By Lindsay Griffiths on Although it’s officially tomorrow, I thought I’d use today to mark Zen & the Art of Legal Networking’s SEVENTH “blogiversary.” It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since I started blogging, and even more, that I’m still enjoying it. Here’s a roundup of the anniversary posts that I’ve done: Two Years Four Years Five … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on After eighteen years, tomorrow marks the first time I’m going back to high school. Sure, I was in the gym for my sisters’ graduations, but other than that I haven’t actually been back in the building since the day I graduated and headed out into the world, a fresh-faced eighteen-year-old, excited for the next phase … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on One of the things we like to talk about here at Zen is networking, so today, I’m bringing in guest blogger, Thom Singer, to offer you some words of advice while I’m off doing some networking of my own (as well as learning) at this month’s Legal Marketing Association NJ lunch! *** If you make … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Although we’re well into 2016 now, it’s not too late to make some resolutions for your content marketing. I came across this Forbes article from the end of last year with 6 Content Marketing New Year’s Resolutions to Make This Year, and there is some great food for thought in there that I’d like us … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Although you may be expecting our final Two for Tuesdays post of the year to focus on content marketing, I’m actually going to take a surprising break from that today in favor of sharing with you a couple of networking tips instead (try not to fall over in shock). This time of year is perfect … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Today, I’m bringing you another post from Group Dewey Consulting while I’m traveling for our Regional Meeting of the Americas. This post looks at why the idea of connecting is better than that of networking: *** I’m not a big fan of ‘networking’ -that rite of passage for every professional with aspirations of career changes, promotions … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on My mom hates the word “sucks,” but I’m using it in my title for effect – “what, Lindsay thinks networking sucks?” Sure, sometimes. And I’m sure everyone else does too. Who doesn’t get fed up with all of the things we’re “supposed” to be doing every once in a while? We go to events, and … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Today’s Rainmaking Recommendation from rainmaking trainer and coach, Jaimie Field, may be one of my all time favorites, since it addresses many of the complaints I hear time and time again about networking. If you think networking isn’t working for you, and these first few sentences sound familiar, read on! *** “I go to networking … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on We’ve talked a lot about networking here at Zen, and covered a lot of the traditional ideas: Use social media to prime your contacts before an event. Don’t skip anything. Don’t hang around with only the people you know. Use the event organizers to help introduce you to people. And more. But these are fairly … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on One week from today, I leave for our Annual Meeting in Sicily, which has got one major thing on my mind (aside from last minute details) and that is NETWORKING. This is our largest conference of the year, so it presents a LOT of opportunities for our delegates to take advantage of the networking opportunities … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Today, I’m bringing you a rainmaking recommendation from expert Jaimie Field, and it’s an important one – she asks the question "Is networking for business obsolete?" Her answer, and mine, is of course, no. But if you’re heading to events, bringing back a list of business cards and wondering why the phone doesn’t ring off … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on One of the things I’m always thinking about is how to network better or differently. A lot of the articles I read offer the same tips, spun in a different way – and that’s important, because I can always get something out of implementing the tried and true. But when I find something unique, I’m … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Since our Regional Meeting of the Americas kicks off on Thursday, there’s no more appropriate time to check in with some networking tips than today! We’ve covered a lot of "to dos" when it comes to networking, so today, I thought we’d take a look at what we should avoid doing when it comes to … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Despite a lingering migraine this afternoon, I am bringing you a Two for Tuesdays post! Last night, I got thinking about some of the negatives that I’ve heard from my lawyers about networking, and how to combat those. Today, I’m bringing you two of the top complaints I’ve heard and some suggestions for solving them. … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on We’ve been full of networking tips here at Zen lately with the ILN’s European Regional Meeting happening last week. It’s only fitting that I sum that up with some post-conference networking suggestions on this week’s Two for Tuesdays! Tip One: Connect & Share Any time you leave a conference, whether it’s an ILN conference or … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on It’s Monday, so that means that the 2014 ILN European Regional Meeting is officially in the books. I want to offer a special thanks to our hosts at Okland & Co DA, and especially their managing partner, Tom Carsten Troberg. As I was flying home yesterday, I had the opportunity to ruminate on the conference, … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on It’s September, so you know what that means…it’s prime time to re-ignite your networking efforts! For many ILN members, they’ll have the chance to do that this week, as our European Regional Meeting kicks off in Oslo on Thursday. While we’ve covered a lot of networking tips in the past, I’m always on the hunt … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on On this Two for Tuesdays, we’re gearing up for next week’s European Regional Meeting in Oslo! Our conferences always get me thinking about best practices for networking, so that my attorneys can make the most out of their conference attendance (and you can too!). It’s easy to think of networking as something that happens only … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on For today’s Two for Tuesdays, I want to look at two tips for following up after a networking event. Finding the right event, with the right audience, and then meeting the right people are all essential parts to successful networking. But it doesn’t matter if you meet a handful of great people at an event … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on On Friday, I received an email from someone I don’t know – like everyone, I get LOTS of these, but this one struck me. He must read my blog, because he mentions it in his note. He even manages to spell my name correctly. However, the purpose for his email is to tell me about … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on Before I get underway with this week’s Two for Tuesdays, I have to say how saddened I am over the loss of Robin Williams. My thoughts are with his friends and family at this impossibly difficult time. He brought us such joy, showed us how to be kind and giving, and will be so deeply … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on This afternoon, I was reading an article on four suggestions for rules to follow when networking internationally. The tips are good ones (and we’ll go into more on them in a moment), but it occurred to me as I was reading that they’re actually quite good tips for all types of networking – whether you’re … Continue Reading
By Lindsay Griffiths on I’ve done a number of posts here recently on best practices for networking and relationship-building at conferences, and you may remember that I’ve said, more than once, how important it is to avoid your room at all costs. But there’s a counter-point to that which I’ve been thinking about a lot as we have our … Continue Reading
