Working It How to network without being inauthentic
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Oct 22, 2024 Alison Fragale, an organizational behavior professor and author of "Likeable Badass," joins Natasha Wood, head of strategy at FT Live, to discuss authentic networking. They reveal how strategic socializing can transform awkward encounters into meaningful connections. Natasha shares her inspiring experience of reconnecting with colleagues through a relay race after maternity leave. The conversation emphasizes authenticity, shared experiences, and leveraging extracurricular activities to enhance professional relationships, moving away from superficial networking.
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Status Enables Power Use
- Status is how much others respect and regard us, while power is control over resources like money and authority.
- Status is essential to gaining and effectively exercising power in social and organizational contexts.
Race Rebuilds Career Status
- Natasha used joining a company-sponsored relay race to rebuild her professional connections after maternity leave.
- This authentic and strategic choice helped her regain status by bonding with colleagues beyond work tasks.
Authenticity Meets Strategy
- Authenticity and strategy in networking can coexist to help build genuine relationships.
- Shared similarities, even trivial ones, strongly foster connection and mutual liking at work.