Networking Experts Confirm: Random ‘Hi’ Text Beats Desperate Favor Call
KEY POINTS
- •Dorie Clark, a communication coach and leadership author, advised against networking only when needing a favor.
- •A 2023 Harvard Business School study of over two billion LinkedIn connections revealed that highly connected employees help companies outperform.
- •Business Insider’s 2026 article encouraged sending casual messages like congratulations or check-ins to build genuine professional networks.
In a dazzling display of management 101, Dorie Clark, a communication coach and author so hip she talks about networking with more charisma than a LinkedIn notification, urges the desperate masses to stop sending messages only when they want something. This existential revelation dropped in 2026 Business Insider featured a Harvard Business School 2023 study involving two billion LinkedIn connections—a number so vast it could host its own app store—showing that networks actually boost company success. Clark’s hot tip? Text a random congrats or just say 'hi' without bribery or ulterior motives. Sounds simple, but apparently it's rocket science for many clingy coworkers.
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(1 of 3)Turns out begging for favors out of the blue doesn’t build genuine relationships, shocking HR departments everywhere.
Building a network by only messaging people when you need a favor is like watering a plant right when it dies—genius strategy.
Who knew? Saying just ‘hi’ or ‘congrats’ before you need a favor isn’t career sabotage. Harvard says it works.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 8/26/2026 | Author: Ana Altchek
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