“I go through life thinking about how I can be somebody who gives because I want to and because I can, and without that expectation. I’m also somebody who’s willing to receive, and I give myself permission to ask.” - Michelle Tillis Lederman 

Have you been networking to build your career and influence, but you aren’t seeing the results you want? The problem could be that you haven’t identified, or you aren’t acting according to your own specific networking style. Today’s Brave By Design guest is a true “people expert”, and she is here to share her knowledge and practical solutions for solving this issue. 

Michelle Tillis Lederman is an accomplished speaker, trainer, coach, and author of four books including The Connector’s Advantage, The 11 Laws of Likability, Heroes Get Hired and Nail The Interview – Land The Job. Named by Forbes as one of the 25 Professional Networking Experts and also a former NYU professor, financial executive, and recovering CPA. She teaches from experience and shares what she learned during her extensive career. Michelle’s clients range from government to academia to non-profit to Fortune 500 companies including; Madison Square Garden, Citi, Johnson & Johnson, Ernst & Young, Deutsche Bank, Michigan State University, Columbia Business School, Target, Sony, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, and The Museum of Modern Art.

Michelle received her BS from Lehigh University, her MBA from Columbia Business School, and her coaching certification from the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching and the International Coaching Federation.

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What You’ll Hear In This Episode: 

• Networking versus connecting, and the common misconceptions around both [2:22]
  
  
• Some good news for introverts wanting to maximize their networking efforts [5:02]
  
  
• What Michelle says is “the dance” between introverts and extroverts [9:01]
  
  
• The Connection Spectrum Quiz, explained [12:06]
  
  
• What the 7 key mindsets around networking are, and why it’s so critical to be aware of each of them [18:54]

Additional Links & Resources: 

Her Connector Quiz & Networker Quiz

All of Michelle’s Books 

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