You probably have an expanding list of Links and Likes, but how strong are your networks? Can you call on your key contacts to help, guide, advise, and introduce? And more importantly, what have you done for them lately?

According to super-networker Judy Robinett, personal relationships are the most important element of success, and forging them should be your top priority. Strengthening the “power grid” in your group and cultivating your network can bring you and your idea to the next level. The biggest piece is thinking about how you can help them. HOW TO BE A POWER CONNECTOR: The 5+50+100 Rule for Turning Your Business Network into Profits shows you how to combine your specific skills and talents with a clear, workable path for creating and managing connections that will take you where you want to go.

One of Robinett’s most powerful concepts is the 5+50+100 Rule, which asks you to break apart your contacts into “power circles” which frees you up to forge, focus, and develop the rest. You’ll also learn how to:

* Find and enter the best network “ecosystem” to meet the best contacts;

* Get anyone’s contact information within 30 seconds;

* Access key influencers through industry and community events;

* Subtly seed conversation with information about interests and needs.

“The tools in this book can help you build strong, lasting connections that will ensure that you get in front of the right people, at the right time, with the right resources for your business. More important, you’ll learn to enjoy the process of meeting others, getting to know them, and helping them with their goals—and seeing the enormous value that comes back to you in return.” Jeremy Andrus, CEO, Traeger Pellet Grills, LLC, and Former CEO, Skullcandy

Judy Robinett is a one of the nation’s leading experts on helping people to develop strategic business relationships. In 2011 the New York Times cited her as a sterling example of the new breed of “connectors” who use their experience and networks to accelerate growth and enhance profitability. Ms. Robinett has served as the CEO of public and private companies and in executive roles at some of the top corporations in the world. She participated on the team defining performance criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige Award for Medical Excellence, for which she received an award from President Bill Clinton.