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be a fine line between mingling and coming across as being an opportunis- tic phony.
So approach the prospective rela- tionship from the standpoint of not trying to sell anything. Engage in con- versations looking for mutually benefi- cial connections by leveraging one another’s experience and business resources. If you are looking for sources of new business, consider that you may do well to focus on gaining business through referrals—this represents a big- ger opportunity.
Ask these questions of yourself when meeting and evaluating new contacts:
• How can my contacts and experi- ence help them?
• How can their contacts and expe- rience help me?
• What mutual friends do we share in the industry?
• Do we face common industry pres- sures?
• Is either of us experiencing success in an area where the information can be shared?
• How similar or different are our companies (products, processes, bureaucracy)?
• Are there places that we compete (directly or indirectly)?
• Do our prospects/suppliers/cus- tomers offer some mutual benefits?
• Do we think too much alike...will we challenge one another’s business or engineering approaches?
• Do we share common business and/or industry challenges?
Remember, the quality of the con- nections outweighs walking away from the event with a pocket stuffed with business cards. Accomplishment can be found by making it home having forged half a dozen solid connections, with one or two becoming lasting profes- sional friendships. MF
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