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I Doubt It

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Monday, June 7th, 2010
Author:
ccSteve

What do you see? My daughter has discovered this card game that is also named after one of the products of male cattle… And it’s an interesting study into lying. Can you lie convincingly, or can you tell the truth in such a manner that someone else will think you’re lying? Or beyond that, can [...]

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Everyone networks with an Agenda

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Monday, December 17th, 2007
Author:
ccSteve

Do you keep others in mind when you network? My first real encounter with a great networker came back in the 90′s when I switched jobs and spent a great deal of time with Fred. Fred knew something about anything that was going on, and with a little effort, could find out much more. He [...]

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Three Dads at the Bus Stop

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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Author:
ccSteve

Not a mom in sight… It was the beginning of what promised to be another beautiful day. Parents chatting about the coming day, kids running around waiting for the bus. That’s when it hit me. There wasn’t a mother in sight. For at least several days a week, every week of this school year, there’ll [...]

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Lunch On The Loose

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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Author:
ccSteve

Everybody’s got to get lunch, right? Three years ago our group was looking for a new place to meet in the evening – one of our members made a suggestion and several of us decided to try it out for lunch. We liked that get together so much we decided to make it a new [...]

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Just Three Conversations

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Monday, December 4th, 2006
Author:
ccSteve

Steve’s ‘Three Conversation’ Rule for Networking Events Even if you don’t follow temperament profiles, you probably understand that introverts can have a difficult time meeting people at a networking event … While I fall into the middle area of that spectrum, I have never found it easy to “work” those types of events. Because networking [...]

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