Productive networking isn’t about being “good” at networking. It’s about aiming to be genuinely useful to others—consistently and with positive intention.

We’ve all heard the advice that networking is important for our careers. And regardless of your profession, your industry or demographic, the message is loud and clear. If you want to be successful, ...

The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. The Naked CIO gets some mixed reactions to his views on the redundancy of ...