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Tag Archives: networking
Working out loud when you’re looking for a new career
Suppose you’re looking to do something new. Maybe you don’t enjoy what you’re doing or you got laid off and want to try something else. What would you do? How would you discover what you like and the relevant opportunities … Continue reading
Working out loud: my own story
“You should tell that story more.” I was having lunch with a friend, talking about how I wound up in my current role. I describe my job as “making work more effective and fulfilling”. But there was no such job … Continue reading
The best office design for collaboration is also the cheapest
Steve Jobs wanted the Pixar headquarters to be a place that “promoted encounters and unplanned collaborations.” He was personally involved in the design details as he was with Apple’s plans for new headquarters. “If a building doesn’t encourage [collaboration], you’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Social Business
Tagged apple, collaboration, collaboration platform, enterprise 2.0, humanize, networking, platform, social business
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The story of Jordi Muñoz, CEO
Jordi Muñoz was born in Ensenada, Mexico, didn’t speak English well, didn’t go to college and, at 19 years old, was newly married with a baby on the way. 5 years later, he became the the CEO of a multi-million … Continue reading
Working out loud: leveraging other networks
Recently, I’ve been talking to dozens of people about career insurance – how working out loud can help them shape their reputation and control their career. In almost every conversation, people were unsure of how to build a purposeful network. … Continue reading
Building a community to improve an industry
We’re still moving too slowly. Big firms know they need to change, but most are spending too much time wrestling with technology, policies, and a scarcity of good use cases. For banks and insurance companies, change is even slower due … Continue reading
Posted in Financial Services, Social Business
Tagged banking, collaboration, enterprise 2.0, financial services, networking, social business
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The paradox of “they”
“I wish they would recognize my work.” “If only they would listen.” “They laid off people today.” Just this week, I thanked them for an opportunity and cursed them when they slighted me. Who’s “they”? It’s personal Your access to … Continue reading
Avoiding learned helplessness at work
What do recent graduates think about working in large firms? Can work be fulfilling and meaningful and human for everyone (as I write about here, here, and here)? Or do most people work for money and go home for meaning? … Continue reading
Posted in Management, Self awareness and improvement
Tagged career, career planning, hope, humanize, management, networking, reputation, self-improvement
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“Building a purposeful social network” – a course update
If you want to systematically improve diversity, mobility, and employee engagement within your firm, then a good place to start is teaching people how to shape their reputation and build relationships at work. (More on that here and here.) Towards … Continue reading
The best approach to building relationships
I used to think of networking as a set of transactions or, worse, manipulations. As a result, I viewed relationships too narrowly. At work, my relationships were defined by the hierarchy and my position in it. At home, they were … Continue reading
Posted in Self awareness and improvement, Working out loud
Tagged Carnegie, Ferrazzi, generosity, networking, relationships, self-improvement
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