Executive networks Articles 

Networking Smarter: What's Your NQ? - Fast Company 
Executive Networks' Chairman Emeritus Jim Bolt writes in Fast Company that today's highly networked business world provides rich rewards for networking maestros, but there hasn't existed an effective measure for how good or bad you are at networking, in order to know how to improve. Until now. 

The Power of Peer-to Peer Networks - Fast Company 
Executive Networks' Chairman Emeritus Jim Bolt writes in Fast Company that strong networks foster deeper learning, so leaders who ignore the wisdom of their peers do so at their own peril.

Leadership Excellence 
In this article, Dulworth describes the power of peer-to-peer executive networks and the outcomes a participant can expect to realize from their interaction in these forums.

Employee Relations Today 
In this article, Dulworth presents a set of assessment questions to measure your Networking Quotient or NQ and describes the benefits of peer to peer networking.

Books from executive networks 

The Connect Effect
The Connect Effect: Building Strong Personal, Professional and Virtual Networks by Michael Dulworth, CEO of Executive Networks, Inc. will be published by Berrett-Koehler in January 2008.  The “Connect Effect” is the positive outcome derived from investing in your network.  The benefits of The Connect Effect are many and varied. As you connect personally with more and more carefully-chosen people, you increase your ability to advance your career, enhance your personal life and accomplish things you may have thought were impossible.

 

Strategic Executive Development
An important book that shows how world-class companies use executive development to drive business strategy and affect growth - presenting five strategic uses of executive development that produce demonstrable business impact. Learn more and order book. 

 

The Future of Executive Development 
A definitive book that examines the leading methods for developing executives and explores new challenges and opportunities, as presented by the most prominent thinkers in executive development. At a time when many organizations are concerned about whether or not they will have the top talent they need to achieve their growth objectives and execute their strategies, The Future of Executive Development provides a source of new ideas and practical solutions. Learn more and order book.