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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz

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Rating: 4.0/5 Stars
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The youngest partner in Deloitte Consulting's history and founder of the consulting company Ferrazzi Greenlight, the author quickly aims in this useful volume to distinguish his networking techniques from generic handshakes and business cards tossed like confetti.

At conferences, Ferrazzi practices what he calls the "deep bump" - a "fast and meaningful" slice of intimacy that reveals his uniqueness to interlocutors and quickly forges the kind of emotional connection through which trust, and lots of business, can soon follow.

That bump distinguishes this book from so many others that stress networking; writing with Fortune Small Business editor Raz, Ferrazzi creates a real relationship with readers.

Ferrazzi may overstate his case somewhat when he says, "People who instinctively establish a strong network of relationships have always created great businesses," but his clear and well-articulated steps for getting access, getting close and staying close make for a substantial leg up. Each of 31 short chapters highlights a specific technique or concept, from "Warming the Cold Call" and "Managing the Gatekeeper" to following up, making small talk, "pinging" (or sending "quick, casual" greetings) and defining oneself to the point where one's missives become "the e-mail you always read because of who it's from." In addition to variations on the theme of hard work, Ferrazzi offers counterintuitive perspectives that ring true: "vulnerability... is one of the most underappreciated assets in business today"; "too many people confuse secrecy with importance." No one will confuse this book with its competitors.


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About the Author

KEITH FERRAZZI is founder and CEO of the training and consulting company Ferrazzi Greenlight and a contributor to Inc., the Wall Street Journal, and Harvard Business Review.

Earlier in his career, he was CMO of Deloitte Consulting and at Starwood Hotels and Resorts, and CEO of YaYa Media.

He lives in Los Angeles.

TAHL RAZ is an editor at Fortune Small Business. He’s written for Inc. magazine, the Jerusalem Post, the San Francisco Chronicle, and GQ.

Raz lives in New York City.



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Editorials

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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
 From Publishers Weekly
The youngest partner in Deloitte Consulting's history and founder of the consulting company Ferrazzi Greenlight, the author quickly aims in this useful volume to distinguish his networking techniques from generic handshakes... read full editorial
 From Booklist
Ferrazzi grew up in rural Pennsylvania, the son of a steelworker and a cleaning lady, yet his ability to connect with others led to a scholarship at Yale, a Harvard MBA, and a prestigious partnership at Deloitte Consulting... read full editorial
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<P>Do you want to get ahead in life? </P><P>Climb the ladder to personal success?</P><P>The secret, master networker Keith Ferrazzi claims, is in reaching out to other people... read full editorial




Customer Reviews

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Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time
Keith Ferrazzi, Tahl Raz
 Never Eat Alone has the potential to change your life.
May 14, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
I recently finished reading Never Eat Alone after it was highly recommended to me by several friends. Not since Stephen Covey's 7 Habits have I read such a powerful, formative book that truly has the potential... read full review
 Networking Revealed
(New York, NY) May 9, 2005 - 5.0/5 stars
Ferrazzi is a master at networking and building relationships. His book is very practical and concise explaining to the reader methods for improving his current professional-social situation, whatever it may be... read full review
 Mostly good....
(USA) May 21, 2005 - 4.0/5 stars
This is actually a great book. I heard the author speak twice at Wharton Business School & then read the book. You have to be willing to get through a lot of name dropping, descriptions of how cool the author is and overly... read full review




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