from Scott Allen: Heather Hamilton, a senior recruiter for marketing talent at Microsoft, just did one of the most unusual recruiting ideas we’ve ever seen. Heather has asked her readers to link to this post from their blog resumes, and she’ll check out the resumes by reviewing her referrals. The implication of this? If you...
[Continue Reading]Tools to manage small project teams
All of life is one big To Do list. I personally spend most of my time managing project teams for the various projects that I am responsible for.I have been looking for some time for a more efficient way to track the progress of my teammates. I have used Microsoft Project in the past, but...
[Continue Reading]Sources of power in social networks
Traditionally, power in a company came from one’s title, or formal authority. But in a modern organization, power can come from many other sources. Harvard Business School Professor Linda Hill breaks down the sources of business power as follows (Linda Hill, Power Dynamics in Organizations (Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business School Publishing, 1994), 6-10.). First, you...
[Continue Reading]On structural holes and closed networks
More thoughts from the research I’m doing for my book, The Virtual Handshake, on structural holes and closed networks:In some cases, you can benefit by being in a highly interconnected network, one in which there are virtually no structural holes . This is a “closed network”, “in which everyone is connected such that no one can...
[Continue Reading]On structural holes in your business relationships
I am in the final stages of writing a book on building quality business relationships online. Occasionally I will blog here some of my research and thoughts on this topic, drawing on my work for the book. I welcome your feedback on any of the material that I post. Some thoughts on structural holes in...
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