Do you have to be popular to have a career? Or do you only get ahead with hardship? Business coach and networking expert Monika Scheddin on the fine art of receiving champagne, birthday greetings to business partners and the difference between friendliness and sloppiness.
Interview by
Angelika Slavik
When Monika Scheddin takes a seat in front of the zoom camera in her office in Munich, her glasses match her outfit, both are bright pink. A coincidence, as she says. That doesn’t happen very often, because Scheddin believes in strategic planning, especially when it comes to career issues: She believes that nobody can make progress these days without networking. Time to ask how to do this right.