Here’s today’s aha-moment. Invest in relationships whether they’re with the neighbors on your block or people half-way around the world. Barry Wellman of the University of Toronto looks at social capital embedded within the commmunity of East York, a suburb of Toronto. He’s examined how people connect with their contacts. He’s actively engaged with the […]
Archive for the ‘Global Relationships’ Category
Does Distance Matter for Social Capital?
Written by: Bill Sherman on Monday, 4 August 2008, 11:05 AM
Google Alerts with a Human Touch
Written by: Bill Sherman on Thursday, 31 July 2008, 6:33 AM
Here’s an interesting observation. When your friends know that you have an area of interest, they pay attention to that topic for you. In some ways, your social network becomes a virtual “clipping service” . . . or better yet a human-edited version of Google Alerts. I love it when people send me relevant articles. […]
Eroding Social Capital
Written by: Bill Sherman on Monday, 21 July 2008, 7:39 AM
You may have heard about the recent purchase of Anheuser-Busch by Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev. On June 17th, the The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating account how eroded social capital can have lasting effects. In the early 1990’s August Busch III invited executives from Modelo (a Mexican brewer) to join him deep-sea fishing near Cabo […]
Social Capital Helps You Find a Better Job
Written by: Bill Sherman on Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 11:42 AM
Many people use their network to find a job. However, can you use your network to find a better job? Or if you just were let go from a company, how can you make yourself more competitive than other job seekers? That’s the question that Bonnie Erickson asked when she conducted research with security-industry employees […]
2013/06/05: Draw Your Own Video Game
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/04: A Dose of Superhero Serum: Reframing Experiences
by Bill Sherman
2013/06/01: Choices Made Under Pressure
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/18: What Lives at the Bottom of Your To-Do List?
by Bill Sherman
2013/05/16: The Impact Gap
by Bill Sherman