No leader or aspiring manager can achieve long-term success without a quality network of both personal and professional contacts. Being in touch with business partners, people successful in their fields and other inspirational personalities will provide constant motivation, new ideas and a certain broadening of your professional horizons, all of which you need if you want to lead others. Moreover, every leader should take good care of their personal brand. Who you are friends with and who you can turn to when you need something: all this plays a key role in your personal brand. So this article offers seven tips on improving your contact network in the long run in terms of both quantity and quality.
