????幸運(yùn)的是,，進(jìn)行社交活動的機(jī)會越來越多,。非營利性研究機(jī)構(gòu)Catalyst公司或科技行業(yè)的UPWARD,，以及安妮塔博格學(xué)院（Anita Borg Institute）等機(jī)構(gòu)，都在致力于擴(kuò)展正式和非正式的社交活動,，其真正目的是增強(qiáng)職場女性之間的聯(lián)系,。

????女性很快就會明白，每一次用餐——即使在辦公室餐廳里——都應(yīng)該是一次分享想法,、培養(yǎng)新友誼和鞏固關(guān)系的機(jī)會,。此外，女性還應(yīng)該清楚,，在參加會議的時候,，最糟糕的事情就是立刻回到自己的房間,，去“完成工作”,。在商務(wù)旅行過程中，你可以去了解其他人,。而且,，這種社交活動不止是分發(fā)名片的場合：女性在這里可以尋求職業(yè)建議，為初創(chuàng)公司尋找資金,，或者聽其他人分享她進(jìn)入高層的經(jīng)歷,。

????不要以為用于社交的時間會影響工作效率。國際數(shù)據(jù)公司（International Data Corporation）和麥肯錫全球研究院的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,，我們每周的工作時間有28%被用于閱讀,、刪除、歸類和發(fā)送電子郵件,，19%被用于搜索和收集信息,。

????因此，更多女性應(yīng)該離開她們的辦公桌,，走出辦公室,。領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力的核心，是要分享經(jīng)驗，與他人接觸,，向公司內(nèi)部和外部的人學(xué)習(xí),。

????如果更多女性用更多時間抬起頭來擴(kuò)展人脈，而不是只知道低頭伏案工作,，她們會發(fā)現(xiàn)推動職業(yè)發(fā)展,、進(jìn)步和成就自我的更多途徑。

????本文作者卡洛爾?巴茨曾擔(dān)任雅虎（Yahoo）公司,、歐特克（Autodesk）公司CEO,。麗莎?蘭伯特為女性高管社區(qū)UPWARD的創(chuàng)始人兼英特爾投資公司（Intel Capital）副總裁。巴茨與蘭伯特將于11月20日,，在硅谷為600多名女性高管舉辦的一場UPWARD社交活動上,，就本文涉及的話題展開對話。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：劉進(jìn)龍/汪皓

????Fortunately, the opportunities for networking are growing. Groups like Catalyst, or in the technology industry, UPWARD, and the Anita Borg Institute, are busy expanding formal and informal gatherings whose real purpose is to let women professionals connect with one another.

????The women quickly learn that every meal – even in the office cafeteria – ought to be a chance to share ideas, forge new bonds and solidify relationships. Women also learn that the worst thing you can do at a conference is to quickly retreat to your room to “get work done.” Business travel is the time you can really learn from other working women and men. And increasingly, these networking gatherings are not just about Rolodex padding: they are the places to seek career advice, find funding for start-ups, or hear from someone eager to share their journey to the top.

????Don’t believe that time spent networking hurts productivity. Data by International Data Corporation and the McKinsey Global Institute has shown that 28% of our working week is spent reading, deleting, filing and sending emails, and 19% is spent searching and gathering information

????That is why more women should get away from their desk and out of the office. A central part of leadership is sharing experiences, meeting others, and learning from people inside and out of the office.

????As more women invest time keeping their heads up building relationships, instead of keeping their heads down at their desk, they might find many new avenues for career development, advancement, and self-fulfillment.

????Carol Bartz is former CEO of Yahoo and Autodesk. Lisa Lambert is founder of UPWARD, a community of like-minded female executives, and Vice President of Intel Capital. Bartz and Lambert will convene a conversation on the topics related to this article at an UPWARD (www.upwardwomen.org) networking event for more than 600 female executives on Nov. 20 in Silicon Valley.