3 FREE BOOK CHAPTERS: The Open Innovation Revolution
Strengthening Your Personal Network is the third and final free chapter from The Open Innovation Revolution.
The official launch date is June 8. You can order the book on Amazon or pick it up in your book-store (in the U.S.) on Monday. I hope you will enjoy it 
The key takeaways from the Strengthening Your Personal Network chapter include:
• Accept the reality that in today’s business world, networking is a critical tool for becoming the best innovation leader you can be.
• Choose networking opportunities that relate to issues that are of significant interest to you and that also present interesting business opportunities.
• Develop operational, personal, and strategic networks.
• Only network if you have a purpose.
•Realize that being an introvert need not impede your ability to be an effective networker.
• Leverage the power of six degrees of separation to add important people to your network.
• Use virtual tools to extend your networking reach.
• Perform a personal-network analysis to create a blueprint for leveraging the power of your existing network and to set goals for strengthening your network over time.
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