If you have ever worked in a corporate environment then you know all too well how workplace politics can sway and manipulate decisions and procedures which end up not in your favor.

Positive Words Keep You on the Right Side of Work Place Politics

In my personal experience with networking I have come across many maxims which I plan on sharing with you on this blog but one adage that I feel is invaluable to anyone who is networking to grow their personal or professional network is the following:

 “You can’t network with someone who doesn’t want to network with you.”

Even Dilbert knows of bad body language

I was talking to a friend of mine in the office I used to work at the other day and we were talking about his vacation that he didn’t plan yet. His dilemma was that he didn’t know where to go. He new it was going to be an international vacation but didn’t know the exact spot or how he wanted to travel once he got there.

Here is an idea that I have developed for people to help build their confidence when in a conversation and give them a mental framework to further improve their conversations.

 Generally, when you enter into a conversation with someone both you and the other personal have your own agendas. The person who usually controls the conversation is the person who will generally fulfill their agenda first.

Here at Rapport Key I like to help my readers by giving them another way at viewing how to hold their conversations.