tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587458517629301334.post8034591341892315489..comments2023-11-22T00:50:07.616-08:00Comments on Mead's Issues for Growth: Birds of a Feather – Are you defined by who you “hang with?”Dave Meadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994004628653490060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587458517629301334.post-27979213319925053042012-03-27T09:50:44.752-07:002012-03-27T09:50:44.752-07:00While I think it's pervasive with FB and Linke...While I think it's pervasive with FB and Linked in, I also see this with some of the 30's and early 40's "rising stars" who want to be sure they do not miss an opportunity and thus are not very discriminating with whom they associate.Dave Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994004628653490060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587458517629301334.post-75327736054519464412012-03-26T18:01:47.636-07:002012-03-26T18:01:47.636-07:00Dave: Very appropriate conversation. I just had ...Dave: Very appropriate conversation. I just had this conversation with a friend about FB and how so many people connect with anyone and everyone. I'm still an advocate of "less is more". I absolutely agree with your comments about who folks associate with. For example, I can't imagine I'd ever consider working with Walmart. I despise virtually everything they stand for. What would that then say about me if I accepted a contract from them? In addition, I have "unfriended" folks and decline invitations to my professional network many many times.Carol Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17588554262515091379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587458517629301334.post-32002210879637266932011-09-14T09:40:01.197-07:002011-09-14T09:40:01.197-07:00Martha,
I agree with you that if you have an excha...Martha,<br />I agree with you that if you have an exchange whether its in person or online, you can begin to develop a relationship. I have some relationships that started that way that have lasted for years. I'm more referring to the notion that people connect with no prior exchange.Dave Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994004628653490060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-587458517629301334.post-28523496883856885692011-09-13T15:23:33.091-07:002011-09-13T15:23:33.091-07:00Good questions. I am not sure it still holds true...Good questions. I am not sure it still holds true across the board. I think there is opportunity to expand your thinking when you link with or follow someone you might not normally associate with outside the cyber world. There are some that will ask to link with you simply because they are trying to sell you something or hope that you will provide them access to someone else but I find that's not the case most times. I don't link with everyone who asks but most of the time after reviewing a profile of someone I don't know and having an online exchange I will say yes. So far its been a good experience. I've gotten some interesting connections and ideas that way.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04053543590646670232noreply@blogger.com