Chapter 5
Reach out: the power of connections and networks
Reaching out to a healthy network of support will help you:
- spread your burden and manage your workload
- achieve your goals more easily
- deal with tough times professionally and personally.
The first part of this chapter will show why these benefits are essentials, not luxuries. The second part will provide you with simple tools to help you reach out, including:
- Building trust
- Effective listening
- Appreciative responding
Why reaching out matters
How many productive working hours can you deliver every day, week after week and year after year? This matters, because a sign of a resilient worker is someone who can sustain productivity for long periods.
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