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Developing Your Network

Tiffany L. Smith

NASA Chief Knowledge Officer &

Director, Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership

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Ways Networks Make Knowledge

Recognize

Validate

Develop

Refine

Apply

Maintain

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Relationship Action Plan¹(Adapted)

Identify your goals
Connect your goals to the people, organizations, and resources that might support them
Determine how best to reach out to those contacts
Lead with generosity

1. Ferrazzi, Keith and Tahl Raz. 2014. Never Eat Alone and Other Secrets to Success One Relationship At a Time: Expanded and Updated Edition. Crown Currency

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Network Development at High Speed

00:00 – 00:02	Identify a goal you have that could benefit from others’ knowledge. Get it clear enough in your head that you can describe it in 1-2 sentences. Write it down if you can.
00:02 – 00:05	Break out into groups of three. In Person: Find two other people. Remote Groups: Find two other people. Remote Individuals: Join breakout session, and you will be connected to two other individuals.
00:05 – 00:10	Person 1 shares goal. Person 2 and 3 suggest people, organizations, or resources that can help achieve.
00:10 – 00:15	Person 2 shares goal. Person 1 and 3 suggest people, organizations, or resources that can help achieve.
00:15 – 00:20	Person 3 shares goal. Person 1 and 2 suggest people, organizations, or resources that can help achieve.

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Wrap-up

Set aside time to intentionally cultivate your network.
Identify your goals and the opportunities you can provide to others.
Develop an action plan that works for you.

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