the merits of networking this should convince them.

Networking,some new insights
I came across the joint Author Stuart Lindenfield in an article on networking in the Financial Times.The piece called " the right way to reach the right people " sums up what this book is all about. The easy to read style conceals fascinating insights and a well structured approach for networking at all levels.
An entertaining read and a useful reference for the business bookshelf. For me some aspects of networking yet to be explored .

completely demystifies the art of networking
A great book - it completely demystifies the art of networking, and offers practical advice on how to make the most of networking situations. In particular, I appreciated the fact that the book broke things down into the three aspects that come into play when networking... cool cat, buzy bee and wise owl, each of which come together to make for successful networking.