As a manager new to the Brisbane area, you feel that you need to develop contacts with people internal to the organisation, such as managers, and external people, such as suppliers, business networks, managers’ networks and mentors. How would you approach networking to achieve goals? In your written response to the above question: ® Describe how networking with internal and external people could help you build positive relationships to achieve organisational and professional goals. What networking or networks would you suggest? ® Describe a situation in which you joined a network to achieve an organisational or professional development goal. Describe the network. How did you build stronger relationships within the network? What was the result of the networking for you and your organisation? Networking with insiders and outsiders is recognizing and taking advantage of valuable relationships to get things done. achieve and achieve goals It also involves working closely with other workers to become aware of potential and future needs or problems and formulate strategies to deal with them. Networking is also involved in engagement. through the process of participating in issues in the workplace (People at work gather to discuss concerns and talk to develop solutions.) Relationships and networks are built between people and employees in the organization. (Or even in the community if your organization service to the community)