Asking For Help Rather Than Offering And 9 Other Networking Mistakes You Might Be Making
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Julia Austin
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Asking for help rather than offering
When it comes to proposing a collaboration with someone, Nyanue says you have to think about things from their perspective. “One mistake when you make a proposal is you do a good job of thinking through how the proposal benefits you, and do zero work of articulating what’s in it for the other person,” she says. “You have to understand what the value is for them, and show you cared enough to think through why it makes sense for them. Are you helping them solve a challenge they have? Helping them get the visibility you know that they want? At the point you’ve thought through how this proposal will benefit the other’s goals, give them an opportunity. Fill a gap for them. Once you have that, ask.”
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