The Generous Move That Will Boost Your Career
Welcome back. In this edition, we explore what it takes to be a superconnector. Also, the two words that strike fear in the hearts of business travelers and the guru who says he can get your 11-year-old into Harvard.
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Yes, You Can Learn to be a Superconnector
Connectors always know just who you should talk to. They send the perfect introductory emails. And they make it look so effortless. “It’s almost like music or something,” says David Dewane, a Chicago architect who loves introducing contacts from all parts of his life. “If you do it right, what you get is a little flash of possibility for both people.”
Health Costs, Flat Raises To Hit Pay Days
Paychecks are set for a big squeeze next year. Merit raises in 2025 are projected to remain largely flat. At the same time, the cost of employer-provided health insurance, which rose 7% in 2024 for a second straight year, is likely to rise again. That means take-home pay could feel like it's shrinking for some.
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Two Words Business Fliers Hate: Gate-Check
It looms every time you board a plane. And lately, it seems to be in overdrive: airline gate agents practically begging you to give up that rollaboard in the name of preserving precious overhead-bin space. Some passengers say it has gotten too aggressive.
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1moTrue connections are always a premium. But there are many scammers who claim they know everyone. Also, connections have different degree of "trueness" in the relationships. I can say I know a lot of people because business school's alumni connections. But when it comes to doing real deals, who get to talk to whom, it all comes down to the essence of that connection. So, sorry, social media connections don't count much because it does not carry much power as compared to real connections that have stood the test of time.
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1moUnfortunately, at the behest of Trump and Biden and iranian globalists, my children and i became torture in iran for more than five years ,and i have lost my job since 2019, but i was just a simple employee. They ransacked all the property of my heritage in Eslam shahr and Robat karim, and they ransacked the bulk of my lands with fake documents. However, i hope, one day a generation of politicians in iran and the united states is looking at such shameless actions that have done with me and my children without justified reasons, not the sense of pride that they now have. I wish they stopped torturing my children and i soon, and I wish one day comes, when the future generations of the united states and iran, have apologized to me and my children for torturing during the Past five years - torture without having justified me and my children.
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