David Bowie advised noting the names of secretaries and assistants encountered, because those contacts enable later access to important people. The counsel, given in the early 1990s, underscores a practical approach to networking: small, courteous record-keeping can open doors. Secretaries and assistants frequently act as gatekeepers to influential figures, so preserving their names and details facilitates introductions and follow-up. Paying attention to minor relationships and maintaining simple, organized contact records can convert brief interactions into lasting professional or creative channels for reaching decision-makers.
"It's been ten years since the great man left us and we could use a touch of his insight today"
"One of the first and most important pieces of advice David Bowie ever gave me - and this was in the early Nineties - was to make sure I noted down the names of secretaries and assistants I came in contact with. This would help me later, he explained, when I needed to get through to the important people."
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