Career Advancement, Leadership and Promotion: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
You’re doing great work. So why are you still being overlooked for promotions, leadership opportunities, or your next career move?
The Mid-Career GPS Podcast helps mid-career professionals build the visibility, influence, and career strategy to move forward. If you’re a manager, senior manager, or director who feels stuck, undervalued, or uncertain about what’s next, you’re in the right place.
I’m John Neral, a leadership and career coach. Each week, I share practical strategies and candid conversations to help you communicate your value, strengthen your leadership presence, and make more confident career decisions.
You’ll learn how to position yourself for promotion, navigate difficult workplace conversations, build strategic relationships, and lead with greater impact.
We’ll also tackle job search strategy, interviewing, and career transitions when your next step means moving to a new organization.
At the heart of this podcast are my SHOW UP strategies, helping you take an active role in your career instead of waiting for someone else to recognize your potential.
With more than 360 episodes, you’ll find guidance for the challenges and opportunities that come with this stage of your career.
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Career Advancement, Leadership and Promotion: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
141: Networking Tips for Mid-Career Professionals with Frank Agin
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Many mid-career professionals are concerned that they don’t do enough networking, or when they do, they do it incorrectly. We know that networking is all about building relationships. As long as your #SHOWUP authentically and genuinely, you can’t go wrong. And that’s why Frank Agin is a networking expert.
Frank Agin is president of AmSpirit Business Connections, which empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals to become successful through networking. He hosts the Networking Rx podcast with insights and interviews related to better business relationships. And Frank is the author of several books, including Foundational Networking.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to tweak, improve or overhaul your networking strategy, learn why networking will lift up your world, how to network internally, and the one question you must ask at the end of every networking conversation.
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You can listen to my interview on Frank’s podcast, Networking RX by clicking here.
Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· Introduction (0:00)
· Download Your Free Guide (1:30)
· Meet Frank Agin (3:55)
· Networking Will Lift Up Your World (8:45)
· Going Out of Your Way (10:50)
· Find Ways to Help Others (16:24)
· Tips to Network Internally (18:05)
· What Does This Person Do? (25:05)
· Frank’s Advice to Help You Build Your Mid-Career GPS (26:05)
· Connect with Frank Agin (28:05)
List of Resources:
· Get Your Free Guide - 5 Mistakes Mid-Career Professionals Make (And Need to Stop Doing)
· Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next by John Neral
· SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral
If this episode resonated with you and you want more support in how you SHOW UP for your career and life, there are two ways we can work together.
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