TEDxDetroit 2022: Renée Walker on Burning Bridges

TEDxDetroit 2022 home page highlighted with a photo collage of past presenters.

Kicking off TEDxDetroit 2022 this morning, Renée Walker reminded us that conventional wisdom says we shouldn’t burn bridges.

Because we never know if we’ll cross them again.

However, Walker explained there are situations that require us to resist conventions in order to achieve success.

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Why I Didn’t Accept Your LinkedIn Connection Request

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Every day I receive anywhere from five to 10 LinkedIn invitations to connect.

Almost 90 percent of the time, the invitation includes the default invitation message subject line:

Deborah, please add me to your LinkedIn network

And my immediate response is:

Hey, Who are you? Where did we meet? Are you active in the communities I’m in?

From talking with my friends and colleagues, I’m not alone with that response. Continue reading Why I Didn’t Accept Your LinkedIn Connection Request