Building Networks

How do you build a better personal business network?   From Knowledge at Wharton.  Good piece: " ... successful networking goes far beyond handshakes and business card exchanges, noted speakers at the recent 14th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference whose theme was "The Building Blocks of Success: From Asking to Acting." The strongest connections develop through shared experiences, and cultivating a network requires thought, organization and attention. Relationships may not pay off for many years, panelists pointed out: To sustain them, they need to be real. ... "