networking Archives

My Saturday Afternoon With Seth Godin

by Karin Hurt | Mar 5, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 24 comments

About 2 years ago, I had the audacity (some should argue stupidity), to email Seth Godin my very first blog post. Let me be blunt, the post was terrible. But that’s not what he said when he wrote me back within a few hours of hitting send. Don’t get me...

Effective Networking: 6 Secrets Your Kids Know

by Karin Hurt | Jan 6, 2014 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Developing Leadership In Children | 13 comments

We’d spent the last five days reconnecting as a family, completely dark from any semblance of social networking while on this cruise to Mexico. Normally, it’s cool to meet other travelers, but this trip, we needed rest. The final evening’s...

Lunch Taboos You Should Break

by Karin Hurt | Dec 13, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication | 26 comments

You’re REALLY busy. No time for lunch. Better to grab some almonds and a diet coke and work through. The time you save at lunch gets you home sooner to your family. I’m with you. In fact when I was pregnant, my assistant announced she had blocked 30...

Why Connections Will Change Your Life

by Karin Hurt | Oct 1, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Communication, Employee Engagement & Energy | 25 comments

I raced for the airport parking shuttle, threw my bag on the rack and collapsed in the seat. The hectic schlep is too familiar. The stranger next to me smiled, “How’d it go?” Ugh, what’s this guy want? What ever he’s selling, I...

Why Your Elevator Pitch Isn't Working

by Karin Hurt | Aug 9, 2013 | By Karin Hurt, Career & Learning, Communication | 15 comments

You know you need an elevator pitch. Perhaps you’ve even practiced and gotten “why choose me” down to a perfect pitch. But somehow you never seem to get the chance to use it. Sadly, the biggest mistake I see aspiring networkers make is that they...