A short presentation about Networking.

1. Improving your
Professional Skills through
a Diverse Network
Business Strategist Roberto Lico - Brazil
licoreis@licoreis.com.br

2. Diverse networks can foster new ways
of thinking by connecting you to
people whose viewpoints, insights,
resources, and lived experiences
differ from your own.

3. According to a research from Robert Kelley and
Janet Caplan, who analyzed the characteristics
of exceptional engineers, the most-productive
employees proactively developed
relationships with other experts and these
networks were significantly more diverse than
their average-performing colleagues.

4. More-recent research supports the notion
that people who are connected across
heterogeneous groups and who have
more-diverse contacts come up
with more creative ideas and original
solutions.

5. Author Frans Johansson explores the idea of
“intersectional thinking” in his book The
Medici Effect, proposing that the best ideas
emerge from the collision of different
industry insights.

6. Despite these clear benefits, however,
most people tend to connect with
others whose perspectives,
backgrounds, and cultural norms are
similar to their own.

7. Get uncomfortable
Take a small step by meeting someone new and
asking about the things you don’t have in
common.
Try new experiences, especially ones you fear
you’re bad at. Trying something new could be
as big as switching industries or as small as
taking a dance class.

8. Make mindfulness part of your
networking approach
When your mind is quieter, you’re in a better
position to recognize when you’re slipping into
your comfort zone, so you can course-correct.
You can also connect the dots between
seemingly unrelated ideas, resulting in
smarter solutions.

9. Set up collaborative groups
Set up groups with people from different roles,
business units, and backgrounds (gender, race,
ethnicity, age, thinking style) who come together to
solve tough problems.
The purpose of these groups is not to come to
consensus. Instead, they serve as a space for healthy
debate and divergent thinking, finding ways to
reframe a problem and come up with multiple
solutions, the best of which may not be obvious.

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Roberto Lico – licoreis@licoreis.com.br

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