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Nine Things Successful People Do Differently

Social Capitalist and motivational psychologist Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. joined Tahl Raz to discuss her popular Harvard Business Review blog post, "Nine Things Successful People Do Differently," the most popular and commented on post of 2011.  Here, she shares those nine things and why they matter. 1. Get Specific It’s not surprising that getting specific [...]

Help Save Corazon de los Niños

As our group prepares for the next trip to Guatemala we are touching base with the people and organizations we have worked with in the past to identify current opportunities to increase our impact on the region. I heard recently from Kristin Otsby de Barillas, the director of Boys Hope/Girls Hope Latin America. Krisin oversees [...]

Rohit Bhargava on the Social Capitalist: Can You Become More Likeable?

Ever have the sneaking suspicion that no matter how hard you work, you could be passed over for a promotion or new opportunity for someone who’s not smarter or more talented, but simply more likeable? On Thursday Oct 11, 12pm ET, marketing expert and author Rohit Bhargava will confirm those fears but also offer actionable [...]

Success Question: How to Move Forward from Old Projects and Partners?

Recently on the Social Capitalist, Keith asked LinkedIn Founder Reid Hoffman, “At this stage of your life, what do you need more or less of?” The answer was that he needed more focus, specifically mentioning that he needed to cut back on the number of projects he was juggling. That’s one of the small “curses” [...]

Non-Verbal Communication from a Distance

As one of the original founding members of the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Program, Joe Navarro mastered the ability to read nonverbal body language. When he retired in 2003, he discovered his expertise and skills could be taught, to benefit everyone from professional poker players to executives who wanted an extra edge. Since then, he has [...]

Join Me in Changing Lives for the Holidays

The staff of Greenlight Giving is deep in the planning process for our next trip to Guatemala. I have made it a tradition to spend the time between Christmas and New Year’s working with orphanages, local organizations, and social entrepreneurs to improve the circumstances of underprivileged children. Because of the donations from our community and [...]

Ask for Help to Show You Can Handle Anything

Past Social Capitalist guest Jodi Glickman, author of Great on the Job: What to Say, How to Say it. The Secrets of Getting Ahead, laid out how asking for help with new projects shows strength, not weakness. The way to ask for help at the outset of a project has three steps. It’s 1) be [...]

Personal Branding is a Lie

James Altucher has grown a loyal tribe of hundreds of thousands that read his blog, opened doors to everyone from the super-secretive hedge funder Steven Cohen to Mad Money’s Jim Cramer, and built enduring relationships while reinventing himself and his career in multiple industries. And through it all, he has managed his success on his [...]

Ask Keith Video – Linkedin vs Facebook

I was asked the question: Should I drop Linkedin in favor of Facebook? Check out my answer.

Forget Culture Change. Celebrate Behavior Reengineering.

If you walk into most large companies and say "culture change" you'll get a lot of head shaking and sympathetic looks, but not a lot of buy-in. Too many times they've experienced "the program of the month," with a flurry of town hall meetings, new vocabulary, and new metrics. And then nothing happens. Change management [...]