I’ve never said these two things together I don’t think.
Road rage.
And Linkedin.
But here they are.
Road rage first.
Road Rage.
I’ve been road-ragey in the past.
Until someone opened my eyes to something.
They said that if I walked down the street with the same mentality as I (very occasionally) adopt in a road-ragey moment.
Staring at people.
Getting in their space.
Growling about what I perceived to be their shortcomings.
Spitting out words like venom.
I’d get bashed.
And quite right too.
The etiquette and behaviour that is acceptable as we walk around.
Is pretty much the etiquette and behaviour that we should display when driving.
And that brings me to LinkedIn.
LinkedIn.
Try this.
Next time you’re at a business gathering.
Just walking up to someone.
And say this:
Hey.
Do you want one?
Then add:
I don’t know anything about you.
And you don’t know anything about me.
Do you want one?
Alternatively.
Think about road rage.
Think about the fact that the etiquette and behaviour that is acceptable as we walk around.
Is pretty much the etiquette and behaviour that we should display when driving.
Then think about the fact that the etiquette and behaviour that is acceptable when we are at business gatherings.
Is pretty much the etiquette and behaviour that we should display when on Linkedin.
And stop being a twat.
