Building a Professional Network w/ Brad Englert

People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon

Brad Englert is the author of Spheres of Influence: How to Create and Nurture Authentic Business Relationships, a practical guide to help emerging and established leaders develop and perfect the critical hard skill of building effective and lasting professional relationships. Brad has over 40 years of experience in the private and public sectors, including 22 years at Accenture and eight as Chief Information Officer at The University of Texas at Austin.

Mentioned on the Show:

• Brad has set up a special link, exclusive for the People Business audience: https://bradenglert.com/peoplebusiness/
• Spheres of Influence, Brad’s book: https://a.co/d/5InNcHV
• Connect with Brad Englert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradenglert

Timestamps
(1:52) - Welcoming Brad.
(2:08) - Why did you write a book on relationships?
(4:38 ) - How does one begin thinking about building a network for their career?
(6:19) - How do we maximize our everyday relationships at work by being intentional?
(10:10) - How do you recommend people shift their mindset from being all about ‘me’ to caring about others' success?
(12:07 ) - How do you think about providing value to people in your network?
(14:55) - How do you encourage people to take a longer time horizon?
(26:03) - What is the coaching you had to give the most to develop this skill?
(30:11) - How do you share your values with the team and learn theirs?
(39:16) - How do you stay in touch with the external group differently than with the internal group?
(44:15) - How do you advise people to approach helpfulness authentically?
(47:43) - What is dog flooding?
(49:03) - What is power mapping?
(50:18) - Any final thoughts?