I am on my way to give a keynote at LinkedIn today, so I thought it was a good moment to 
pass on some LinkedIn-oriented material as your next preview of the exclusive resources in the myGreenlight library.
“How to Give and Get Outstanding LinkedIn Recommendations “ will help you build relationships and enhance your professional credibility.
And while we’re on the topic, did you catch the terrific article in Fortune magazine about LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman’s forthcoming book, The Start-Up of You? In it, he proposes this action, which I’m going to call Reid’s Build-It-Before-You-Need-It Mission:
“Imagine you got laid off from your job today. Who are the 10 people you’d email for advice? Don’t wait—invest in those relationships now.”
Making that list will give you a great start on what we call a “Relationship Action Plan” in myGreenlight. Do it today – and then start reaching out!
It is beginning to make sense to me how important recommendations are.. People are googling people and want to know who they are doing business with. The recommendations let us know more about each other, it is another open door to who a person is.
What are your thoughts on providing recommendations for co-workers/peers that you are still currently working with?
One other reason to ask for LinkedIn recommendations, is that you need at least 3 of them in order have a 100% complete profile.
Thank-you for sharing your tips, Keith!
I’ll be trying it right away :)
I think this is a good start
Thanks Keith,
This is a great resource to help people confidently get started in giving and requesting recommendations!