As a newly appointed board member for the Home Improvement Council in Buffalo, NY, I was looking for ways to stimulate the participation of our members. I heard of a concept called netweaving at a Jeffrey Gitomer Seminar(who is amazing). I went in search for related material to help me with my goal. This was the only book of it's kind. I was a little shocked at the sticker price but thought that it would be money well spent! I was wrong. The authors seem to have a weatlth of knowledge on the subject, according to the letters they put after their names. While reading this 154 page paperback, you get bogged down with their cute little success stories how "netweaving worked for them". The real meat of the book, could literally be condensed into a brochure or pamphlet. I am not a literary expert but with anything I read, I want a challenge, you won't find that here. This book reads like a newspaper with a sixth grade reading level, it also has the tone of a "self-help" book. I was disappointed because this book could have been groundbreaking for the "netweaving" approach, but it is drowing in its own self righteousness. Hey, if anyone wants to buy it, let me know-New Condition! Not even read once!

The author has done a masterful job of capturing the quintessential art of networking - with a dose of a Southern hospitality and the unselfish ambitions of a saint. He has given a name to the process of continually building a network of people to whom you become a catalyst for introduction and connectivity to others who can help them. In the end, your personal gain is based on the inherent value built in your relationships and those you have spawned. The results are - NetWeaving.

The sum of this strategy results in a win-win-win strategy, a new paradign described by Littell where you leverage the value of networking among others by forebearing and deferring your personal advantages, in favor of connecting others who will benefit by your introduction.

Kudoos for Bob Littell and NetWeaving. The world and the business community will be greatly enriched by following the concepts advocated in this book.