The first Wednesday of June will have 5 Stambord events in the following cities: Atlanta, Boston, New York, San Diego and Washington DC. And it we are currently planning an additional Stambord event in Chicago starting soon.
See more details at http://dabgo.net/stambord/
DABGO is now by far the largest network of Danish business people in North America. In the network you will find members from all the larger Danish companies, the Embassy and consulates and Danes working at the following large North American companies:
Sun Microsystems, Morgan Stanley, Yahoo, Johnson & Johnson, Ebay, Microsoft, Fidelity, Dell, CA, Wachovia, IBM, McKinsey, Harvard University, Oracle, GE, Accenture, MIT, Allstate, Pfizer, Merck, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Perry Ellis, Metlife, Calvin Klein, Wells Fargo, HP, Google, MTV, NBC, Cisco and many more.
The possibilities of doing business and creating opportunities amongst Danes and the companies they represents has never been better.
The last few months we have seen a faster increase in the number of members, so make sure to check the new members in your area, and make a lunch appointment or arrange a meet up for all the Danes in your area. Remember, it’s up to You!
Click the video below by Keith Ferrazzi to learn
How often do you wonder if you are the only Dane around? Well, let us take a look at where the North American DABGO members are situated. Can you guess the city with the largest Danish membership group… yes; it is New York City with 216 members. Here is a list of all the cities and their ranking;
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New York 216 |
Colorado Springs 3 |
Greenville 1 |
Microsoft easily wins the title as the company with most DABGO members in North America with 38 members. IBM comes in second followed by Danfoss in third place.
You can access all these great contacts in your DABGO group membership file on Linkedin. DABGO has grown with more than 50% this year and the new extended member list allows you access to an unprecedented list of helpful Danes to support your networking goals.
Take the initiative to contact other Danes in your city if you do not already know them and meet for lunch to get acquainted. You never know how you may be able to support each other.
Happy networking.
Henrik Hansen
DABGO Country Manager
USA & Mexico
Invitation from DABGO member Christina Fuglsbjerg
A network dedicated exclusively to Danish experts specializing in mobility topics: expatriation, relocation, transition and repatriation of key employees and accompanying families.
This group is formed with the intention to connect and share research, best practices, expertise and experiences within the field of mobility and across industries. The aim is to bring together HR professionals, executive decision-makers such as CEO, CFO or VP’s with mobility specialists, consultants, educators, trainers and service providers.
I also invite associates from the Danish Embassies and Consulates, Trade Commissions, and Chambers of Commerce from around the world, as well as The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Confederation of Danish Industries along with other associations. I sincerely hope you all will embrace this opportunity to join and take part in the network.
Join now, by simply clicking the link below or copy/paste it into your browser: Http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/69458/3E401D668984
Christina Fuglsbjerg
Group Manager
Phone: (+1) 858.205.7029
E-mail: manager@danishmobility.dk
Skype-ID: christinafuglsbjerg
Join my LinkedIn network: http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinafuglsbjerg
Message from DABGO member Murugasan Claes Nielsen :
- Ways to make your approach in your business more convincing and persuasive
How often have you wondered if you have truly convinced your audience? Or maybe your well thought through arguments, aren’t so clear and logical to the recipient as they are to you. Or maybe your employees try to tell you something, but they have a difficulty in telling you the real message.
Logical structures are time-saving, simply because it allows you to organize your thoughts and materials quickly into a persuasive argument. Though this is very clear to all of us, we still see power point presentation or sales pitch and think “what is the actual message”.
As individuals we are all different. We think differently; we act differently and have different backgrounds. But wouldn’t it be beautiful to be able to make your communication more effective and clear, so ideas will jump off the page and into the reader’s mind, even though they are on a different level than you are.
NotaBene Services is specialized in a two-day workshop of “Persuasive Argumentation”. Being Danish and worked with American companies for over 10 years, the understanding of the cultural difference will be integrated in the workshop - it has transformed the way many organizations communicate with their stakeholders. It is more than a set of principles. It is a skill – a way of thinking and communicating.
To learn more: www.notabeneservices.com or call +1 415 320 2368
Thank you for your support in 2007. This was the first full year for DABGO since going live in October 2006. And what a year, we started the year with one DABGO group for North America, one Group Manager and 200 members. Below I have listed the most significant things that happened in 2007:
- Dan Trampedach joined as Co-Founder and Partner
- A new website was launched for www.dabgo.com
- An International mission and vision was created (see http://dabgo.net/about/)
- 20 new DABGO groups were launced. Giving DABGO a global presence. See map below with DABGO covered territory coloured red.
- 9 New Group Managers are now helping grow local groups.
- 1500 members globally.
We are planing even bigger results for 2008. And we encourage you to send us feedback and ideas to improve the network and make it more valuable for you and other members.
Thank you to all the members for making the network possible.
Happy New Year,
Jesper Løvendahl
DABGO Founder & Partner
At DABGO we hope that 2007 has been a successful and wonderful year for you and your loved ones. Now is the time of year to make your New Year resolutions, and in addition to your goals for your personal life and work life. I have created a list that will make 2008 a successful networking year.
