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The Gates & Einstein Factor? Social Capital.
The average UK Graduate now applies for 65 jobs before getting hired. . But did you know that William Gates III and Einstein both got their lucky breaks because of WHO they knew not WHAT they knew? (Mary Gates & Lou Gerstner at IBM, Einstein was unemployed for 2 years before his friend's Dad noticed an 'unremarkable physicist'...)
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Oh dear. What happened to England at the World Cup? To much emphasis on skills and not enough on relationships - or put in the jargon - too much human capital and not enough social capital. It's too early to say what happened in the Germany-England game - but the whole tournament has been like watching a slow car crash. The thing is, by the time you realise the team relationships are wrong in a tournament its TOO LATE. Some GREAT research and application of social network analysis from the Austrian company www.fas.at here. We daren't look at the Germany-England game....
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- It's a small world. Fact. Tom returned on Friday afternoon to 35 King St - Bristol, only 10 yards from where his desk was 5 years ago...for a pecha-kucha style presentation on Social Network Analysis - to the hot & sticky people at Team Rubber -Read this nice review on their blog here. The 'Crash Talk' involved 20 slides on social network analysis, 20 seconds each slide on automatic transition.. no pressure then. For his next presentation - Tom has volunteered to do it hopping for 30 seconds on one leg whilst reviewing SNA since the 1930's... #
- With over 300 programmes delivered since 1997 ( including over 50 social network workshops) - we have a wealth of experience, feedback, return on investment and case studies. Please contact us for more information. "Enjoyable, educational & eye-opening" (S.W Senior Manager - FoodService Company "The TeamWare programme has certainly been a key element in the successful transition of a group of good individuals into a cohesive team generating sustainable business result" (E.F, Divisional Director - Financial Services Plc) "The training on social networks continues to have a significant impact on our performance - the dynamic approach was found to be very stimulating and challenging for the attendees - furthermore the use of leading edge training methodologies was I believe right for a company in leading edge technology" (S.G Programme Performance Manager, High Tech Plc) "Overall I have found the social network company to be excellent value for money and would not hesitate to recommend them to others" (M.G Leadership Development Manager, Major UK Bank) #
- Social Network Analysis is about to enter the mainstream! (According to the Gartner Hype Cycle - it's currently about 3-5 years ahead of itself) So get your business advantage now...before everyone else.. http://www.gartner.com/DisplayDocument?id=1108412&ref=g_sitelink&ref=g_SiteLink http://marketsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/HypeCycle-1.jpg #
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Browse the site or use the ‘categories’ section below to explore our offer for 2010. Programmes and workshops are based on Applied Social Network Analysis with complementary leadership and team development.
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