{"id":12310,"date":"2013-05-09T10:55:58","date_gmt":"2013-05-09T14:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/05\/belittle-or-bebig---how-to-befriend-your-competitors.html"},"modified":"2017-12-01T09:03:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-01T14:03:04","slug":"belittle-or-bebig-how-to-befriend-your-competitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albany.com\/hr\/2013\/05\/belittle-or-bebig-how-to-befriend-your-competitors\/","title":{"rendered":"Belittle or Bebig &#8211; How to Befriend Your &#8220;Competitors&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Often the area in the Capital Region is called SmAlbany because of how everyone know&#8217;s each other; in some cases, its called SmAlbany because of how some businesses act like it is smaller than it truly is.<\/p>\n<p>When you live in a small community, it is important to get to know as many people as possible in the community and find ways to collaborate. The best way to do this is to &#8220;bebig&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>bebig &#8211; V. to speak highly of your coworkers, competitors and colleagues and share ideas with them<\/p>\n<p>Bebigging is a practice that can also be called practicing &#8220;co-opeitition&#8221;. Even though you may be in the same business as a competitor, sharing best practices with one another leads to more abundance, and there is often plenty to go around for everyone. Very often, even though maybe 80-90 % of what you do is similar, the 10 % that each of you do differently can be combined into a stellar package for potential clients.<\/p>\n<p>In my own business, I collaborate with 50 other independent consultants and several public speakers as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consultingalliance.org\/\">The Consulting Alliance<\/a>. As an entrepreneurship professor, I meet with other entrepreneur teachers, trainers and professors through LinkedIn groups, entrepreneur breakfasts at RPI and through face to face coffee chats. With fellow marketers and HR professionals, I invite guest blog entries, talk best practices, and share resources.<\/p>\n<p>When you practice bebigging, you find far greater opportunities than you would on your own. In the world of HR and Careers, bebigging a past employer, colleague or competitor will show the world that you are confident in your own skin and able to recognize talent.<\/p>\n<p>Who will you bebig today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often the area in the Capital Region is called SmAlbany because of how everyone know&#8217;s each other; in some cases, its called SmAlbany because of how some businesses act like it is smaller than it truly is. 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