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We gave a talk today about LinkedIn. I think the group was surprised when I shared that I don’t LinkIn to someone unless I have actually had a face-to-face meeting or a decent phone conversation with them.
I see so many people competitively collecting connections as if they are going for some prize – and in the long run, I think these folks are really losing out –big time.
I would much rather have quality connections versus quantity connections in life and social networking.
There are two or three people on my LinkedIn connections who seem to have connected with the world. Yet when I approached one of these individuals recently to see if they could open the door and pick up the phone to introduce me to one of their connections, the response was – ‘well, I really don’t know him well enough to do that.’ Then why on earth are you LinkedIn to that person. It’s just a waste of time really.
So the next time someone asks you to LinkIn, ask yourself, do I know this person well enough to pick up the phone and open the door for them to one of my connections. If the answer is no, just don’t do it.