Networking Is One Letter Away From Not Working Part 1 The Origin of the Word “Network”
Networking is something all of us do in one way or another. It could be with business associates, the checker at the grocery store and the list goes on and on. When collaborating with small businesses as a business coach in The Woodlands one of the things that is brought up is networking. Specifically, the owner wants to know if he or she needs to do it. And, if it is needed, how to be most effective in going about it. Yet, before we get into whether or not to network, let’s take a look in this post as to the origins of the word networking. Depending on the research, it appears that the first use of the word “network” was in the 1550’s in England. Some sources say it was earlier. In any event, the word network comes from two words, net and work. Now the word net, the first half of the word network, has been around since ancient times. And, it referred to nets to catch fish. In England, in the 1550’s when someone constructed a net it...