networking

Here's an interesting piece from Harvard Business Review about the importance of inter-personal skills...  it's all about who you know! 

https://hbr.org/2015/10/the-end-of-expertise

Dealing with difficult networkers

You meet all kinds of different people at networking events. Your ability to deal with each of them effectively will greatly enhance your networking experience. In this post I'll explain how to deal with one kind - time wasters.