Developing Your Networking Competency: The Keys to Surviving Business Holiday Functions December 15, 2011 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET During this time of the year, many of us are invited to holiday parties, after hour’s receptions or other work related functions that could be valuable professional development, career enhancing opportunities.  Whether you want to attend or not, these functions can be stressful and not enjoyable.  Join Ken Boxer on December 15th to enhance your skills in leveraging these opportunities to make your holiday functions more tolerable and/or potentially career enhancing or professionally rewarding. Overview Lynne Waymon, one of Strategic Partners colleagues, developed this interactive webcast to explore the importance of networking as a professional and corporate competency and provide specific suggestions for participants to enhance their networking skills. Many people need development and strategic networking practices to excel at creating, cultivating, and capitalizing on business and personal relationships.  Advanced networking skills help individuals pass on valuable knowledge and information to team members.  In professional settings such as conferences, tradeshows, and meetings, people need state of the art networking strategies to find the latest information on resources, trends, and best practices.  Lastly, professionals and entrepreneurs need to know how to gain visibility and credibility in their target markets and how to build and maintain relationships for long-term growth. During this interactive workshop, Ken Boxer will share an overview to networking strategies to help you cultivate your relationships and leverage your networking skills to survive those mandatory holiday functions . Specific takeaways include: Understand specific challenges to networking during the holiday season Gain appreciation of the 8 core competencies of networking Develop specific skills to enhance your networking success at your … [Read more...]