| Although there are any number of
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| | start at 7.30 and finish by 8.45. This
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| different networking groups and events
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| | allows people to meet, ask the CEO
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| you can attend, some of the best
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| | questions and get involved in
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| networking can occur within your
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| | discussions.Seek out (or start) a mentor
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| organisation. To build your profile and
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| | program. Identify people you would like
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| reputation internally and understand
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| | to learn from within the organisation and
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| "who's who in the zoo" it is worth
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| | approach them about being mentored for 6
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| investing time to get to know the people
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| | months. If your organisation already has
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| around you. Here are some suggestions
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| | a mentoring program, sign up and get
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| of activities you could try to boost your
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| | involved.Write for the company
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| internal networking skills.Volunteer for
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| | newsletter. Offer to provide articles or
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| the social committee. Every business
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| | updates for the internal newsletter. This
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| (large or small) has a social committee
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| | is a great way to work with the
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| (sometimes is it informal) designed to
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| | production team (who are often volunteers
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| create fun activities to get to know
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| | looking for content for the
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| co-workers. Invest some of your time to
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| | newsletter).Get involved in a charity.
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| help the team create some fun and energy
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| | Select a deserving charity and organise
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| in your workplace. Organise a variety of
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| | events within the company to raise money
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| events - some costing money, others that
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| | for them. Your company may already have a
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| are free, some that include family
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| | chosen charity, if so; invite someone
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| members or partners and some that
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| | from the organisation to update your
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| involved outside activity i.e. company
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| | colleagues on suggestions of how you can
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| picnic - you can all meet in a park, take
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| | help even more. This can be a fun way to
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| your own food, provide sports equipment
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| | help others and also help you get to know
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| and plan to have fun. This activity also
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| | those you work with. Make it an annual
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| allows others to meet your extended
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| | event if it is something special i.e. red
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| family and help learn more about you. If
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| | nose day or Daffodil day.Hold a 'brown
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| you want to keep it strictly to those you
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| | bag' seminar at lunchtime. Invite
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| work with, organise an event where you
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| | everyone to bring his or her own lunch;
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| can meet people during the week and
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| | you can invite a speaker to provide
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| participate in an activity i.e. ten pin
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| | information to the team. The topics might
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| bowling or the movies. By choosing a
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| | be relevant to them for outside life i.e.
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| week night it means people are not giving
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| | health, fitness, family or some way to
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| up their weekend. At Christmas hold an
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| | add value to the people you work with.
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| event to help a charity by collecting
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| | The topics can come from our colleagues -
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| gifts or tinned food to donate to the
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| | ask them for suggestions. You can hold
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| needy.Arrange a Lunchtime
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| | these on a monthly basis and allow time
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| self-development session. Determine a
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| | within the agenda to meet at least two
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| topic you and your colleagues would be
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| | other people from other departments.
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| interested in, then simply invite someone
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| | Advertise it on the notice boards, email
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| into your organisation to give a brief
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| | and in the bathrooms (you would be
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| presentation allowing time for questions
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| | surprised how many people read
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| and answers. You don't need to pay this
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| | information in the bathrooms).Organise
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| person; they may be an internal expert
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| | cross-function team events. Get to know
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| you invite. Choose someone who is an
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| | other teams within the business by
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| expert in his or her topic area. When
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| | holding a morning tea and asking the
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| organising the meeting, set up the agenda
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| | other team to explain what they do within
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| so that there is time when people arrive
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| | the business and the challenges they
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| to meet each other, allow 20 minutes for
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| | face, and then you do the same. This is
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| the presentation, 10 minutes for
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| | a great way to find about others and also
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| questions and a few minutes at the end to
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| | share what you are working on.Start a
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| continue chatting to co-workers.Start
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| | book club. Find a few people who are
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| Friday night drinks after work. Suggest
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| | interested in similar books to you, set
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| your team finish at 5.00 on Friday
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| | yourself a book to read every two months.
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| afternoon and all meet at a local bar or
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| | If it is an Australian author, invite
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| café. Invite other teams that you work
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| | them to join you at one of your meetings
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| with to join you. Meet from 5.00 - 6.00
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| | to explain more about the book and why it
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| PM so it isn't a late night and still
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| | was written. Most authors love to meet
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| allows people to meet other Friday
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| | their readers. When you get together,
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| evening commitments. Pick a central
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| | chat about what you learnt from the book,
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| location close to the office and make it
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| | what your opinions are on the writing
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| a regular event. After a month it will
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| | style and what you liked most about the
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| gain momentum and people will know you
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| | book.Get in a project team. Seek
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| are there and will join you when they
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| | opportunities to work on projects within
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| leave the office.Organise a lunchtime
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| | your team and with other departments.
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| sports team. This is a great way to build
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| | Ensure you have your manager's permission
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| teamwork internally and also get to know
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| | to be involved. This is a great way to
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| people from other areas within the
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| | network and learn from others.Offer to be
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| organisation. Put up a notice or send an
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| | the MC. If you have a conference or
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| email asking for interested parties and
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| | event, offer your services to be the
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| then form a team i.e. basketball,
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| | master (or mistress) of ceremonies. This
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| football, tennis, soccer team are all fun
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| | will help you meet other people within
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| and easy to organise. Find an oval, park
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| | the organisation, external experts that
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| or gym close to the office you can use
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| | might be invited as part of the event and
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| and set a regular time and day each week
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| | also help profile your skills.Provide
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| to meet. This is a great way to also get
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| | your business card to co-workers. When
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| fresh air and exercise while networking.
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| | you meet someone from another department
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| You might even like to get everyone to
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| | always offer your card. This will give
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| contribute some funds and organise team
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| | them your contact information if they
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| t-shirts to wear, your organisation may
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| | want to contact you again.Make the most
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| even have some you can use!Hold a
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| | of getting to know those you work with,
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| quarterly breakfast forum and invite the
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| | take time to learn what they do and how
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| CEO. Make an appointment with your CEO's
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| | you can work together to achieve your
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| Personal Assistant and advise them you
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| | goals.Neen is a Global Productivity
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| would like to invite the CEO to a
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| | Expert: by looking at how they spend
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| quarterly breakfast where they can meet
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| | their time and energy - and where they
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| the team and also answer questions they
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| | focus their attention - Neen helps people
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| might have. Once you get approval from
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| | to rocket-charge their productivity and
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| the PA, book the next quarter's date and
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| | performance. A dynamic speaker, author
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| find a suitable venue (preferably close
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| | and corporate trainer, Neen demonstrates
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| to the office). Each person pays for
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| | how boosting your productivity can help
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| their own breakfast so it doesn't cost
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| | you achieve amazing things. With her
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| the company any money. Make arrangements
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| | unique voice, sense of fun and uncommon
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| with a café close to the office or
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| | common-sense, Neen delivers a powerful
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