Networking is important. If nothing else it helps you get a bird's eye view of what's going on in your field and position yourself for your next career move.
Link: Accidental IT Leader: Networking 101 for IT Leaders
I don’t care if you’re the best IT Leader this world has ever known,
you may still find yourself without a job sometime - especially in this
economy. Yeah, yeah we all know that we should have been networking like crazy
all along; however, the sad truth is that all too often we neglect this
career responsibility until it’s too late and we’re out on the street.
What’s an IT leader to do then?
