Never Eat Alone
And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
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Average rating4.1
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And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Ratings25
Average rating4.1
Do you want to get ahead in life? Climb the ladder to personal success?
The secret, master networker Keith Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people. As Ferrazzi discovered in early life, what distinguishes highly successful people from everyone else is the way they use the power of relationships--so that everyone wins.
In Never Eat Alone, Ferrazzi lays out the specific steps--and inner mindset--he uses to reach out to connect with the thousands of colleagues, friends, and associates on his contacts list, people he has helped and who have helped him. And in the time since Never Eat Alone was published in 2005, the rise of social media and new, collaborative management styles have only made Ferrazzi's advice more essential for anyone hoping to get ahead in business.
The son of a small-town steelworker and a cleaning lady, Ferrazzi first used his remarkable ability to connect with others to pave the way to Yale, a Harvard M.B.A., and several top executive posts. Not yet out of his thirties, he developed a network of relationships that stretched from Washington's corridors of power to Hollywood's A-list, leading to him being named one of Crain's 40 Under 40 and selected as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the Davos World Economic Forum.
Ferrazzi's form of connecting to the world around him is based on generosity, helping friends connect with other friends. Ferrazzi distinguishes genuine relationship-building from the crude, desperate glad-handing usually associated with "networking." He then distills his system of reaching out to people into practical, proven principles. Among them:
Don't keep score: It's never simply about getting what you want. It's about getting what you want and making sure that the people who are important to you get what they want, too.
"Ping" constantly: The ins and outs of reaching out to those in your circle of contacts all the time--not just when you need something.
Never Eat Alone: The dynamics of status are the same whether you're working at a corporation or attending a social event--"invisibility" is a fate worse than failure.
Become the "King of Content" How to use social media sites like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to make meaningful connections, spark engagement, and curate a network of people who can help you with your interests and goals.
In the course of this book, Ferrazzi outlines the timeless strategies shared by the world's most connected individuals, from Winston Churchill to Bill Clinton, Vernon Jordan to the Dalai Lama.
Chock-full of specific advice on handling rejection, getting past gatekeepers, becoming a "conference commando," and more, this new edition of Never Eat Alone will remain a classic alongside alongside How to Win Friends and Influence People for years to come.
Reviews with the most likes.
Un livre intéressant sur l'art et la manière de nouer des liens, des relations, un véritable réseau mais de la façon la plus humaine, honnête et sincère possible. Où l'on aurait pu avoir un guide du networking le plus insipide, Ferrazzi offre au contraire une vision extrêmement humaine, se basant sur la rencontre avec d'autres, la sortie de notre bulle, et l'enrichissement personnel gagné à travers un réseau que l'on apprends à tisser.
“Never forget the person who brought you to the dance.”
I loved this book, I highly recommend it. I struggled with the first four or five chapters but after that I could barely put it down.
One of the best business/networking books I've read. Really makes you think about the relationships you're building, both professional and social, and the way you're building them. Modern take on “how to make friends”
This is one of those books you'll want to highlight and mark up. Although I felt myself getting a little annoyed at the repetitiveness of the points, Ferrazzi keeps it interesting with his stories between great tidbits of information. I thought I was pretty good at connections and building a network but some of these ideas would take these “connections” and turn them into true relationships. Although some of the points may seem obvious, I found that whenever I thought “duh” I also found myself thinking back on times that I did not follow the obvious advice. This is one of those books that remind you of all the things you forget in the moment and help drive them deep enough in your mind to make an actual difference when you find yourself at a networking event.
