article thumbnail

Well Connected People Get Results

Coaching Tip

Formula for Success: The formula for both personal and corporate success = your human capital (what you know and can do) times your social capital (who you know and who knows you) times your reputation (who trusts you). How People, Not Technology, Seal the Deal. . Relationships matter more than anything else.

article thumbnail

Saving Face – How to Preserve Dignity and Build Trust

Leading with Trust

Face is important, says Hu-Chan, because it represents a person’s self-esteem, reputation, status, and dignity. 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.

P&L 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How Men Can Become Better Allies to Women

Harvard Business Review

New research reveals that men perceived as less self-promoting and more collaborative and power-sharing are evaluated by both men and women as less competent (and, not incidentally, less masculine). Self-professed male allies can also face criticism from the women they try to ally with. First, there’s the dreaded wimp penalty.

article thumbnail

What Younger Workers Can Learn from Older Workers, and Vice Versa

Harvard Business Review

We typically imagine that the young can help the old understand technology and the old can impart general wisdom. Surveys show that most retirees wished they had saved more but did not have the self-control during their working life to save rather than spend. Coaching and mentoring across age groups makes sense. Both are crucial.

article thumbnail

What It Takes to Become a Great Product Manager

Harvard Business Review

Self-awareness: PMs must be self-aware so as to remain objective and avoid projecting their own preferences onto users of their products. If not self-aware, a PM may push to prioritize a feature they conceived even when all the customer interviews and evidence is stacked against it.