Social Capital Mentor

5! 4! 3! 2! 1! Monty Python’s Job Interview

When interviewing for a job, sometimes it’s hard to relax when the pressure’s on. Preparation sometimes can’t do it all, so keep it together when things don’t go as planned. And pray your next job interview isn’t run by John Cleese.

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Facelift for Lunch For Success Blog

I’m happy to say that the Lunch For Success blog has a new look (and it’s better on the inside, too, but that’s kinda boring to most people, so I won’t go on). I’m going to add some useful widgets over the next few days. Have a look and let us know what you think.

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White House Reporter’s Lack of Social Capital Gets Him the Evil Eye from President Obama

President Obama was forced to stare down one of the White House press core. The reporter on the receiving end of Obama’s ire, Politico’s Jonathan Martin, got there because he didn’t understand the social dynamic of Obama’s suprise visit to the press room. He wanted to deliver a ‘tough’ question to Obama, when Obama’s visit [...]

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Build Relationships: Acing an Interview Starts Way Earlier than you Think

If you’re preparing for a job interview one week out, you’re late. You’ve got to prepare earlier. And the most important part of that preparation isn’t about hard skills… I just read this post from Silicon.com called “Ask the Experts: How do I ace that job interview?” Three experts answer the question, which is a nice [...]

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Social Capital Gives You Financial Capital

One of the most important thing to realize about social capital is that it gives you the capacity for action. That capacity for action often takes the place of other forms of capital, like intellectual or financial capital. Tim Bosworth oversimplifies things when he says in this post that social capital is “basically who and how [...]

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Developing Social Capital: Why Should I Care How You Feel?

I wish I could tell you that developing your social capital is as simple as following a checklist. Do precisely this, then that, immediately followed by more of this… and you’ll be fine. In reality, it doesn’t work that way. It’s more than that. But don’t worry, you can still learn it. Social capital is about [...]

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A New Design for the New Year

If you’re a regular reader, I’m sure you’ve already noticed that things look a little different around here. We’ve had a design overhaul tonight. Don’t worry, all the same content is here. It’s now easier on the eyes. There are a few behind-the-scenes improvements, too, but I won’t bore you with that (unless you ask, [...]

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January 22nd is Thank Your Mentor Day

If you haven’t already, mark January 22 on your calendar. The folks at Harvard have declared January to be National Mentoring Month, and January 22nd, Thank Your Mentor Day. A day to reflect, a day to thank those people that have sacrificed a bit of themselves to make you a better person. What exactly is [...]

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Can You Swear at Work?

That depends on which part of the world you’re in. I’m not going to tell you that you need good work-place manners to develop social capital. You already know that manners are important. That said, I did find this article by Miral Fahmy to be a pretty interesting look at how perceptions of manners are [...]

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