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August 2010
"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” ~Andrew Carnegie
Working Well With Others
We learn the value of cooperation as young children: if Bobby is using the green crayon you need for the grass in your drawing, the simplest way to get it is to compliment his picture and offer him the blue crayon. As elementary as this concept may be, it can be one of the first things an individual forgets when they’re out looking for a job. In the hopes of reminding you how best to work well with others, and how to benefit from that interaction, we’ve devoted this month’s issue to examining your network with an eye on cooperation.With that in mind, we invite you to read, on page 3, about a past client’s experience with beneficial networking, then to take the 50 Contact Challenge, which you can read about in the Flowtip box on the bottom of page 2.
Remember to keep sending those ideas and suggestions to newsletters@flowork.com!
John-Paul Hatala, Ph.D, Flowork Founder
In this Issue
What's New?
Online Case Management System Is Here, Job Development Framework, and The Strategic Networker: A Learner's Guide to Effective Networking NOW AVAILABLE IN FRENCH!
Reaping the Benefits of Social Media
The fact that we have access to social resources doesn't necessarily mean that we will be able to leverage them.
Connecting to People DOES Work! Check It Out for Yourself!
Flowork has worked with thousands of individuals over the years, and it's always rewarding to hear updates about their progress. We recently got an email from a second-degree contact letting us know what she had been up to in her effort to find a job.
This Month's flowTIP
Flowork offers the benefits of social capital to anyone of any age. The Education Flowork Program offers educational institutions (Kindergarten through higher education) to ensure their students, faculty and staff become aware of the power of information by networking. Corporate Flowork and the Flowork Workforce Development Program introduces corporations, non-profit organizations, government, and workforce development groups to ways they might increase the flow of information between individuals, departments, divisions and units. Floworks founder Dr. John-Paul Hatala is available for speaking engagements nationwide. If you are interested in booking him for an on-site speaking engagement, please call us at 1-877-FLOWORK or contact us to discuss your needs.