Slowing returning back (darn the h1n1 flu!)

Thanks for the clarifications, Harold. I think one area we can all do some work in is in this mistaken idea that these "soft skills" are just "fluffy bunny." When did soft get to be a bad word, eh? ;-) Think about negotiation, mediation, sales -- corporations don't think those are fluffy bunny!

David's comments on weak ties are to me at the core of the matter, as is something that I'm not sure what it is really called, but what I'm calling "adjacency." Something that sits just next to what you are interested in. IN networks, we get a line of sight to things that are not just spot on to what we are interested in, but things adjacent, giving us more access to diversity. Maybe this is also that zone David is speaking to. I'm not sure. Maybe it is the flu, or maybe I just haven't grasped it firmly, but it feels like something important.

This area is why I tell people they need to stop doing SOMETHING in their work life and pay attention to their network participation as it gives great value. But my suggestion is still so damn fuzzy, it is as bad as a fluffy bunny. ;-)