How to Reach Out After Losing Touch - Jodi Glickman - Harvard Business Review

How to Reach Out After Losing Touch - Jodi Glickman - Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business Review:

Jodi Glickman

How to Reach Out After Losing Touch

9:48 AM Thursday December 9, 2010 Comments ( 2)

Excerpts:

The good news is that it's entirely possible to reconnect with people, even if it seems preposterous after months or years gone by. The passage of time is not a good enough reason to let a potential connection go to waste. If you have someone you've been meaning to reach out to or someone you're dying to reconnect with, here are three easy steps to make that potentially awkward exchange much less painful and potentially even fruitful:

1. Acknowledge the lapse in time


2. Explain the "Why now?"


3. Offer a quid pro quo

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http://dreamlearndobecome.blogspot.com This posting was made my Jim Jacobs, President & CEO of Jacobs Executive Advisors. Jim also serves as Leader of Jacobs Advisors' Insurance Practice.