Read about the community’s ‘Relationship Radar’ system for maintaining professional networks. Curious how this works practically – what’s the actual cadence and method for staying memorable without being annoying? For those using it, what’s your process for tracking touchpoints across different seniority levels? How do you scale personalized communication when managing dozens of consulting contacts?
‘relationship radar’ is just CRM for people. real pros use their inbox. set calendar flags every 4mos to forward irrelevant articles with ‘thought of you!’ then hit them for favors 3 weeks later. cold? yes. effective? MBB partners have done worse.
wait is there a template for the radar thing? like do i need special software or can i use google sheets??
The system combines quarterly check-ins (industry insights sharing), milestone acknowledgments (promotions), and strategic value adds (intros between their contacts). Key: Track personal details (kids’ colleges, hobbies) in a CRM. Example: ‘Saw your daughter got into Duke - my mentee just graduated from Fuqua, need any campus tips?’
Consistency matters most! Even short check-ins show you care. You’ve got the dedication to make this work!
My mentor tracks contacts in Notion with tags for ‘loves sailing’ or ‘wine enthusiast’. Sent a connection a rare Bordeaux rec last month - got invited to their networking event. Small personal beats generic LinkedIn pings every time.
Analysis shows top networkers allocate: 15min weekly to update contact records, 2hrs monthly for batch outreach (birthdays/pub shifts), 4 quarterly ‘value adds’ per key contact (avg 3.7% response rate). Tools: 68% use airtable, 22% clay.com, 10% custom CRMs.