Today, we are going to combine a couple of concepts that can make you more indispensable to those around you. The concepts that I am going to combine are called social arbitrage and connectors.
When he was being recruited to join Google as the head of People Operations, Lazslo Bock received an important piece of advice from his recruiter.
Have you ever heard of the classic video game ‘Frogger’? If you haven’t, the object is to get frogs to their homes one by one by avoiding vehicles on a busy road and crossing a river full of hazards.
It all started with a fire hydrant! And I’m not talking about a dog ‘doing it’s business’ on one to mark its territory! I’m talking about the story of Jim Cotter.
Anyone who follows horse racing in the United States is familiar with the Triple Crown. To win the Triple Crown, a horse must win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes on 3 different tracks that are all different lengths and all within a 5-week period.