Below is my personal InMap – and for me, the process of creating it and examining it was incredibly enlightening. What can we learn from my InMap? Here are a few tidbits that stood out to me:
- Generally, Minneapolis is the left side of my map. Chicago is the right. My national contacts vary throughout.
- My Minneapolis contacts have much stronger crossover than my Chicago contacts. In Minneapolis, because I was engrained in the nonprofit community, many of the same individuals supported and worked with the nonprofits I worked with over the years. Here in Chicago, my networks are more separate, showing me that I can and should work harder to integrate my connections in multiple networks in Chicago.
- The contacts that stretch from one side to another (the light brownish dots) are personal and college connections – people who stretch all over the country and throughout industries.
There are many more lessons to learn from my InMap alone, and I’m sure you’ll find just as many lessons in your own. To get your own InMap today, click here. All you need is a LinkedIn account to start the process. It takes a few minutes and will enlighten your network.
About the Author: Marcy Twete
Marcy Twete is the Founder and CEO of Career Girl Network and the author of the book “You Know Everybody! A Career Girl’s Guide to Building a Network That Works.” At Career Girl Network, Marcy provides women with information, resources, and networking to empower them in their careers and to advance the work of women in business as a whole. Prior to launching Career Girl Network, Marcy worked in numerous nonprofit organizations and as a consultant in the field of nonprofit fundraising, marketing, and community relations. Marcy is a graduate of the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, and a native of rural North Dakota. She is the Vice Chair of the Chicago Board of Directors for Step Up Women’s Network in Chicago and a member of the Advisory Board for Girls on the Run Twin Cities, and is dedicated to advancing the work of organizations that move the needle for women and girls worldwide.
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