The New Rules of Networking
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Description
Wonder what makes successful people different? Is it knowledge, confidence or networks? The New Rules of Networking is your inclusive toolkit for building authentic professional connections for career success, designed for every personality – introverts, extroverts, and neurodivergent individuals alike.
With 70% of opportunities hidden within private networks, your network is your net worth – but the old-school rules of networking don't work in a digital, international and technology-driven world.
Award-winning neurodivergent entrepreneur and author Sonya Barlow helps ambitious readers confidently navigate professional spaces online and offline.
If you struggle to start conversations, are overwhelmed by networking or are wondering how to build human connections in the world of AI, this book is filled with practical examples of how to use networking to your advantage.
From navigating virtual forums to future-proofing your career, these new rules replace networking fears with no nonsense frameworks to suit every profession and personality.
The New Rules of Networking covers:
> The 18 networking archetypes: Identify your unique social strength
> The AI advantage: How to build human connections in an automated world
> Neuro-inclusive strategies: Why 'different' brains are a networking superpower
> The dark side of networking: Learning from networking failures and social barriers
> 30 networking myths debunked: the new rules of business networking.
Whether you're stuck, starting, or striving for career success, let Sonya and her business network guide you through making connections that count.
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Support for non-visual reading
Has alternative text descriptions for images
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- Page list to go to pages from the print source version
- Elements such as headings, tables, etc for structured navigation
- All or substantially all textual matter is arranged in a single logical reading order
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The most boring question: “Can I pick your brain?”
Chapter 2: Choose your networking player – the 18 networking archetypes
Chapter 3: The explorer's mindset – why networking is like travelling
Chapter 4: Making first impressions count - communication styles and conversation starters
Chapter 5: How to navigate different networking spaces
Chapter 6: Is there life outside of LinkedIn?
Chapter 7: Networking frameworks for professional success
Chapter 8: Networking niggles – the burden of business networking
Chapter 9: Networking etiquette – following up, ghosting, and turning conversations into relationships
Chapter 10: Networking for neurodivergent professionals
Chapter 11: Turning networking into tangible career opportunities
Chapter 12: The power of unexpected connections
Chapter 13: Leveraging your network for career breakthroughs
Chapter 14: Is networking different across borders?
Chapter 15: Beyond borders – five frameworks for international networking
Chapter 16: 30 new networking rules: debunking the old myths
Chapter 17: Human connections in the world of AI
Chapter 18: The dark side of networking
Chapter 19: Networking discussions – are these three rules true?
Chapter 20: The new rules of networking start now
Product details
| Published | 21 Jan 2027 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781350597129 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Business |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

























