Making the Team: A Guide for Managers, Fifth Edition

Chapter 10 Networking, Social Capital, and Integrating across Teams

After monstrous Hurricane Sandy bore down on the east coast of the United States days before the highly contested 2012 presidential election, New Jersey Republican governor Chris Christie, a staunch critic of Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama, put aside political differences and invited President Obama to a tour of the widespread damage. The governor and his team repeatedly said in their television interviews that the president had been “outstanding,” “incredibly supportive,” and “deserves great credit,” even going so far as to tell residents of hard-hit areas that Obama would help make things right. It was a savvy move for the governor, who only days earlier had ...