NETWORLDING

Leveraging the Power of Networks

Networlders leverage the power of a boundary-less, value-based network of hundreds of inter- connecting circles of people; these circles are growing around the world and will continue to grow as more and more people decide to make those nano-second decisions to live their lives as Networlders. Networlders make different and better decisions as they connect with people with shared-values forming circles both inside, outside and across traditional company borders. There are no territorial disputes in Networlding. There is no information hoarding, no siege mentality, no blind watchmaker authority. Networlders recognize that the real adage today for doing business successfully is "He or she who shares the fastest, the best, and the most often, with discernment wins!" Networlding is based on fundamental behaviors like:

• Learn continuously
• Endorse experimentation
• Break old patterns
• Identify commonalities
• Build unbroken "circles" not networks
• Leverage your assets (behaviors, skills, relationships)

Networlding recognizes the naturally occurring organic interconnectedness of people from all walks of life and simply provides a fertile soil for those seeds of value-based relationships to be planted to create endless possibilities. These possibilities are truly transformational. Think about that.To transform means to change. Something cannot change beyond itself. Its possibilities for change exist only within the limits of its inherent nature. What I see most often in business today is that most business professionals put limits on the people they think they can reach. The truth is we are truly six people or fewer away from anyone we want to meet. It’s really just a matter of making up your list, finding the right partners and believing “anything is possible” which is the number one belief of those people who do build that leadership support network that helps them leverage transformational opportunities for a lifetime.

Is it time for you to begin too? Are you ready? If not now, when?

Networlding vs. Networking

Networlding relationships start when you clearly express your intent in the broad sense of the word. Quickly and convincingly, you communicate your goals and values, and when you do so, people who resonate to your intent will respond. If someone responds positively and you are able to establish a Networlding relationship, you can reap tremendous benefits. Your new partner will not only do more for you in terms of opportunities but in providing an empathetic ear and a source of fresh ideas.   

In contrast, networking connections are flimsy because they lack support. When networking, people are bound together because one person needs another to do a deal or create a sale. One particular situation binds them together, and as soon as this situation disintegrates or disappears, there's nothing left of the relationship to keep it strong enough to survive.

   

Networlding                              VS	Networking
Value-based	Goal-based
Leveraged Learning	Duplication of Efforts
Long-term commitment	Temporary
Relational	Transactional
Conscious, strategic process	Haphazard process
Mutually beneficial	Often one-sided
Systematic	Fragmented
Holistic	Often Materialistic
Intimate	Superficial
Opportunity Expansive	Opportunity Specific
Multi-dimensional	Two-dimensional

Melissa Giovagnoli

Melissa Giovagnoli, President
Networlding

Melissa is one of the world's leading experts on the development of individual and community leadership networks as a means of growing and accelerating brand loyalty and performance improvement inside and outside organizations. For more than a decade Melissa's organization, Networlding, has provided exceptional relationship marketing and management programs for organizations like AT&T, CNA, Motorola and Disney.

Melissa is the author and/or co-author of nine top-selling books. Her seventh book, co-authored with former CMO of Office Depot, Jocelyn Carter Miller, held the #10 spot on Amazon (in Chicago) for a year. Other books include:

- Networlding:Building Relationships and Opportunities for Success
- The Chicago Entrepreneurs Sourcebook (rated one of the top 10 small business books in Chicago)
- 75 Cage Rattling Questions that Change the Way You Work(McGraw Hill)
- The Power of Two: Rethinking and Reforming Strategic Alliances (Jossey Bass)

Four of Melissa's books have been on top business book lists, including The Power-of-Two and Networlding, recognized by Booz Allen as two of the top ten alliance management books.

Melissa has also been a guest on both radio and television including The Today Show, CNN, WGN, CNBC and FOX. One of her books was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is a frequent presenter at conferences looking for interactive sessions. Her unique program, The Extravaganza, has been highly evaluated by Meeting Professionals International (MPI).

With a BA in Sociology and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, Melissa went on to found Service Showcase, Inc., an innovative consulting firm started in 1986. For the past twelve years she has grown the company to include clients Price Waterhouse, AT&T, Dean Foods and Motorola as well as dozens of smaller companies and organizations. In 1998 she was chosen one of six extraordinary women of the year by The University of Chicago Women's Graduate Business Alumni Board. Networlding was recently licensed by Yale University through their graduate school of business.

Melissa resides in Chicago and has two sons. She loves to travel, especcially to Italy. Her top values are 1. Spirtuality 2. Integrity 3. Making a Diference. and 4. Adventure.

Networlding vs. Networking

Tired of just Networking?

A Networlder, unlike a networker, has ten or fewer key people they consider partners with whom they connect with on a weekly or daily basis. These partners are participants in regular exchanges of emotional support, information, knowledge, promotional support as well as leads and referrals for new business or career opportunities. The focus of Networlding is on mutually beneficial exchanges with like-minded and like-valued people. The great thing about Networlding partnerships is that they deliver bigger and better results, regularly, often in less than half the time of traditional networking approaches or sales or career transition approaches.

Watch this blog for more tips, advice and strategies for optimizing your networking as well as recommnedation for great places to Networld. If you want to join the Networlding community of life-valued leaders or if you want to know more about the coaching, markerting of networking events or training and certification in Networlding we offer, call us to receive a free leadership action planning consultation for you and your organization, our free e-booklet, 101 Ways to Better Networking and our free newsletter at 312-421-4213 or email us this request at Click Here.

Welcome to Networlding

Networlding is a business leadership event marketing, training and coaching organization. Our differentiator is that we have an actual community of thousands of value-based leaders who enable us to shorten sales, new product or career transition cycles by upwards of 50% through introductions and support from our network. In 2005 we were licensed as one of five business-leadership programs by Yale University's Graduate School of Business.

Our proven system is based on the best-selling book, Networlding (written by Melissa Giovagnoli, President of Networlding), that provides a powerful, seven-step system which maximizes individual and company growth while supporting our core values of: innovation, collaboration, integrity and making a difference.