You make such a good point about how corporate life makes it difficult to network. I learned this the first time I got laid off. Probably my biggest regret of the first phase of my career is not taking more time to invest in building relationships with people in the office. Too often I prioritized rushing from meeting to meeting over having informal chats, and I so rarely followed up with people who left. I’m thankful to have been helped out by my network for both of the jobs I’ve started since that lay off, and I now make a conscious effort to pay it forward as well.
These are the lessons I wish I learned earlier in life but at least now I can see how networking (the new networking) is about helping those around you and creating lasting relationships. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!
You make such a good point about how corporate life makes it difficult to network. I learned this the first time I got laid off. Probably my biggest regret of the first phase of my career is not taking more time to invest in building relationships with people in the office. Too often I prioritized rushing from meeting to meeting over having informal chats, and I so rarely followed up with people who left. I’m thankful to have been helped out by my network for both of the jobs I’ve started since that lay off, and I now make a conscious effort to pay it forward as well.
These are the lessons I wish I learned earlier in life but at least now I can see how networking (the new networking) is about helping those around you and creating lasting relationships. Thanks for taking the time to read and comment!