November 2024

Networking is not an event.

November - Networking is not an event.

When we think of networking, we often assume that it’s all about us and who we can connect with in order to build our leadership presence, our circle of influence and our career.

Or we might think of those face-to-face events where we wander around a busy room with a drink and a canapé wondering who to talk to.

But networking isn’t about that at all.

It’s a tool to further your purpose as a leader and to think about the things you can do to cascade your unique insights and experience of disability.

Networking helps us to find new information and to connect ideas and to create better ones. It enables us to access resources and to be more helpful and useful to others.

At its core, networking is a replenishing exercise to help you see old problems in new ways.

This month we encourage you to consider: 

  • How can you cultivate your network in a way that benefits your disability ERG/Network and community of disabled colleagues?
  • How can you expand your methods of growing your network?
  • What action could you take each month to enhance your network?

Peer Leadership Roundtables

One of the most valuable aspects of PurpleSpace membership is the opportunity to build your leadership capacity via quality conversation with other disability ERG/Network leaders.

Each month we convene groups of disability ERG/Network leaders to stimulate discussion on the monthly leadership lesson.

Connect with your peers during these interactive one-hour sessions. These sessions are a great way to share good practice and challenges, swap ideas and build your ERG/Network leadership capacity. 

We have two sessions to choose from in November to explore how to develop your networking skills:

Strategic Forum

ERG Global Strategic Forum 

The ERG Global Strategic Forum is Chaired by PurpleSpace Ambassador International ERG leader at Eli Lilly and Company, Darren Rowan.

The Forum supports PurpleSpace’s strategic goal to drive the global growth of the disability ERG movement and meets on the 21st of November 2024 16:00 GMT/11:00 EDT. 

Contact Kirstie@purplespace.org for more information. 

New resource 

This month, we publish a new video tutorial by PurpleSpace founder and CEO Kate Nash OBE on the value of networking. In the video, Kate will share three top tips to enhance your network.



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