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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Editor's Note This fictionalized case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. But it would take a lot of social capital. ” After Henning left, Derek found that he was too distracted to get back to work.

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Manage Your Time Without Annoying Your Coworkers

Harvard Business Review

When things are going well, you have social capital to spend,” says Dattner. Case study#1: Make the reasons clear. Case study #2: Be flexible with your new approach. You also want to be sure that you’re well positioned to request the change to your routine. Do it together if you can.

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How to Get the Most Out of a Conference

Harvard Business Review

“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.” Case Study #1: Organize small group gatherings and take time to recharge. ” Here’s how to get the most from the conferences you attend.

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Reimagining Capitalism

Harvard Business Review

With this challenge, we hope to accelerate the shift toward a more principled, patient, and socially accountable capitalism — one that's truly fit for the long term. Capitalism cannot operate in a social vacuum, and profits and shareholder return can no longer be the only measures of a company's value-add.

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What Africa's Entrepreneurs Can Teach the World

Harvard Business Review

Sifting through case studies, anecdotes, questionnaire responses, and many other snapshots of entrepreneurial activity in Ghana and a few other places on the continent I was drawn to two major characteristics of African entrepreneurship.

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Should You Talk About Politics at Work?

Harvard Business Review

“The central challenge of creating social capital in the workplace is learning how to transcend our judgments of other people,” says Grenny. Case Study #1: Remove emotion from the equation and focus on a positive working relationship. Demonstrating respect “is about subtlety,” he says.