Francis Wade Framework Consulting High-Stake Interventions November 16, 2006 HRMAJ Conference 2006 Technology and Effortless Regional Networking

A Foreign Mind

“ The Small Islands”

Caribbean Economic Facts pt1 Comparative GDP Per Country

Caribbean Economic Facts pt2 Source: The CIA World Factbook 2005

A Caribbean Manager: Safety

Who You Know? Cynical Unfair But, True Unknown Infrequent

The New Networking Want to be distinct? Want to reach out? Want to learn how?

The New Networking Want to be distinct? Want to reach out? Want to learn how?

Being Distinct

Survey?

Natural Approach Passion for What You Do vs. What You Are Good At Hard Work!

Introspection The key to who you can become

Questions - related to your passion

Who You Know Social Knowing vs. Knowing their Questions / Passions / Interests

The New Networking Want to be distinct? Want to reach out? Want to learn how?

BORING

Outgoing, Confident, Pretty, Perfect

Pen Pal

Networking? OR

The New Networking Want to be distinct? Want to reach out? Want to learn how?

Distrust

A Place To Play

Send email and instant messages Join/start discussion lists Author blogs Set up conference calls ($) Possibly free strategies - I

Write online white papers Publish e-Zines Launch a personal website Obtain VOIP ($) (e.g. Skype, Netspeak) Possibly free strategies -- II

A Real Welcome BUT: Frequency Overrules Technology

Invitation Attend the Networking Session tonight – 6pm Share your contact information on the sign-up sheet Join CaribHRForum Respond to my email next week to join FirstCuts e-Zine

CaribHRForum discussion list – free for 2006

FirstCuts eZine

QUESTIONS