Build a Professional Network 001
(Professional Network 001)
In the ever more integrated and connected way we go about our professional lives and conduct our business, developing and maintaining a balanced and high performing professional network is very important. It is a proven fact that good knowledge work requires good professional networks.
Building your professional network has become an integral part of career management. It can no longer just be a list of everybody you meet at conferences and other events. You need to pro-actively develop and maintain your professional network. Building and improving its performance and relevance is an ongoing effort and part of a successful career in the knowledge economy.
This online course will help you
- Evaluate your current professional network
- Identify the gaps and strengths of your current professional network
- Know what to look for to fill the gaps in your professional network
- Know how to engage the various kinds of people you need to add to your professional network
- Make use of online professional network tools to help you build your professional network
At the end of this course you will
- Understand who you are in professional networks (what value you add to the professional networks you participate in)
- Understand the strengths and weaknesses of your current professional network
- Have the tools to identify what kind of people you need to add to your professional network in order to increase its performance and relevance
- Know how to develop your professional network to advance your future career
- Teacher: Mariana van der Walt
Cost: $149.00