Fire Your Boss by Stephen M. Pollan; Mark Levine

Author:Stephen M. Pollan; Mark Levine
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Human Resources & Personnel Management, Success, Career changes, General, Job Hunting, Careers, Self-Help, Personal Growth, Entrepreneurship, Self-actualization (Psychology), Business & Economics, Career development
ISBN: 9780060583941
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2005-05-03T08:30:25+00:00

“That’s Terribly Cynical”

Some of my clients balk when I first tell them to expand their personal network and use it to generate job leads. “That’s terribly cynical,” they say. “At least when you do business networking the quid pro quo is overt. Developing friendships just for business reasons seems dishonest.” They’re partly right. Developing friendships for business reasons is amoral, if not immoral. But that’s not what I’m suggesting at all.

I don’t think you should choose your personal relationships with an eye toward their business potential. In fact, I’d suggest you avoid that. Instead, I think you should pursue your true interests. (See the box on page 136: Inventory Your Interests.) Join clubs focusing on a pastime you enjoy, not one that has lots of CEOs as members. Pursue hobbies that will bring you joy, not those you think will bring you affluent chums. Become friendly with people whose company you enjoy, who share your values, who make you laugh. If your efforts at expanding your personal networks are phony you’ll get neither personal satisfaction nor job leads. That’s because you’ll never actually make the kind of personal ties you need. If you’re just showing up at the chess club simply because you think you’ll get job leads there, your ploy will soon be obvious to everyone. Join the chess club because you love chess, and let the job leads develop naturally.

INVENTORY YOUR INTERESTS

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