2 Posts found for Author: Rob Cross

There are many ways to assess the composition of your network and its impact on performance, learning and innovation. For example, sociologists commonly look at the effect of certain similarities between people-such as age, race, education, and gender-on clustering in networks. But these demographics do not always illustrate the subtle means by which one’s contacts affect learning. In many coaching sessions with managers at all … [ Read more ]

Author: Rob Cross | Source: Personal Networks and Leadership Development | Original Publication: LeaderValues | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

• Formal organization. Do you connect with people from different parts of the organization? It’s natural to spend a lot of time interacting with colleagues in your department; after all, they are the people you probably see the most. But as you move up in the hierarchy, relationships that cross departmental boundaries become increasingly important for learning and decision-making. Building such bridging relationships takes time,

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Author: Rob Cross | Source: Building vibrant employee networks: whom you know helps determine what you know and how your job gets done | Original Publication: HR Magazine | Subject: Networking