![]() ![]() Once you've done this a couple of times, it's pretty clear how it works and how you get value. I'm really convinced Tom has never tried this before. It's because, the person making the request has done a search on LinkedIn and is routing it through you. Tom also wonders "why people didn't just send him an email" when they are making a connection. Or maybe Tom should ask a question on LinkedIn such as "How do people get value from LinkedIn?" to help him learn how to formulate requests? He would get wonderful responses on this. But there's nothing like drilling down on a topic with a person for 30-60 minutes. Most people I've met through LinkedIn are quite willing to spend time talking with me about the particular issue. The key ingredient is being able to formulate what you are looking for. ![]() I've met fantastic people through LinkedIn. Maybe he should look through his network for something like "social networking" to find some expertise on the topic as he's thinking about the possible value proposition? It’s a funny world.He never initiates a connection? What!?!Įither Tom doesn't get it, or Tom doesn't ever need to find expertise on a topic. Occasionally people I know have asked me through LinkedIn for access to my connections - which an email notifies me of - and I wonder why they didn’t just send me an email themselves. I can safely say that I have gotten nothing out of the site other than emails saying that so-and-so would like to connect. When I do know the person, I often wonder why, if they really want to connect with me, they don’t just send me an email or call me on the phone. I never initiate a “connection,” but I dutifully accept invitations to connect, even when I don’t know the person. Now Davenport is at it again with a post (on his blog no less - I guess he doesn't want to be productive himself) - LinkedIn Is Not a Social Network. He misses the value proposition of Blogging as a Learning and Networking tool. In his book he tells us basically that blogs haveĭetracted from productivity, not increased it. A couple months ago, I took him to task in Thomas Davenport and Blogging - He is Wrong! For a person who I generally think is pretty smart Thomas Davenport (his book Thinking for a Living is generally quite good), I find him saying some pretty weak things.
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