Reuters: Small Business News: Management Tip of the Day: Be yourself at conferences

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Management Tip of the Day: Be yourself at conferences Jun 25th 2012, 11:09 BOSTON | Mon Jun 25, 2012 7:09am EDT BOSTON (Reuters) - Thriving in the intensely social, often status-driven environment of business conferences need not be as intimidating as it seems, says Harvard Business Review. Try just being yourself. The Management Tip of the Day offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from Harvard Business Review and HBR.org (www.hbr.org). Any opinions expressed are not endorsed by Reuters. "Conferences can make even the most outgoing person nervous. In such a socially intense environment, it's easy to have a mini identity crisis: Who am I? Why would people want to talk to me? Forget those worries and be yourself. Resist the urge to drop a name or spout off your credentials, e.g., you have a fancy title or you've had work published. Instead, get to know people as people, free of titles and status. Let them get to know you in the same way. Sure, it's nerve-wracking to introduce yourself without immediately identifying your role. But try asking open-ended questions and getting personal. Ask your fellow conference attendee what she's enjoying about the conference, or even how far she traveled to get there." - Today's management tip was adapted from "How to Attend a Conference as Yourself" by Peter Bregman. (For the full post and to join the discussion, see: here) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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