Building Relationships aka Staff Speed Dating Melissa Wickman, Senior Director, Grants & Foundation Relations
Purpose of Session Network with other SOSC employees Practice building relationships Warm-up for Goal-setting
Why Build Relationships?
A solid relationship isn’t between two people who share interests, it’s between two people who share priorities.
Remember…ALLIES Ask Listen Listen some more Invest Engage Stomach
Networking Guidelines Network with at least one person you haven’t met Network with at least one colleague who has more experience than you Network with at least one colleague who has less experience than you Find someone quickly The last two people to pair up from each session will present to the group
Session Layout Breakout 1 Breakout 2 Breakout 3 Region pairs with Region (must be different Region) HQ pairs with HQ (must be different department) Breakout 2 Any Region pairs with Any HQ Breakout 3 Pair with a person with same sticker color (Inter-departmental) Blue – Sports & Programs Green – Development/IT/Finance/RD Orange – Volunteers/HR/Admin/Communications
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