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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog shared 4 Tips for Improving Work/Life Balance. Jon Mertz of Thin Difference shared Social Entrepreneurs Are the New Social Capital Builders. By their nature, social entrepreneurs build social capital within their organizations and communities.

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Givers give without expectation of immediate return.

Coaching Tip

Traditionally the thinking has been that employers should appeal to workers’ more obvious forms of self-interest: financial incentives, yes, but also work that is inherently interesting or offers the possibility for career advancement. The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity." Grant Ph.D.:

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Build a Simple System to Achieve Success

Coaching Tip

This 'law of love' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker's business bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " (Jossey-Bass), this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". The law of reciprocity is not what can best be described as "transactional reciprocity.".

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Unilever to adopt “hybrid model” of remote and office for staff post-pandemic

HR Digest

Come to work some days a week; rest operate from home as far as possible. Jope also emphasized that the company was keen to pursue its office model too as working from home resulted in a “slow erosion of social capital” as it prevents colleagues from meeting in person. . At best, companies will be offering a hybrid culture.

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

It is a tough time as they bank on social capital and how to maintain cohesion without the benefit of informal coffee, lunch or smoke breaks. Reskilling will become more important than ever as the skills needed for fulfilling career changes. This is a key moment for business leaders to respond promptly and with urgency.

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Are Older Entrepreneurs The Best Entrepreneurs?

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers argue a number of factors stack up in favor of the older entrepreneur, not least of which is the likelihood of having a richer social network to tap into for suppliers, co-founders, new hires and financial supporters.

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Exploiting Beauty in the Workplace

Harvard Business Review

Hakim argues that while we have no problem exploiting our other advantages — money (economic capital), intelligence and education (human capital), and contacts (social capital), women especially still shirk from using erotic capital. Why should that be?