The boundaries of your influence are the boundaries of your success. Widen your sphere of influence and you’ll find opportunities opening for you and for those whom you manage. The movement from the Information sphere to the Knowledge sphere has made access to information more important than possession of it.
No one knows everything, but the individual who can access anything will have infinitely more power to accomplish goals than the person with limited knowledge and no means of accessing more. This means, of course, that perfecting your Internet skills is critical. But it also means learning who knows what and who knows whom.
If you’ve not already set up a knowledge base, begin today. These guidelines will help shape your ...
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