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The Law of Reciprocity

Coaching Tip

This ''law of love'' is identified in many different ways--for example, in Wayne Baker''s bestseller, " Achieving Success Through Social Capital " , this law of love in the workplace is described as the "law of reciprocity.". Acts of contribution, big and small, build your fund of social capital, creating a vast network of reciprocity.

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Influencers Wanted

Coaching Tip

Creating unique brand-related experiences that the influencer will then report on to peers communicates your competitive advantage. Competitive Advantage. High-performing teams are increasingly a competitive advantage. High Performance Teams; A Competitive Advantage.

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Talking with Each Other @ Work

Coaching Tip

And since competition is a matter of relations, the company’s ability to structure and control the process of securing productive relationships will determine success in the marketplace. Find out more about social capital by clicking here. Many companies have been slow to adopt new workplace philosophies for fear of change.

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Leading HR: Harnessing Social Power

LDRLB

Galbraith also wrote that “the long-term human resources role is to build social capital by creating richly connected interpersonal networks across the organization.” As organizations continue to globalize, this ability to form partnerships becomes more and more complex.

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Leading HR: Harnessing Social Power

LDRLB

Galbraith also wrote that “the long-term human resources role is to build social capital by creating richly connected interpersonal networks across the organization.” As organizations continue to globalize, this ability to form partnerships becomes more and more complex.

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Act Like an Entrepreneur Inside Your Organization

Harvard Business Review

Our notions of sustainable competitive advantage are truly challenged. It is quite different for entrepreneurs inside where the most significant investment (and risk) criteria they consider is their social standing and relationship capital within the organization. And then “Who can I bring along with me?”

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What to Do Before You Fire a Pivotal Employee

Harvard Business Review

As noted in research by Paul Adler and Seok-Woo Kwon at the University of Southern California, a well-designed employee network essentially makes up the “social capital” of a company, due to all the assets or resources that can be mobilized through the network.