Social Capital Mentor

Is it Relationship Building or Smooth Talking?

I came across a question on Answerbag.com today that sounds like someone’s upset about a promotion that she didn’t get. At work, how does it make you feel when someone less qualified with no real substance gets promoted above someone else who is much more qualified, just because one is a much smoother talker and knows [...]

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Power Lunch: A Modern Approach to the Business Lunch

We’re happy to announce that our new Power Lunch site is up, so you can work on developing your lunch-meeting social capital skills in the privacy of your own home. You’ll find an introduction to the our video, The Power Lunch: A Modern Approah to the Business Lunch. The first half of the video lays out [...]

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Practice Conscientiously

If you’re like a lot of people, one the hardest things about improving your social capital is putting yourself out there. We can talk all we want about social capital, but as the old saying goes, talk is cheap. You need habits of interacting well with people. Michael Phelps swims more laps then there are [...]

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Leadership Skills and the Brave New Face of the San Francisco 49′ers

Driving to work the other morning, I was listening to sports radio KNBR. I tuned in just in time to hear the end of an interview the host was having with Jed York, the newly named team president of the San Francisco 49′ers. The York family owns the storied franchise, so to most this move [...]

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What Does Clint Eastwood Know About Social Capital?

I’d say he knows a lot. At least his character does. Last night I saw Gran Torino for the second time. I don’t usually see movies twice in the theater, but I really like this one. You can’t tell from the trailer, but Gran Torino contains a clear example of developing social savvy and turning [...]

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