Networking for OHS professionals
George’s Safety Reflections SEE MORE OF GEORGE’S WORK HERE
Networking is essential for OHS professionals to extend their sphere of influence.
Networking tips
- Define your goals for networking
- Be a great public speaker and search out every opportunity to present
- Update details on social media
- Participate in safety discussion forums
- Give something free, give without expectation
- Volunteer for positions in organisations
- Ask open-ended questions
- Become known as a resource for others
- Follow up quickly on conversations
- Attend networking events
- Join your local chamber of commerce
- Say thank you
- Give and you shall receive
- Move out of your comfort zone
- Always have plenty of business cards with you
- Follow up in a way that has meaning for the other person
- Write a column for the local newspaper
- Have a well developed web site that gives away free stuff