Never Eat Alone, Expanded and Updated: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time

A really good book in a good condition

So, you need to stand at a strategic position, e.g., near the gate from where the VIPs will pass and use some trick to be able to talk to them! Also with so much of smooching, wining and dining recommended, what happens to your health?

You may get some useful inspiration and strategies from this book, but it has a number of problems.First, Ferrazzi claims a high level of general applicability, but underlines this mainly through personal experience and through anecdotes from his world. There are some stories of famous persons, but otherwise there is not a lot of external evidence, alternative perspective, or even a references section.Second, some suggestions are certainly written with the best intentions, but have become ineffective today. I can't count the number of "Ferrazzi-style" emails and follow-up attempts I am getting every day. You bet that they are the first thing I am deleting and you bet that the "gatekeepers" (his term in the book) in my previous company were also not very happy about them.So before you try the suggestions, do the categorical imperative test ('what if everyone would do this?') and continue if you are happy with the test result. You will find that a good share will fail the test.

The book I filled with a range of practical ideas and practices you can implement to start improving your connections. Some I didn't quite relate to, but most of it I do. My only criticism is that I felt that some of the chapters could've been made shorter as I occasionally felt that the long explanations could've been more succint. Other than that, a pretty useful book. Happy about my purchase.

I appreciate Ferrazzi's bold gusto in repositioning the dreaded networking task. 4 stars because I cringe at executing some of his suggestions, or would feel fake doing because I'm dreading it. It takes a certain kind of extrovert to do some of the things he suggested, which Ferrazzi is a natural himself. A question I had that wasn't quite addressed (or perhaps, I missed it) is how does one maintain these relationships, even if it doesn't feel natural? Nonetheless, his Relationship Action Plan is a good guideline to follow, as I firmly believe in seeking advice from those who've "done it" for insider tips.