Building Community and Your Network, presented by Diann Cohen and Debra Hinz, focused on the dynamic professional effects of networking skills. They detailed key points for learning how to recognize and categorize others’ strengths, emphasizing how to prioritize the professional time spent with portions of one’s community and network.

Cohen and Hintz drew attention to the risk of neglecting to expend time developing strong personal networks and community participation, and recommended the following key points for improving these vital areas:

• Determine and write down the skills you can offer to a group or association.
• Build your plan for growth and prioritization of your networks.
• Give back to the Workers’ Comp. community — you will be the benefactor.
• Make a weekly effort to cultivate your networks.

An audio recording and handouts from this session are available for purchase here.