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The Hidden Power of Social Networks
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The Hidden Power of Social Networks

by Robert L. Cross, Andrew Parker
June 2004
Beginner to intermediate
240 pages
6h 2m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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Charged Up

Creating Energy in Organizations

Our high performers are not just people who are smart. We have some of the brightest consultants in the world here. But some are more successful than others, and it has much more to do with what I call buzz than a slight difference in IQ. Our high performers create enthusiasm for things. I mean they are smart and have good ideas, but more than that they are able to get people to buy into and take action on their ideas. They create energy, and even though this is intangible it generates client sales and follow-on work as well as gets other people here engaged in and supportive of what they are doing. I know this might sound like a New Age idea, but what I call buzz or energy has a lot to do with these ...

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