Kingsley Aikins (The Networking Institute) - Networking Today: Connected Clusters of Creative People

Summary:

My guest this week is Kingsley Aikins, CEO of the Networking Institute – where he shares his unique approach to networking through a proven methodology with a global audience.

Kingsley is an incredible speaker with so much experience that wisdom simply teems out of him uncontrollably. He has so many great insights here, and get a pen and paper ready to jot down all the reading recommendations in our short conversation.

In this episode we discuss:

• The difference between knowledge, information, and skills
• How to build connected clusters of creative people
• Why shortened job tenures make networking even more important
• The need for a network as diverse as the city in which you live
• The value of interpersonal skills in the digital age
• Why we are increasingly connected yet also isolated behind screens
• The concept of “Diaspora Capital”
• How McKinsey use a network of former employees to build culture
• An inside scoop on Kingsley’s TED talk 😊

You can find Kingsley's work on the website of The Networking Institute or connect with him on LinkedIn.

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