As personal networks expand during a career, so do learning opportunities, job offers, invitations to attend life-shaping events, and occasions to be a part of special experiences. Who you know really matters, and as your network grows, so does the probability of good fortune. So, estimating the size of your personal network and those of your team members can be an illuminating exercise.
Nov 27, 2023·edited Nov 27, 2023Liked by Admired Leadership
Good morning,
Interesting article.
I have known some Bobs in the past. I think through the over three hundred individuals at our particular warehouse; there is only one Bob. He is a recent hire. Perhaps I am simply the outlier to Mr. McCormick's theory.
Regardless, I am for sincere networking. Treating the people like humans, then getting to know them as people. Rather then simply putting on a facade to use them like tools.
It probably does need to be adjusted to accommodate for what are common names in every generation. Roberts and Bobs certainly would skew older.
Cause me to look it up and I was surprised to see that "Liam" has been the most popular used baby name in the US every year since 2017. It was 4 straight years of Noah before that.
Might be 20 years before Liam and Noah replace Michael and Matthew across all ages.
I need to do better at this. We hammer networking in our leader development programs, and not wanting to be a hypocrite, I've starting make some effort at this. Reaching out to 1 or 2 people a month for a Coffee & Chat. I liked with Mike and Scott talked about during today's X Spaces - Have a bigger network gives you the opportunity to connect other people to one another. That might resonate with someone who thinks networking can become superficial.
Here is the link to Tyler McCormick's paper referenced: https://www.princeton.edu/~mjs3/mccormick_salganik_zheng10.pdf
Good morning,
Interesting article.
I have known some Bobs in the past. I think through the over three hundred individuals at our particular warehouse; there is only one Bob. He is a recent hire. Perhaps I am simply the outlier to Mr. McCormick's theory.
Regardless, I am for sincere networking. Treating the people like humans, then getting to know them as people. Rather then simply putting on a facade to use them like tools.
Thank you for your time.
It probably does need to be adjusted to accommodate for what are common names in every generation. Roberts and Bobs certainly would skew older.
Cause me to look it up and I was surprised to see that "Liam" has been the most popular used baby name in the US every year since 2017. It was 4 straight years of Noah before that.
Might be 20 years before Liam and Noah replace Michael and Matthew across all ages.
An interesting concept. Thinking of my own I don't think it applies. Now if it's how many have unusual spellings, that could work.
"Michael" is at a good percentage too.
Any name that seems to be at 1% of a population.
I'm in the UK so I'll have to see what there is. May be different than US.
I need to do better at this. We hammer networking in our leader development programs, and not wanting to be a hypocrite, I've starting make some effort at this. Reaching out to 1 or 2 people a month for a Coffee & Chat. I liked with Mike and Scott talked about during today's X Spaces - Have a bigger network gives you the opportunity to connect other people to one another. That might resonate with someone who thinks networking can become superficial.
FYI - I fun web site to check the popularity of names over time is Wolfram Alpha. Here are the stats for Robert - https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=popularity+of+the+name+Robert
Whoa, that dropoff after 1945 is steady!