Focus Magazine - Summer 2015 - 13

DIRECTIONS
Dawn Brehm

Let the Networking
Commence!
You have to do
your part by

T

he 44th LTEN Annual Conference is just
around the corner and the buzz around
the largest gathering of life science
making sure you
trainers is electrifying. e theme of the
conference this year is e Power of Your
make connections.
NETWORK! - and network is what I intend to
do; I am truly excited to have an opportunity to
catch up with so many members.
e conference this year is built to be a great
learning and interacting experience. e
agenda is full of opportunities to learn, network
and have fun, and our keynotes will provide
serious fodder for discussion. I can't think of a
better way to kick oﬀ a networking event than
with a well-known speaker and best-selling
author who is an expert in this very subject,
Keith Ferrazzi. Keith will share insights that we
can walk out of the session and put directly to
use! Another keynoter, Robyn Benincasa,
promises to thrill
us with leadership
lessons from her
Connection Plan
adventures as an
As the old adage goes, plan your work and work
extreme sports
your plan. Download the LTEN conference app
enthusiast and
at www.LTENconference.com/app as a tool for
firefighter. row
connecting. Tweet your intentions to attend at
in a panel of
@YourLTEN and #LTEN2015, and pack your
healthcare
business cards. Make a plan for networking
executives, panels
of LTEN board
while in Phoenix and work that plan.
leaders and 60
workshops and
you have an event of learning, sharing and
interacting!
Building your network happens
conversation by conversation and interaction
by interaction. e 44th LTEN Annual
Conference is full of opportunity. e
networking events will entice you to tour the

world while visiting our industry partners, you
can enjoy a beautiful Arizona sunset and, most
importantly, you can give back by participating
in a charity team-building project.
You can do your part by making sure you
make connections. Each workshop you attend
creates an opportunity to sit beside a person
you don't know and to introduce yourself. Set
a goal at each event to make a new contact,
exchange cards and connect aer the
conference.
I may sound like a commissioned sales
person, pushing networking, and on the one
hand I am. Networking has enriched me
professionally and paid oﬀ for me. My hope is
that it will pay oﬀ for you as well. My current
dream role as executive director of LTEN began
with volunteering as a SPBT board member.
My interactions with members of this
community have created connections that have
supported me professionally and personally. I
consider many LTEN members colleagues and
importantly friends. As a network of likeminded professionals, we are all about
supporting each other in our learning and
leading journeys. Use the conference as an
opportunity to grow and strengthen your LTEN
network.
Networking to build your professional links
is just not a conference activity. For your
network to produce results for you it must be
an item that stays on your to-do list. I once had
a member say to me he marks time on his
calendar every week to reach out to contacts. If
you are unable to attend the conference this
year, pick up the phone and call a colleague.
You too can take action on building your
network.
I hope to you there! I

Dawn Brehm is executive director of LTEN. Email Dawn at dbrehm@L-TEN.org.

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