Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone & The Importance of Networking
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Excelling in sales isn’t always about taking the easy road. Sometimes it requires getting out of your comfort zone and leveraging your network to help you succeed. I’m here to share some of the insights I’ve picked up along the way to help you excel in your career.
In this chat you...
Excelling in sales isn’t always about taking the easy road. Sometimes it requires getting out of your comfort zone and leveraging your network to help you succeed. I’m here to share some of the insights I’ve picked up along the way to help you excel in your career.
In this chat you will learn:
- Why it's important to take calculated risks both in your professional and private life
- The power to the relationships you build along the way
Meet The Speaker
Annika Ekdahl is the Regional VP for EMEA North at Elastic, the search company behind the Elastic Stack — that's Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash. Prior to Elastic, she held roles at Splunk and IBM. She has over 20 years experience in business-to-business sales management, complex solution sales and business development and leading teams.
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what do you do when people don't respond
By: Lyly, MarketerPosted on 2020-11-09 -
What is the best way to handle rejection generally
By: Salem, Sales OperationsPosted on 2020-11-09 -
I'm a petite, late 20s woman and demanding attention is difficult and people may not take me seriously, what steps or tips can you provide to help me towards becoming a woman with a more grounded...
By: Anna MariePosted on 2020-11-09 -
When in a male dominated space, what is the best course of action to remain “visible” throughout the year for career progression?
By: Melissa, Account directorPosted on 2020-11-05 -
What’s the best way to handle rejections in the B2B markets?
By: Stephany, Account ManagerPosted on 2020-11-05 -
What are some suggestions on how to connect with speakers/attendees after virtual events?
By: Sahara, Operations ManagementPosted on 2020-11-05 -
What are the main challenges managing a 100% remote team?
By: Clarissa, Field Marketing ManagerPosted on 2020-11-05 -
Seeking networking tips to interact with HRs and to land job opportunities.
By: Nancy, Product Development EngineerPosted on 2020-11-05 -
How do you feel about LinkedIn inmail vs. connection notes? Specifically, do you think one weighs more than the other or is the sincerity of the connection more important?
By: Jasmin, Social Media ManagerPosted on 2020-11-04 -
How do you expand your network, especially as you try to change careers?
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No questions as of right now.
By: VanessaPosted on 2020-11-03 -
What are the possibilities of breakthrough the hearts people who would not be interested
By: OladipupoPosted on 2020-11-03 -
Do you have any advice for applicants who are pivoting into tech careers?
By: Camille, ProfessionalPosted on 2020-11-02 -
what are techniques to be sincere in wanting to help... networking events appears so 'robotic' to me.
By: Kate, ManagerPosted on 2020-11-02 -
How to network with quiet and shy people. How can we connect with them?
By: Miryam, Executive AssistantPosted on 2020-11-02 -
advice on networking when you're shy
By: MelissaPosted on 2020-11-02 -
What's the best way to network during covid with primarily digital platforms?
By: Devney, Instructional DesignerPosted on 2020-11-01 -
What advice would you give someone that has a hard time coming up with the right words to say while networking? In other words, they are comfortable speaking with others in general but creating...
By: Brittany, Data AnalystPosted on 2020-10-31 -
What are some good practice to build and stay connected with your network? There is no time! Jian
By: Jian, Engineer - InfraestructurePosted on 2020-10-31 -
I often get through the first few rounds of interviews, but haven't received an offer. What am I missing? What do I need to improve?
By: Guinevere, SalesPosted on 2020-10-30 -
What is your advice to networking with a contact of your contact when you are interested in a particular job in a company you don’t know anybody?
By: Apzara, SalesPosted on 2020-10-29 -
Can you give tips on how to weather bad times? I’ve had years of overall success, but I can let a bad month or quarter (in business development) rattle me.
By: Erin, Business development managerPosted on 2020-10-29 -
What's your protip for networking at a distributed company?
By: CelinePosted on 2020-10-28 -
How do I network in a virtual job fair? I have not done this- do I need to make a website with my bio on it?
By: Dede, AccountantPosted on 2020-10-28 -
Best way to network with Elastic Austin Teams
By: Edward, Business development managerPosted on 2020-10-28 -
How do you know when to take the risk?
By: Jane, FounderPosted on 2020-10-27 -
How do you combat "analysis paralysis"?
By: Tasha, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2020-10-27 -
Wanted to know more about this beautiful grant ...and more so I would love to know my superiors for good management orientation
By: PricelessPosted on 2020-10-27 -
What is your best approach for "cold" networking, i.e. when you want a foot in the door but have very little to go on for an introduction.?
By: Kristina, Team ManagerPosted on 2020-10-27 -
How would you select and qualify an event for networking outside of your own company / network?
By: ArthurPosted on 2020-10-27
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