The Collective Genius of Your Network

I was talking to a nurse career coaching client the other day, and we were discussing the importance of networking. During the course of the conversation, I mentioned the notion that the power of your professional and personal network is the collective genius that can be tapped when you need it most. What I took away most from that conversation is the idea of collective genius, and how I'd like to share it with you. We've all heard of geniuses, like Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, or Simone de Beauvoir. And many of us are geniuses in our own right, whether it be of the intellectual type, or genius that manifests emotionally, spiritually, relationally, or otherwise. Collective genius is something altogether different from individual genius. When thinking about how to create a community of friends and colleagues with whom you can manifest true symbiotic relationships, your network is the place to begin creating just that.Collective Genius in Your NetworkYour network is a tapestry, a web of interconnected and potentially interdependent individuals who represent an enormous brain trust of skill, expertise, and deeply held knowledge. As a savvy professional, it's incumbent upon you to create lasting relationships with other professionals in the interest of your mutual advancement and success.You see, when you're looking for a job, wanting to move to another region of the country, or attempting to begin a research initiative, your network is the first place that you can go for su...
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