Many of us who have built long careers in this industry have done so because we have had the pleasure of cultivating long-term relationships that have helped to advance our careers and businesses.
Most of us have done this during much simpler times. Those of us older industry citizens refer to those days as “the good-old days.” But today, with the rapid pace of change we all face and with many younger people more comfortable communicating through texting rather than through tried-and-true ways of building personal networks such as connecting by phone or better yet, in person, it is vital we cultivate a strong network for our next generation of leaders in our companies.