Networking. Few people do this well. Honestly, they don’t. We’re told to network to make job-related inquiries in the hope that someone will be the best connection for our next career opportunity. Don’t get me wrong, there’s incredible value in that. However, it’s a narrow approach to what networking really is – a needed business skill.

If the only reason you make networking connections is to get a job, then I feel you’re missing out on what it can be for your full career. We revisit this topic every once in a while because we have new groups of people at the Roundtables, and I want to see people improve this needed skill.

So, let’s kick off the summer season with a discussion about - “Learn How to Make Networking an Essential Business Skill !!”

We’ll meet at the Scarlet Oaks campus on Tuesday, 6/2/26 from 8:30am to 9:30am at Scarlet Oaks. (directions are below.) We will meet in the Annex (right next to the cafeteria).

Whenever we have Networking as a topic, our attendance jumps, and I hope that’s the case again. Send me your RSVP by email at - sbrowne@larosas.com to let me know if you can make it. I hope you can.

Thanks – Steve

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Instructions for the HR Roundtable at Scarlet Oaks:

• The HR Roundtable is open to one and all !!  The meeting has an HR/Business focus each month, and we get together to discuss that topic as well as network.  So, if you’re in HR, are a small business owner, are a resource partner who works with HR folks, a professional in transition, etc. – you are welcome to attend the Roundtable !!

• The “dress” for the Roundtable is business casual. We’re not very formal, and you’ll be fine however you dress. It’s more important to have you come and attend the forum.

• Please come in and sign in for the Roundtable.  Note that if you go to any other Great Oaks door, you’ll be asked to have a picture ID, and you will receive a Visitor's badge as part of their security system.

• Chances are, I’ll be outside to greet you and welcome you to the Roundtable so you can find the right door to come and join the forum.

• If you’re someone in transition, feel free to bring five (5) copies of your resume to put out at our Resume Table. Make sure to staple them if you have multiple pages.

Directions to the HR Roundtable at Scarlet Oaks:

• From I-71: Take I-275 West to Mosteller Road (Exit #44) ; From I-75: Take I-275 East to Mosteller Road (Exit #44)

• Turn Left (south) onto Mosteller Road.

• Turn Left at the 1st traffic light onto East Kemper Road.

• The Entrance to the Great Oaks campus is 0.7 miles on the Left at the 3rd traffic light.

• Turn left onto Enterprise Drive and go straight past the gateway entrance.

• Go to the Parking Lot in front of the High School.

• The entrance for the Annex by the cafeteria is to the left of the campus’s Main Entrance.

• The street address is 110 Great Oaks Drive (at 3254 E. Kemper Road).  Here is a link to a map of the Scarlet Oaks campus. - https://maps.app.goo.gl/n6sgjKoVg5S5z5aU7