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Is There A Sweet Spot For Digital Connectivity To Work After Hours?

The Horizons Tracker

For instance, the researchers found that checking email can actually make us feel more connected to our colleagues, which in turn makes us more productive. After a month had passed, they then completed a questionnaire that was designed to measure social capital development at work.

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November 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

We’re excited to share posts from leadership experts from around the globe on the topics of communication, development, engagement, motivation, productivity, team building, and more. There is a better way – a more inspiring, engaging, productive way of viewing our reason for being on this planet. Productivity. Communication.

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Do We Prefer Our Colleagues To Be Friendly Than Competent?

The Horizons Tracker

There was a particular focus given to the signaling of human capital, which is concerned with their competence and ability to do tasks well, and also their social capital, which concerns itself with things like one’s trustworthiness and friendliness.

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LeadershipNow 140: September 2016 Compilation

Leading Blog

Do Not Take Rest Breaks And 4 Other Productive Tips For Leaders by @BrianKDodd. Do You Know The Value of Your Social Capital at Work? Success Is Never an Accident – It’s a Choice by @SteveTobak. 14 reasons why it’s tough to be a boss by @WallyBock. Business Book Classic: The Abilene Paradox by @WallyBock. by @MarySchaefer.

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Talking with Each Other @ Work

Coaching Tip

For example, Amazon , a company with about $75 billion in annual revenue and a $140 billion market value, relies on metrics like continually rooting out inefficiencies and, with a few well-known peculiarities like "desks with repurposed doors," underights cost effectiveness and abhors “social cohesion."

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The 5 Smartest Strategies to Build Influence in the Workplace

Career Advancement

Successful influencers cultivate alliances with people across the company who are in positions of leadership or who have strong social capital. For instance, if you have a suggestion for improving a product development strategy, present it to an advocate and ask for help in connecting with decision-makers.

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Practicing the Law of Reciprocity

Coaching Tip

Each colleague identifies the resources (knowledge, information, expertise, budget, product, emotional support or so on) or contacts (someone he or she knows who can provide the resource) in response to as many requests as possible. An easy way to do this is to write the request on a Post-it note. Related articles. Leadership Communication.