6 Steps to Building Winning Relationships with Power Players

I am sure you have often heard that “no one achieves success alone.” But you may be asking yourself how do I get those in positions to support my career to actually advocate for my career success? It is important that you create sponsorship and advocacy for your career – here is how:  

Identify the key people who can advocate for you and determine who they are influenced byPerform a network analysis to determine how you are connected to those peopleFor people you are already in relationship with craft your contact strategy based on your ask of the individual and your intended outcomes for the relationshipFor those who are not in your network determine the influencers who are connected to them and craft your ask of those influencers to get connectedIn every circumstance be clear about your intended outcome and make it easy for people to support you by demonstrating your impact to the organization when answering the question “how are things going?”Thank those who support you for their time and ALWAYS follow up to let them know how you used the counsel the provided.

Happy Networking!

 

 

 

Cornelia Shipley, April 2016 Career Coach