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Being a network professional is essential for today's Library and Information professional. This presentation was for the Business Information Group.
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Networked Professional
- 2. Networked professional. “According to multiple, peer- reviewed studies, simply being in an open network instead of a closed one is the best predictor of career success.*” *http://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelsimmons/ 2015/01/15/this-is-the-1-predictor-of-career-success- according-to-network-science/ Nodes Connector link
- 3. Being networked. Both face to face & online important Networking about visibility, learning and giving… “Reciprocity - The in-kind giving back to the network”
- 5. Social network audit. Where are you active? | Why These networks? | declutter! http://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/ 1490 million316 million 300 million300 million
- 8. Activity: Draw your network. ukulele Drawing/ writing photography Health Education/libraries
- 9. Find your voice * Authenticity * Respect * Challenging * Fun One ring to rule them all. Online identity
- 10. Your thoughts. Online identity footstepsmindfulness
- 11. Benefits Advocacy | opportunities | conversations | learning
- 12. Being a networked professional takes time It’s okay to break up with your networks They ebb & flow
- 13. My success such as it is, owes a lot to belonging to a large open network. I delight in being a connector between people.
- 14. Action Plan. What will you do to build your network advantage? Breadth |Connectivity |Dynamic
- 15. @kimtairi | ktairi@swin.edu.au Thank you.
Editor's Notes
- Hello fabulous to be with you here tonight. I thought I would start with a little bit about my professional career for some context.
- I am going to talk to you about being a networked professional. In a recent article in Forbes it said that belonging to an open network is a predictor of career success. I have made a conscious and strategic career decision to be involved in networks or communities in both my professional and personal life. Social network analysis (SNA) is the study of networks the people or notes in them and the connections and flows between the nodes (trust, clusters and bonded nodes) Networks are made up of many individuals/actors or nodes Each node has their own set of experiences/knowledge that they bring to the network There is power in a large diverse network – innovation | novelty | collaboration – all come from being part of a diverse, dynamic network You may be connected through people to others or directly… how many of you belong are on linkedin? Direct connections are 1st--- do you remember the Kevin BACON meme or the BACON number which is 6 degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon Daraghmi, E. Y., & Yuan, S. M. (2014). We are so close, less than 4 degrees separating you and me! Computers in Human Behavior, 30, 273–285 say it is actually more like 3.9 degrees separating people from each other. In libraries it feels like even less perhaps 2!
- For many years I was involved with VALA. Plus short stints on ALIA Victoria and in other ALIA groups. I recently resigned from VALA which means that I now have a bit more bandwidth/capacity in terms of growing and giving to my network. Those connections made through VALA are part of trusted clusters of people who I highly value. Networks enable me to to meet all sorts of people. I use my networks for learning, fun, and support They can open the doors to different opportunities I have met one of my favourite authors, had a behind the scenes tour of the MET, met so many incredible people like Jan Holmquist from Denmark (The Global Librarian). Belonging to online professional learning networks can also give you access to people of influence that you may not get access to in your day to day working life. It can be networking on steroids or uber networking
- challenge you | share | participate Think outside LIS what other networks could you belong too? New Cardigans? Educators? What conference good you attend?
- I have some post-its that we can use and we can write down the social media networks that we are active in/that includes lurking and then we will put them up on the wall. We will take 5 minutes to capture. You can group them too. All the facebook together etc… Stats: http://www.statista.com/statistics/272014/global-social-networks-ranked-by-number-of-users/ Skype Twitter Facebook – I am not on Facebook Instagram Linkedin – worth having a profile definitely Slideshare – share your presentations and work Prezi Flickr – cc photos Instagram Twitter – robust community of librarians About me Vine Storehouse G+ Pinterest Tumblr Email If you are bored or not getting anything from the networks you belong to are they the right ones?
- Now this is one way to visualise your network. There are many others.
- http://publicdomainreview.org/collections/maps-from-geographicus/ You can map them? How would you represent your networks visually?
- Activity
- It is important to reflect on how you want to manage your own online identity or personas – I have one identity to rule them all. I try to be authentic but it is a performance in public you need to remember that! Follow people who you know those respect and trust then start diversifying your network Social media is great for introverts or omniverts as it is like a stage you can carefully control your own persona. You are in control. People often say… I thought you were taller when they meet me IRL after meeting initially on Twitter or instagram
- Discussion: 5 minutes in pairs to talk about one of these? Mindfulness Digital footprints Google yourself
- Tools to maximise your time or your ROI Check your analytics https://analytics.twitter.com/user/kimtairi/home Autopost across social media – set instagram up to post to Twitter | Tumblr | Flickr Open up your content | Share your ideas | Blog | Slideshare | Prezi | Academic.au if you are publishing Go to conferences, meetups etc… outside but connected to your professional role Keynotes Talks Expertise Learning Shoutout to opportunity – overseas trips – international keynotes – personal brand Access to great minds and generous people and ideas Follow some conference hashtags #edutech Industry movers and shakers
- Below taken from: https://hbr.org/2015/02/how-to-revive-a-tired-network Network outside your organisation, team, and close connections If you leave things to chance and natural chemistry, then your network will be too inward-facing and not diverse enough. You need operational, personal, and strategic networks to get things done, to develop personally and professionally, and to step up to leadership. Although most good managers have good operational networks, their personal networks are disconnected from their leadership work, and their strategic networks are nonexistent or underutilized. Network advantage is a function of your BCDs: the breadth of your contacts, the connectivity of your networks, and your network’s dynamism. Practical Steps to Expand Your Network Attend a conference you have never before attended. Meet at least three new people. Follow up with them afterward. Start a LinkedIn or Facebook group. Be the connector for this group of people. Spend a day with a millennial in your company. Teach a course. Learn from your students. Be a guest speaker at a local or national event. Use it to build or strengthen your brand around a particular area of expertise. Go to lunch with a peer from a competing organisation. Start a blog. Find out who reads it. Take advantage of your next business trip to connect with someone you’ve lost track of. Have this person help you connect with someone new