REVIEW: "Never eat alone and other rules of networking," Keith Ferrazzi

The coolest bumps: ministers, governors, deputies - all of them are someone's relatives, friends or neighbors at the university for dacha. You can learn a long time in high school, then just as hard to work without sparing himself. That's just one call the right person will move you much faster. Communications are everything. But as the wind these same links? This you will learn from the book "Never eat alone and other rules of networking."

Keith Ferrazzi

Keith Ferrazzi - "one of the most sociable people in the world" according to Forbes. The participants of the World Economic Forum in Davos, called him a "global leader in the future."

In the circle of his acquaintances US presidents, the leaders of the Republican Party and the leading American businessmen.

What is this book?

The author tells us his story, spicing her cases from the lives of their friends. About how the institution relationships changed people's lives. How a chance meeting at a conference or just foisted card can expand someone's life 180 degrees. Or even the fate of all mankind. And this is no exaggeration - in fact most of the stories Keita linked with major figures of the United States - presidential candidates like Hillary Clinton or rich like Bill Gates.

I realized that the mind, talent and origin - not the most important thing in life. You can not do anything alone. Keith Ferrazzi

Most of the book consists of the "mechanics" Me institutions and the subsequent "work" with them. We will learn about with whom, when and where to meet, what phrases and the reasons for dating will work best, and which repel man from us. This is especially important when we want to get to know a very famous man, which is already fed up with the attention. About love with people like Kate wrote separately.

But if you think that we are in this book is about some manipulation and tricks, something like network marketing, you are wrong.

Quite the opposite.

Author throughout the book calls for the lightest feelings: mutual aid, mutual cooperation and empathy. Not "milking" their contacts and mutual exchange of services. All this rhetoric really reminded me of Stephen Covey with its seven principles. Very, very much reminded. Although the name Covey in his book is not mentioned. But there repeatedly mentioned the name of another famous American - Dale Carnegie. It is evident that the author was inspired by his books in the beginning of his career.

In general, and I would like to stress this, Kate brings us a very real philosophy of life. Philosophy of communication and mutual support.

Actually, he built on it all his glorious career. And all my life.

... when I do this, the line between professional and personal spheres of life loses all meaning. Keith Ferrazzi

Who should use this book?

First of all "salespeople" of all stripes, networker, a specialist in public relations and so on.

it will also be useful for people who work for the state or large corporations. I recall the phrase of David D'Alessandro: "Large corporations are irrational." It refers to the fact that a career in large corporations rarely depends on the competence of the person. But from its links - directly.

If, again, remember top officials, then you may have noticed, the speed with which the work finds any official fired. Today, he is the Deputy Minister, tomorrow - the ambassador to France, the day after tomorrow - the vice-president of the state corporation.

You can fire, you can lose money, property, but if you still have communication, it means that nothing is lost.

... 56% of respondents found a job thanks to his personal contacts ...Keith Ferrazzi

In general, I think the book will be useful to all. For example, I for myself have learned many lessons. And immediately I began to implement them in your life. This by the way is a sure sign that the book was a success.

About format

Book great. I read it a long time. In addition, in some places it was necessary to think.

But it is easy to read in. The book is filled with examples from life, and the author does not hesitate to name names, company names, and dates. And since most of the stories featured the most famous people, it is unlikely that Kate something to think out of themselves.

Generally it felt great experience. The man knows what he writes. It can be seen that the book was not written in order to make another million dollars. Rather, the author would like to leave some kind of legacy, wanted to talk about the business of living descendants.

Summarizing

Read the book there? Required.

I would like to call this book a real "bible of networking", but considering that I have read on this subject a couple of books, the refrain. A better ask my readers Layfhakera: which books from the field of networking would advise you?

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