Leadership skills for Surviving the Recession

By: Adam Small

Leadership skills for Surviving the Recession
By Michael J. Larsen

What skills you should be working on in a BEAR market?

Whether or not we are in a recession depends on your perspective. But, it is the perspective of more and more people that we are. Why are some people totally unaffected by the downturn and others devastated? As strange as this may sound, it's the business skills you possess that to a large degree determine whether you participate in this recession, or prosper. There are two skills critical to your success. If you have mastered these skills you will prosper. If not, you may be a full participant in this economy.

The first skill is the ability to network and develop a strategic base of contacts.

What Is Business Networking? Networking is a very misunderstood business art. It is communicating with people with the objective of establishing a business relationship. The easiest way to look at networking is a simple exchange of energy. This energy may be in the form of personal energy, information, data or other things of value. It's both and art and a skill.

Why Is Networking Important? No one individual can know all the answers, or be good at solving every problem, but, a carefully constructed network of friends and associates can. Your ability to succeed depends to a very large degree on the rapport you establish with key individuals in your life. Think about that for a bit. Networking doesn’t have to fill you with dread or feel like a chore. You’d be surprised by how much you network without even knowing it.

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