Tag Archives: business relationships

Is Yours a “Shake Hands” Kind of Business?

Recently, I was involved in a quick chat about how the business world has changed and the person I was talking to told me that she was impressed at how many hugs she got while working. As she explained it, “I’m just not in a hand-shaking type of business anymore, now it is all about hugging.” I realized that I do make some “classic” assumptions about running a home business and one of them is that business relationships are founded on the handshake. This isn’t necessarily true for many… Strange that it wouldn’t dawn on me since I do conference … Continue reading →

Making Time for Networking

Working from a home “office” can be isolating–without coworkers and colleagues right down the hall or across the room, it can be tough to remember how important networking and mixing with other professionals and community members can be to keeping a career alive (not to mention just expanding your sphere of influence). Of course, it will depend on the type of work you do–but whether you are working in sales, providing a service, or producing a product, networking is a useful activity. The fact is, it just takes more effort to leave our home office, get a baby-sitter, or juggle … Continue reading →