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Serious Soft Skills
50: LinkedIn, Networking and Soft Skills
Ep. 50
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Mike Shelah, an expert and early advocate for LinkedIn’s ability to connect people for business, shares his wisdom on LinkedIn, networking and soft skills in this episode of the Serious Soft Skills podcast.
Cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham are joined by Mike Shelah, head of Shelah Consulting (http://mikeshelah.com) for a discussion of the following:
- How to use LinkedIn to make quality connections
- What not to do on LinkedIn
- How to gain permission to ask
- Mike’s formula for using LinkedIn effectively
- What soft skills come into play
- Examples of good networking
- Tips for being a better networker
Also, Mike talks about a side project, Pathfinders for Autism (http://pathfindersforautism.org), where he serves as a board member and helps families like his own who have children who have autism.
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