How to Be a Power Connector: The 5+50+100 Rule for Turning Your Business Network into Profits

Power Connections Are Connections First

One fundamental “rule” of the power game never becomes outdated: the importance of treating people with respect and courtesy. Always connect.

—ROBERT DILENSCHNEIDER

Not long ago someone close to me had a serious health problem. It was a journey of many doctors, treatments, even cities . . . a journey that ended happily, thank goodness. But during the course of those months, the importance of being connected to great people became abundantly clear. I knew that I could rely on any of my power circle members ...