Turn Weak Ties into Meaningful Connections for Mid-Career Professionals
Dan Gilbert
Strategist and past Stanford Instructor
It's easy to click for contact yet hard to feel actual connection
After 15+ years of social media conditioning us to prioritize quantity of contacts (friends, followers, likes, views, etc.), the more impactful strategy is to invest energy in improving the quality of our connections.
Weak ties are connections that are more meaningful than your “network” but less intense and intimate than “relationships.”
Improving your weak ties is especially important for mid-career professionals whose work faces accelerating uncertainty. This session will help you apply years of research for fresh thinking, specific professional opportunities, and even feeling a little happier.
At the end of the workshop, you will have tools that help turn contacts into meaningful connections. You will have more confidence in engaging your network to offer support and to ask for help for with specific opportunities and general inspiration.
You will leave this session with a boost in energy and a plan for energizing your connections with the amazing people you have already met.
What you’ll learn
You'll learn how to strengthen connections with others in ways that are more meaningful than your “network” but not as deep as “friendship”
Engage in an active session designed to help you quickly build and sustain weak-tie connections
Practice applying what you learn in a safe and structured conversation.
Enjoy genuine conversations with interesting people within a structure that brings out fresh thinking.
Workshop agenda
Explore why meaningful connections are important yet difficult
A summary of relevant research and a chance for participants to share their own experiences and insights with one another
Learn specific techniques for moving "contacts" to "connections" with meaning
How can we feel a little more connected to the people who are further out in our networks? We'll learn specific tips and take time to practice with peers
Practice building trust and being vulnerable
Making meaningful connections requires distinct skills that are hard to practice. This low-stakes, controlled workshop is designed to help you improve your skills in a judgment-free context
Apply these approaches to your network
Participants will have structured time with accountability partners to make a plan for engaging at least three people from their network. We'll also schedule a future check in with the instructor
Learn directly from Dan
Dan Gilbert
Facilitator, Strategy Consultant, Educator
Who this workshop is for
Mid Career Professionals who are starting to feel the uncertainty about their current and future roles
Career Changers looking for opportunities in new fields that overlap with contacts whom they haven't engaged in awhile
Middle Managers looking for fresh ideas and inspiration to help employees move from task-oriented work to more relational-oriented work
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Dan Gilbert in a real-time, interactive format.
Limited Enrollment of 20 Participants
Receive personal attention from the instructor and build meaningful connections within each group
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
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