1. Get to know your network better - You cannot even begin to network, unless you know who is in your network. Make a complete list of everyone in your network, that being family, friends, coworkers, sports, organizations and online communities etc. Make notes on everything relevant you know about each person. If you have people in your online network that you do not know that well, then write them an e-mail and get updated on their current agenda. Know understand and appreciate your value to the people in your network. We all have unique interests, talents, and experiences which can be used to help others. Revel in knowing that you can touch the lives of everyone you meet if you are prepared to share your knowledge and resources with them.
2. Make introductions – When you meet new people or existing contacts, then ask them about their current challenges and then think creatively and remember what other contacts have told you about their business and expertise. If no one in your network comes to mind, then write down the challenges and keep it on your desk for a few weeks, in case you should stumble upon a possible candidate that can help. Use the new e-mail feature on Linkedin to make the introduction. You can get instruction on how here…
3. Update your Linkedin profile - So that it matches your skill set and experience. You can get some tips & tricks on how to update your profile by Linkedin employees here…
4. Arrange a lunch, dinner, event, meet-up for coffee etc. - Create an event for the local DABGO members where you live. Take the network offline locally, and connect in person with other members. A big part of networking effectively is keeping you visible. People will see you as a connector if you hold your own event.
5. Budget time for networking - Networking will not pay off instantly. So make a networking schedule (goal) for yourself that fits your schedule. Here are some examples of what could be included:
• Reach out to “X number” of people in your network via e-mail and phone every
• Have lunch with “X number” of new contact/s every month
• Have lunch with X number old contact/s every month
• Attend “X number” of networking event/s every month
• Check the www.dabgo.com site “X number” of times every month for new articles and your local network websites for upcoming events.
6. Pace yourself - Get involved in online and offline networking groups and communities at a pace that you can maintain. It is better to get involved gradually than to make a big splash and then fade away. Let your involvement and presence is a process that grows in momentum, visibility and value over time. This gives you and others a chance to develop trust and rapport. It doesn’t matter what you decided to do to get yourself noticed. Just do it, and do it consistently. You’ll find it’s a low cost way to build your business; you’ll learn a lot from others and have fun at the same time.
7. Your Introduction - Plan and practice your introduction of yourself and your company, also known as the elevator pitch. Check this YouTube movie on what an elevator pitch is here… (it is meant for venture capital, but works for any product or service pitch to a potential customer or network contact to understand your business)
Also check the following link to a fast pitch approach to generate interest here…
8. Follow up – Very few people follow up when meeting a new person and receiving a business card or contact details. Make sure to follow up within 24 business hours it will make you stand out, and increase your credibility. Your follow-up displays your level of commitment to relationships.
9. Help DABGO grow – The strength of DABGO will have a direct or indirect impact on the opportunities and wisdom you will receive in return from the network. So please go through your contact list and see if there should be any Danes living abroad or living in Denmark with two or more years abroad. Please send them the www.dabgo.com link and invite them to the network, or send me their names and e-mail addresses and I will do it for you.
10. Recommend a person - Write a Linkedin recommendation for a colleague or business partner that you value. It is a great way to say that you appreciate the person. A public recommendation is much better that sending flowers or wine with a card. It will also last longer and strengthen your connection with that person. Get some tips & tricks on how to write a recommendation here…
Danish-American Chamber of Commerce in Southern California is pleased to present the 2008 Business Summit US speaker line-up. With thanks to leading sponsors Union Bank of California, Danfoss, Embassy of Denmark, Washington DC, Grundfos, Maersk Line, and Scandinavian Airlines we invite you to:
Join successful business leaders and educators examine the central forces and challenges to competitiveness in US and Denmark during the “Competitiveness in Action” summit at UCLA, Los Angeles, March 06 and 07.
With more than 25 carefully selected speakers from two of the world’s most competitive nations, the Summit will highlight Entrepreneurship, Market positioning, and Competitiveness exploring how to build global companies from scratch, how to modify your branding in local and global market, and how to endure as champions in a global economy.
If you can you answer yes to one or more of these questions, you should go to www.dkus.org/register.shtml and secure you seat at Early Bird pricing at this limited availability event.
This email highlights four of our U.S. speakers and panellists. To see the full list of US and Danish speakers please visit www.dkus.org and download the summit program.
“Informality, disputation and disrespect for authority are core Danish traits. But there are limits, and Danes seem to know in their bones just how far they can push them. The result is an economy that looks like something out of an enlightened management textbook. There are a few clear goals and lots of leeway to achieve them. In one fascinating study, two American sociologists found that Danish line workers have nearly as much job autonomy as supervisors do in the U.S., while supervisors in Denmark have about as much autonomy as upper managers in the U.S.”
The above was taken from the article printed in the “Time” with the title “Why Denmark Loves Globalization“. A very interesting article that I received from DABGO member Christian Boserup. Read the complere article here…
