Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. If Tesla’s ideas ultimately had more impact, then why was Edison so much more successful? Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

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Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 82

Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

But the rise of social media has highlighted the importance of networks , and companies are determined to capitalize on the power players lurking in their workforces. On the flip side, the unconscious mind is a powerful force driving our behavior. When Doing It All Won''t Do: A Self-Coaching Guide for Career Women. .

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Influence Self-aware Competitive Advantage Social Capital 121

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2018

When women are mentored by men , they make more money, receive more promotions, and report greater satisfaction with their career trajectories. Although advantageous for all employees, mentoring is particularly helpful to women for addressing the myriad barriers to career advancement. So what’s a decent guy to do?

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Mentor Self-aware Emotional Intelligence Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2018

And they can even overtly undermine you and attempt to sabotage your long-term career prospects. You owe it to yourself to find a workable strategy to advance your career. Perhaps your boss is trying to advocate for you but lacks the social capital and credibility to successfully advocate for anyone.

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Mentor Short-term PR Social Capital 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2018

Over the course of a year I worked with Professor Elizabeth Morrison, Vice Dean of Faculty at NYU, to interview 10 women of color in order to understand the challenges they face in the workplace, how they cope with those challenges, and how those coping mechanisms affect their chances of long-term success.

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Hotels Project Class Mentor 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2012

Two years later, despite great success, he told me he wanted to find a job at another company in his home country. You will fit more easily into the culture, retain part of your social capital, and have larger chances to recover if you fail. I once hired a McKinsey consultant into a country manager role in a developing region.

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Positioning Social Capital McKinsey Globalization 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 8, 2015

“Today, probably even more than ever before, networks are a key form of social capital for achieving goals in both your professional and personal lives.” You’re not just networking because you should ; you’re doing it because it’s good for your career. Career planning. Magazine Article.

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Conference How To Venture Capitalist Case Study 8

Coaching Tip

DECEMBER 21, 2012

However, if you are vague about your request or don't exhibit a sense of confidence and a "can-do" attitude, you should consider engaging a male executive coach to learn how to become more successful in your career. Successful people will admit that planning ultimately saves time. Success is powered by three things : 1.

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Team Leadership Self-aware Politics 103

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2016

They’d met at university, and although Derek had gone on to graduate school and a career in banking, while Rogier had joined his family construction business and then founded Contect, they’d never lost touch. In Derek’s view, the subsidiaries already had far too much power. But it would take a lot of social capital.

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Case Study Decentralization CFO Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Black has no management experience in education — her entire career has been spent in magazine publishing — and her contact with the public school system in New York has been very limited. And it's true that outsiders, like Lou Gerstner at IBM , have sometimes been great successes. Do unpopular decisions diminish power?

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Tacit Knowledge Festinger Social Capital Education 12