Connectors excel at networking through second-degree connections, effectively bridging different groups and communities. They are adept at expanding their network through known contacts, thus accessing a wide array of opportunities and insights.
As a True Connector, you focus on meeting new faces – second degree contacts – that are part of your extended network, friends-of-friends or colleagues-of-colleagues. However, don’t forget to keep a good balance. To keep in touch with your first-degree connections and nurture meaningful relationships within your existing network, it’s important to also broaden your horizons by reaching out to people who are connected to someone you know. There will be new opportunities to be explored!
Here’s how you engage with other professionals
Focus in Team Dynamics: Connectors excel in bringing together diverse team members, creating a network of varied skills and backgrounds within their team.
Focus in Building Connections: They expand their professional network through known contacts, effectively bridging different groups and communities.
Impact on Success: Their ability to link various networks results in a team rich in perspectives and a wide-reaching, interconnected network, leading to innovative solutions.
How can you get better?
Connectors should ensure their network maintains quality and depth. While exploring new connections, meaningful and reciprocal relationships are essential. This focus on quality ensures their network remains a reliable source of diverse opportunities and support. To avoid superficial connections, Connectors could periodically revisit and strengthen key relationships. Fostering deeper connections within their expanded network can lead to more meaningful and beneficial professional interactions.
Here are a few resources that can help you!
- Find out how you can boost your career through relationships – Start now
- Don’t just network, build a system – Learn from the best
- Always connect with the right crowd – How to find them
- How to rewarm dormant relationships – Reach out this way
- Make sure to follow up after a meeting! – Do it systematically
Who are your fellow networkers? Discover the Connection Compass universe
The Covve Connection Compass framework helps you recognize your networking tendencies, from focusing on deep, long-standing connections to seeking new contacts in uncharted territories. By identifying your primary networking style, you can strategize your networking efforts, balance deepening existing relationships with exploring new ones, and adapt your approach to suit different professional contexts and goals.
Find out who your fellow networkers are so that you can equip yourself for more strategic interactions based on others’ networking behaviors.
Anchors
Anchors are professionals who prioritize building and maintaining deep, meaningful connections. They believe in the power of a close-knit professional network, fostering personally fulfilling and professionally advantageous relationships.
Catalysts
Catalysts adeptly balance nurturing existing relationships with exploring new connections. They are skilled in using their current network as a springboard to reach out to new contacts, thereby maintaining a dynamic and versatile professional network.
Connectors
Connectors excel at networking through second-degree connections, effectively bridging different groups and communities. They are adept at expanding their network through known contacts, thus accessing a wide array of opportunities and insights.
Pathfinders
Pathfinders are known for actively seeking new contacts while maintaining ties with their existing network. They balance the pursuit of fresh opportunities with a certain level of familiarity, making them adaptable in dynamic professional landscapes.
Explorers
Explorers are characterized by their pursuit of entirely new connections, constantly expanding their network into uncharted territories. Their focus on broadening their network aligns with the modern professional landscape’s demand for innovation and cross-industry collaboration.
Updated on 16 Feb 2024.
