Five-minute favours, cited in the networking and relationships chapter of You Coach You, are quick and simple ways to create and support connections with the people around you. And, if turned it into a daily ritual, the tactic will gradually help you grow a long-lasting and close careers community.

Looking for opportunities to do something effortless and kind for the people around you is the name of the game. It could be as simple as bringing someone a cup of tea without them asking, and here are some examples shard by Helen and Sarah to get you going.

Maintaining relationships can be challenging, but if you commit to a daily five-minute favour over the course of two months, you’ll have touched the lives of up to fifty people. It’s a sustainable, simple way to invest in your career community.

Author and coach Chris Baréz-Brown has a neat and thoughtful tactic that builds nicely on the five-minute-favour. And it involves putting pen to paper, as he explains in the short video below.

Learn more influencing techniques from the ‘Godfather of Influence,’ Robert Cialdini.

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