Social Networks: Critical for Your Success
What one factor:
- Affects your health as much as smoking, according to a leading health researcher,
- Increases your chance of career promotions, according to Stanford University
researchers;
- Reduces effects of work stress, says the Centers for Disease Control;
- Dictates your ability to get help after a natural disaster, according to
our research, published in the top sociology journal;
- Is essential for garnering critical entrepreneurship resources, as identified
by the National Commission on Entrepreneurship;
- Significantly affects your job satisfaction?
The strength of our social networks.
At Optinet Resources, we help our clients craft social networks to harness
all of these benefits. We begin by assessing our clients'
social networks. We then develop a plan to strengthen
weaknesses of their social networks and guide their progress
to help them create and maintain social networks that are optimal for them.
We provide these social network services individually, to business people and
entrepreneurs. We also teach clients in companies and associations to develop
their social networks, through online social network assessment and social network
seminars.
We make sure your social network:
- Provides resources to build your business or career: money, employees, expertise.
- Offers you and your family practical assistance in the hectic day-to-day
busy-ness of life - and in times of crisis.
- Helps you secure your next job, client, sale.
- Supports and mentors you, personally and professionally.
The New Model of Social Networks
Life has changed. In the 1950s, many families had one spouse to handle home
life and one to handle work and provide the income; many had extended kin nearby.
Social networks were large, rich, and diverse. To some extent, social networks
"happened naturally".
But today? Our lives have changed - and so have our social networks. Dual-earner
families are the norm, as more than 60% of American women are part of the paid
labor force. The number of hours spent working, and commuting, has risen: Census
data show that the number of Americans working 48 hours or more rose during
the last 25 years. Companies continually ask us to "do more with less."
That means we need even more from our social networks than we did in the past.
But we have less and less time to devote to building our social networks, less
time to spend in the community organizations that help us build those networks.
And the effects on our social networks are evident. A recent national survey
of Americans' social networks showed that fully one-quarter of Americans could
cite no close personal confidantes or only one, nearly 50% could name two or
fewer. Our social networks are in trouble.
But it doesn't have to be that way. We help our clients rebuild their social
networks - and show them how to help rebuild their communities in the process.
What Sets Us Apart
Our work is backed by our credentials and informed by our expertise. Dr. John
Beggs and Dr. Jeanne Hurlbert, Optinet's owner/managers, offer more than 50
years of combined experience. That's the Optinet advantage: When
you work with us, you're teaming with leading experts in the field, who can
put the science of successful networking to work for you and your business.
We've been featured or quoted in such media outlets as the Wall Street Journal,
the New York Times, ABC News Now, Health, Smart Money, National Public Radio,
WorldWIT, and the Christian Science Monitor.
Social Networks for What You Do and Who You Are
Unfortunately, most of us don't know how strong--or weak--our social networks
are until it all hits the fan: the sudden lay-off, the terminal diagnosis,
the fire that destroys our home. That's when we find out what our social networks
can do - or realize that they aren't up to the job.
Do we know whom to call to bring chicken soup, get another opinion, get help
with insurance issues? Can we immediately shoot our resumes to a list of professionals
who respect us and "know people who know people" in our industries? Do we have
a place to crash for the night and a shoulder to cry on?
Don't wait for professional or personal disaster to hit: Use a scientific social
network assessment to uncover potentially catastrophic weaknesses and discover
under-utilized strengths of your current social network.
We'll provide a detailed analysis of what that means for you, your business
or career, and your social network strategy. (Many of our clients tell us that
before they've even seen the social network report, they're beginning to understand
where the strengths and weaknesses in the business and personal sectors of their
social networks lie - just by filling out the assessment.)
Choose Your Networking Niche
Social Media Coaching
Social media, web 2.0, is transforming the Internet--and the way we do business.
If you aren't harnessing the power of these vital tools, chances are your competitors
are. But harnessing the power of Web 2.0 requires more than just technical savvy,
it calls for an understanding of how these social networks operate--because
these sites are communities, with all that name implies. Learn effective strategies
for social networking sites from leading experts in the field through our social
media coaching program. To find out more, click
here.
Social Networks for Entrepreneurs
Are you an entrepreneur? Do you need the resources to help you put the pieces
back together if your business takes a downturn, find workers in a tight labor
market, and help you cope with the stress of building your business? If you
want to build the social network that can help you do all those things--and
provide the support to cope with a serious illness or the death of a loved one--click
here to find out more about our services to develop social networks for
entrepreneurs.
Social Networks in Companies and Associations
Are you part of a larger company? Do you need a social network to help you
get ahead in the company, as well as the support to cope with stress, juggle
work and family? Or are you a C-level executive who's worried that your workers'
social networks are lacking--which could spell big costs for your business?
Then click
here to find out more about how we help individuals in companies and associations
develop their social networks.
Social Networks for Business Women
Are you a business woman who's trying to build a social network that will help
you get ahead, while also helping you be truly present for your family? Do you
feel you need more help from your social network as you try to do the impossible,
every day? Then click
here to find out more about how we help business women get to the top and
survive the ride, by crafting the social networks for what they do and who they
are.
Social Networks for Disaster Recovery
Are you concerned about whether your social network could help you cope with
a natural disaster, such as Hurricane Katrina, or a terrorist attack? Could
your social network help you deal with an event that could disrupt your life
and your business for months--or even years? Do you know how your employees'
social networks could help you find those employees, if the worst happened?
And could your social network help you find a new job, a new house, a new school
for your children? To find out more about how social networks could help, click
here.
Come see what we have to offer you and your company. Look at our resources,
such as our "Ten Tips to Building and Using an Optimal Network". Check out our
online
social network assessment tool, the most sophisticated on the market today.
Find out why
Optinet Resources offers cutting-edge social network development and applications.
Contact
us so we can help you build your world.
