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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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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Practice Makes Habit

How do you develop Social Capital? The answer is easy, but like anything it takes a lot of hard work and practice. How much practice? Malcolm Gladwell, in his book Outliers: The Story of Success, says that to become an expert at something you need 10,000 hours of practice. He found this to be true [...]

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