CL171: Why Your Friend Of A Friend Is Your Future - Interview with David Burkus

David Burkus is a best-selling author, a sought after speaker, and associate professor of leadership and innovation at Oral Roberts University. His forthcoming book, Friend of a Friend, offers readers a new perspective on how to grow their networks and build key connections—one based on the science of human behavior, not rote networking advice. He's delivered keynotes to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies and the future leaders of the United States Naval Academy. His TED talk has been viewed over 1.8 million times and he is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review. David's latest book is called 'Friend of a Friend – Understanding The Hidden Networks That Can Transform Your Life'. More info and Free Book: http://jamestaylor.me/ In this episode, you'll learn: 2:10 – Why you should care about networking 4:20 – Network science 5:55 – Adam Rifkin – The "World's Best Networker" 7:08 – Adam Grant 8:53 – Peter Thiel (Zero to One) 13:19 – Which type of networks provide you with new ideas and opportunities? 24:11 – Creative Clusters 25:56 – What influence does our network have on our health and wellbeing? 29:00 – Your friend of a friend is your future. – Being T-Shaped Please subscribe to my channel if you are into what I do! Your support is greatly appreciated and helps me continue to keep it free for everyone: * Please Subscribe To This Channel https://goo.gl/8EWszQ See my website for hundreds more free training videos, interviews, and free courses on creativity, innovation, creative process, creativity exercises, theory and loads more at http://www.jamestaylor.me Hope you enjoy it - if you do please subscribe to my YouTube Channel and come find me on my socials below. Thank You! * YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/JamesTaylorMe/ * Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jamestaylordotme * LinkedIn https://uk.linkedin.com/in/jameskirktaylor * Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesTaylor_me