GUIDELINE 9

Build Your Army of Supporters

WHEN I moved to Paris, I did not know anyone except for the HR director with whom I had the job interview a few weeks back. The first piece of advice I remember receiving over a welcome lunch with my work colleagues was that I need to find a savvy lawyer, a creative tax advisor, and a good dentist. Fair enough. If only that were enough to set one up in life …

It takes hard work to build a network from scratch, but it would be even more difficult having to go through life without a secure base of supporters (that includes more people than a lawyer, a tax advisor, and a dentist). It takes time and patience for people to open up and trust since trust is built by spending time together and jointly overcoming ...

Get Negotiate Your Way to Success now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.