by Judith Perle | Jul 26, 2021 | Networking
I am an avid Radio 4 listener and in the depths of the first lockdown, I heard a programme in the ‘Word of Mouth’ series about talking to strangers. Full of insight, Professor Tanya Bryon and her guests reported on research which reinforces what I always say: (a)...
by Judith Perle | May 31, 2018 | Networking
I don’t often blow my own trumpet (after all, who wants to read endless blogs about the amazing workshops and masterclasses I run? Better to come to one, and see for yourself.) But at a session I ran last week for Focus (www.focus-info.org), an organisation that works...
by Judith Perle | Mar 13, 2018 | Networking
I’ve just read an academic paper entitled ‘Who gets the top jobs? The role of family background and networks in recent graduates’ access to high status professions’ – written by academics from the Universities of London and Cambridge, under the auspices of the...
by Judith Perle | Feb 14, 2017 | Networking
When it comes to innovation, most of us under-estimate the power of serendipity and the importance of meeting new people. In workshops, I always stress the many and varied benefits that building a network brings. So I often talk about the importance of serendipity,...
by Judith Perle | Sep 21, 2016 | Networking
Just back from a stimulating weekend in Finland, presenting at the Hanken School of Economics Summer Summit (www.hanken.fi/en). I am always especially pleased to work in Finland. I have personal connections with the country (my mum was Finnish) and have been spending...
by Tony Newton | Aug 1, 2016 | Networking
Another one of those chance conversations that lead somewhere unexpected… I’ve been a volunteer reader on our local Talking Newspaper for a couple of years. Never got involved in the committee, governance or management side of things, just did the read,...
