Our experience as CNO – Chief Networking Officer has taught us 10 great reasons why anyone, for any time, can act as the CNO of their own life. In fact, becoming a CNO is just the beginning of a fantastic journey for a person with unique and special codes and values. It is a lifestyle decision. The call exists for everyone but only a few hear it and answer it. The first step is always awareness. Let’s see then:
- Harmonization of the “EU”: to the extent that the CNO manages relationships with stakeholders, it is imperative that he / she is fully harmonized with himself / herself in order to achieve his / her goals.
- Learn to create rapport (*): It is essential to create rapport with stakeholders so that the CNO can achieve results through them, with them and for the good of all. () rapport is the feeling of synchronization between two or more people, because they relate in a pleasant way.
- Improves communication: develops this skill at all levels. Both in internal communication with yourself and in external communication with people at the visual, auditory and kinesthetic levels.
- It acquires certainty: everyone has, to a greater or lesser degree, a need for certainty about who they are, where they come from, where they are going, where they want to go and with whom they associate. This is a daily CNO exercise.
- Learn from diversity: as the CNO relates to many stakeholders, with different experiences, knowledge, areas of expertise and specific needs, he / she develops an exponential learning curve on people management.
- It increases its significance: the bigger the network and its quality, the greater the significance of the CNO for the same and for each one of the members of the network among themselves as they all belong to a winning group.
- Strengthening connections: the better the quality of people in your network of relationships and your communication with each other, the better your quality of life will be in every way. Quality takes precedence over quantity.
- Love yourself / Love and be loved: people are deeply connected by true feelings and emotions. It is impossible to achieve an extraordinary level of relationship with people without the CNO loving itself and showing a clear and sincere interest in serving the people around it. This movement generates reciprocity of feelings and emotions.
- Continuous growth: the CNO game is unlimited in every way. He can meet many people all over the world, either in the real world or in the virtual world. Each person represents an opportunity for growth. The secret lies in the art of identifying and creating situations of mutual, fair and balanced gains between the parties.
- Contribution and legacy: CNO overflows in itself. He will not be able to retain everything for himself. Hence the need to give each moment. By educating, supporting and contributing so that the people in your network become better and better human beings.
Our mission in these articles is precisely to make people aware of the concept of the CNO and its various personal and professional benefits. It is a permanent invitation to deepen your knowledge and apply the methodology of business network management with results in your life, career, start-up, family business and corporate business unit.
Success!
Octavio Pitaluga Neto
(creator of the CNO concept – Chief Networking Officer globally on Wikipedia)