Social Capital Mentor

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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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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Enthusiasm And Attitude - You Have A Choice

Social Capital and enthusiasm are inextricably linked. No matter what kind of skills you have, your enthusiasm is going to make a difference. In an earlier post, I mentioned the importance of having a winner’s attitude, citing a post by management guru Tom Peters. Since that post, I’ve had numerous other conversations with people who [...]

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