What’s Holding Your Networking Back? Identify Your Strengths & Blind Spots

Build Relationships That Actually Move Your Career Forward

Networking doesn’t have to feel awkward, transactional, or exhausting. In this interactive 1-hour session, Chris Kong will introduce a practical and human approach to networking that helps you build genuine relationships, even if you’re introverted, early in your career, or allergic to “selling yourself.”

This session introduces Chris’s SIGN Framework which is a simple, memorable model designed to help professionals connect with intention and confidence:

• Strategic – being clear on who and what you’re building relationships for
• Ice-breaking – starting conversations naturally and authentically
• Giving – creating value without overthinking or people-pleasing
• Nurturing – maintaining relationships without it feeling forced

Drawing on stories from his journey leading technical teams and coaching professionals across industries, Chris will share practical insights you can apply immediately.

You’ll also complete a short networking diagnostic, helping you reflect on your current strengths and blind spots to identify where small shifts could unlock better opportunities.

What you’ll get

• A clear, practical framework for strategic networking
• Real examples and stories from tech and corporate environments
• A short self-diagnostic to assess your networking style
• Space for reflection and interaction

This session is offered free to the Le Wagon community and is designed as a low-pressure, high-value introduction to Chris’s approach.

About the facilitator:

Chris Kong is the founder of Crouching Tiger Network and a former Director of Data & Digital at Danone. He supports technical and ambitious professionals to navigate communication challenges, build influence, and grow their careers with confidence. His work blends strategy, psychology, and real-world leadership experience.