You cannot get a second chance to make your first impression. By that I mean that a person judges you by the things they recognize first in you. When meeting new people you have to present yourself in ...

Email is broken. Do you know anyone who loves email? I don’t - it can be frustrating and it doesn’t scale well, and there aren’t enough hours in the day to process it all. But for many executives it’s ...

Remember that time when you were on the receiving end of an email introduction that you really didn’t want? You likely felt obligated to reply and to carve out time to spend with the third party ...

One of the kindest things someone can do is to introduce you to someone in their network or connect you with someone they think you should know. This is usually done through an email. Whether you ...

In the information age, introducing yourself through email – rather than face-to-face, is much more common than it has ever been. And believe it or not, cold emails aren’t always ineffective or ...

If you're joining a new work team, it's a good idea to connect via email to provide an overall introduction to everyone, followed up by brief one-on-one in-person discussions, when possible. This ...

To get ahead in your career, you need a strong network. And part of that means learning how to email people for their time and connections. One of the simple yet critical requests you’ll encounter in ...

Writing an effective introduction email is a valuable skill, especially when connecting colleagues who can benefit from each other’s expertise. A well-crafted introduction email can create networking ...

Out of the blue earlier this year a man I have known for years sent me an email introduction to one of his work contacts that was such a striking example of the genre that it has stuck in my mind ever ...