"Build it, they will remain" - bad networking advice
I have been thinking about network building lately. There are people that constantly meet new people as a part of their job.
As an example, consider real estate agents. They tend to specialize in an area of a city and get to meet people looking for a place in that area. The looking process might expose them to the same people several times. Enough to potentially bulls a friendship.
So what?
Just because you build a network of good people it does not mean that it is very strong. If you sell these folks a house you have a temporarily gain but might never turn that into a future gain.
I believe that the network has to be nurtured once it had been created. To do this a person would have to periodically maintain contact with the network by carrying enough to call and inquire about people's lives outside of the work relationship. In my opinion 10 percent of one's time needs to be spent on nurturing.
Today's question is:
"How do you nurture your network? "
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