Why We’re Bad At Networking #5: Many Personalities, One Method

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Why are we bad at Networking? This issue has been obsessing me for the last few weeks, which I hope has been as informative for you as it’s been therapeutic for me. It’s nice to organize my thoughts and get them out. As you may guess, I’m not done yet.

Now there’s a lot of effective networking advice out there. Sure it’s often basic, sure we get the same stuff thrown at us again and again, sure the tools are overwhelming. But we do get a lot of good network advice and options out there.

It’s just that in a lot of cases . . . it’s pitched at people who already network in specific ways, do specific things, and have specific personalities.

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Economics Not Culture

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Serdar Yegulyap and I have been having a scattered dialogue about science fiction, culture, and economics as of late, mostly over at his blog.

(As he and I are both fans of old-school correspondence, I’m working to make sure I do part.  I want to see what can be done with a blog-implemented, old-school correspondence on issues. Hell, we might get a book out of it.)

Frankly, I am concerned Economy has replaced Culture in America.

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Update 5/13/2013

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Greeting everyone, so what’s up?

Well first “Epic Resume Go!” is basically done . . . but processing at the publishers.  Until it’s ready on all platforms, I’m not comfortable going public.  Also it’s a pain to go back and change the pages again and again.  It looks good, has a nice slick cover, and I’m pretty happy with it!

It looks like I’m going to be doing a lot more speaking at PMI – and around the Bay Area, so you might get a chance to catch me if you don’t want to come down to Silicon Valley.  Definitely enjoying getting out and meeting people!

Serdar and I are working on our seeming ever-growing cultural/media correspondence.  Get in on the latest at Genji Press.

Otherwise, gearing up for my usual events this summer – and trying to relax.  Which is not going that well because I’m me . . .

– Steven Savage

Steven Savage is a Geek 2.0 writer, speaker, blogger, and job coach.  He blogs on careers at http://www.fantopro.com/, nerd and geek culture at http://www.nerdcaliber.com/, and does a site of creative tools at http://www.seventhsanctum.com/. He can be reached at https://www.stevensavage.com/.