Assessing Networks

Thoughtful piece in the HBR blogs on assessing your network.   Thinking of this as interesting   " ... They came up with three components that would make members valuable to any network: They were part pack rat, part librarian, and part Good Samaritan. The pack rat brought a range of resources that could be accessed and used to create new and fresh ideas. The librarian brought information and knowledge. And the Good Samaritan had the attitude and practice of sharing. A network built on relationships between talented, knowledgeable, and supportive members is worth joining. If that relationship doesn't exist, you may need to look elsewhere.... "   And how it relates to leadership, at least in Macaque monkeys.