People Power: How to Create a Lifetime Network for Business, Career, and Personal Advancement

by Donna Fisher

Book Overview

Offers fresh insights and practical advice about successful networking. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1885167113
• ISBN13: 9781885167118
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Bard Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Your 30 Second Commercial

If you have ever been to a meeting where their are say, 100's of people, all whom you don't know, it's not easy to stand up and give a 30 second "commmercial" about yourself, as you pan you audience.You might tend to say, "Who are these people? What do they want from me? I don't want to be here, doing this."Well, with the help of reading this easy to follow book, you will learn to enjoy writing your own 30 second commercial, and knowing that commercial so well, that each time you are invited to a meeting, it will take you only 10 seconds to adjust your commercial according to the type of meeting, whose there, and how you relate to them.Then you will dazzle them in 30 seconds.Read this book to introduce the best of yourself to yourself, and to others - it will mark another milestone in your life's journey.

"Networking" means more than a collection of business cards.

Donna's principles provide a simplistic approach to building an effective network that can enrich your life in many ways. The step-by-step process is easy to integrate into your daily activities and it doesn't force you out of your comfort zone. Thank you, Donna, for showing me the way to a much more fulfilling and rewarding life!

People Power inspired me to connect to people in a new way.

I have begun to use just a few of Donna's principles and already am noticing a change in myself when talking with others. The power of interdependence and support is awesome. I recommend People Power wholeheartedly to anyone who is tired of going it alone and wants a shift in the way they interact with others.

The Bottom Line on PEOPLE POWER is your Bottom Line

I'm an IS Professional, more at home with computer networks than people networks. I've always put my faith in hard facts and quick answers. Reading Donna's book taught me that my relationships with people were more important than the work I performed for them. I learned that networking is not a strategy but a Lifestyle. It was fun to read and full of special sections I used to apply each Power Principle. I used the questions in the "Pause" sections to develop a daily networking action plan. It helped double my active client list in just six months. This book reminds us that we need to give before we can receive. Give this book to yourself today so you can receive the benefits immediately!My Favorite Quote: "The truth is that the more high-tech we get, the more high touch we'll require."

The power principles have already made me more money.

From the beginning you know this author knows her subject well. There are numerous specific examples that relate to real-world business situations and relationships. I particularly like the approach to networking in which I become a resource to my network instead of looking for immediate payoff in leads and support from others. People naturally reward people who ask, "what can I do for you?" and then do it. Besides, being a resource is very satisfying. If you want to build your business and hate cold calls, then "12 Power Principles..." should be on your "must read" list.