2:40 Kingsley�s early years

Early connections

His year off playing rugby in France

How French rugby is different from Irish rugby

The top players on his team

5:15 Moving to Sydney, Australia

Starting an Irish business network: The Lansdowne Road Club/Lansdowne Club

The importance of networking when moving to a new country

The Irish influence in Australia

�Kings in Grass Castles� by Mary Durack

9:10 Founding the Australia Ireland Funds and the Ireland Funds of New Zealand

Connecting with Tony O�Reilly, head of Heinz

Creating the conditions for �funnels of serendipity� through which random chance can change your life

11:30 How to make tall asks

�You just never know�: taking it one small step at a time

Remembering that every large organization started small

13:20 The American Ireland Fund

Taking inspiration from the UJA�s model

Tapping into Ireland�s global resource, their �diaspora capital�

Their projects: Offering support to Northern Ireland and establishing integrated schools

Collaborating with Chuck Feeney on sending Northern Irish leaders to meet Nelson Mandela in South Africa

18:47 Fundraising and philanthropy

Current donation tendencies at different income and age levels

The importance of building relationships with potential donors

Kingsley�s techniques when asking for money

25:52 The Irish diaspora

Why Ireland has invested so much in this area

Looking to the diaspora for help after the 2008 financial crisis

Ireland�s �soft� cultural power

How Ireland has become a leader in the diaspora space

Ireland�s connection to Africa

31:00 Emigration and immigration

Emigration caused by the 1846 famine

Why the strongest diasporas are victim diasporas

Making sure your networks reflect the diversity of the population

The negative connotations of the word �migration� and the positive ones of the word �diaspora�

Examples of large corporations founded by immigrants

The obstacles faced by Google�s CEO Sundar Pichai when going to study in the US

Kingsley�s work with the International Organization for Migration

36:52 FDI and the diaspora

The �nudge factors�: how small things can make a huge difference when it comes to FDI funding

39:00 Kingsley�s return to Ireland

Why he decided to come back

40:04 Networking

The Networking Institute and the Diaspora Institute

The negative associations we have with networking

Carla Harris�s advice on who you need to advance in your career: advisors, mentors, sponsors

The importance of having people who will defend you in your absence

Empowering Yourself: The Organizational Game Revealed� by Harvey Coleman

Why how well you do your job only contributes 10% to your career progress, and exposure contributes 60%

How COVID will force people back into networking

Tom Peters and the idea of �Me, Inc.�

Taking responsibility for your own success and building your own personal brand

48:10 Exposure

Exposure considerations: How can I overdeliver? How can I make other people look good?

Becoming �known�

The importance of asking yourself: �What value can I add to other people?�

49:40 Mentorship

How to find and select a mentor

Kingsley�s younger �reverse� mentors

52:25 Building a network

Building a network with small steps taken over time

Suggestions for those who �hate networking�

Why introverts can be the best at networking

The power of good listening skills

�How to Win Friends and Influence People� by Dale Carnegie

How technology reduces face-to-face interactions

�Alone Together� by Sherry Turkle

The characteristics of good networkers

The lack of soft skills in new graduates

The Centre for Future-ready Graduates at the National University of Singapore

Building �social capital�

Networking within organizations

Companies who create alumni networks: the McKinsey example

1:02:25 Networking strategies

What Kingsley teaches and asks in his training sessions

Getting comfortable talking to strangers

��and Death Came Third!� by Andy Lopata

In Ireland: �We�re great talkers and poor speakers�

The challenge of public speaking

1:07:25 Weak connections

The limitations of homophily (only spending time with people similar to us)

Why your next job will come from your weak connections

�Dunbar�s number�: the limited number of people we can have in our life

Gender differences in networking

1:10:20 Relational vs transactional mindset

Networking as an antidote to loneliness

The Kaizen philosophy

Examples of networking programs in various organizations and why networking should be integrated in the culture of a company

Examples of small gestures that bring small gains

1:16:49 Habits

Making networking part of your daily life

Kingsley�s daily swimming and walking routines

1:19:40 Stand-up comedy

Why humour is a great addition to public speaking