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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Innovation Capital. Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. Human capital: who you are as a leader of innovation . Social capital: who you know with key expertise and resources.

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Talking with Each Other @ Work

Coaching Tip

The best leaders build the ‘social capital’ of their organizations,” says Dr. Wayne Baker, author of " Achieving Success Through Social Capital" (Jossey-Bass, 2000). Find out more about social capital by clicking here. Effective social networks that are built on the "law of reciprocity" flourish.

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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.” This social power is especially important as Millennials continue to infiltrate workplaces. Retrieved from link. Galbraith, J. Designing the global corporation.

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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.” This social power is especially important as Millennials continue to infiltrate workplaces. Leadership hr human resources millennials vanderpyl'

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Saving Face – How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Leading with Trust

She emphasizes that face is a form of social currency. The more face you have, the easier it is to accomplish things at work, the smoother your relationships, and the more social capital you have at your disposal. Losing face provokes shame, guilt, fear, vulnerability, and a wide range of negative emotions.

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Reskilling the Future of Work

HR Digest

History, if it has taught us anything at all, has taught us that technology has created large employment and sector shifts, but also widened job opportunities. 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. A STITCH IN TIME.

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Leading for Innovation: Why Fighting Fires Burns Down the House

LDRLB

This one little question lies at the intersection of two big fields – leadership and innovation. Whereas innovation used to be all about research & development, technology, and product or service innovation, what’s required for innovation today goes far beyond the traditional nuts and bolts. The other domain is leadership.