1. Employment in the networked age : The alliance ; Moving from family to team ; Getting value from entrepreneurial talent ; Having the courage to lead honest conversations --
2. Tours of duty : Building trust through honest conversations ; Different types of tours ; Blending tours of duty ; A broadly applicable framework ; Longer-term alliances ; Walking the walk: how LinkedIn uses tours of duty --
3. Building alignment in a tour of duty : Alignment for the different types of tours ; Walking the walk: how LinkedIn builds alignment ; Having the conversation: advice for managers --
4. Implementing transformational tours of duty : Start the conversation and define the mission ; Set up a system of regular checkpoints for both sides to exchange feedback with each other ; Before the tour of duty draws to a close, begin defining the next tour of duty ; Managing for the unexpected when there's a change in the middle of a tour ; Having the conversation: advice for managers --
5. Employee network intelligence : Network intelligence generates hidden data, serendipity, and opportunity --
6. Implementing network intelligence programs : Recruit connected people ; Teach employees how to mine intelligence from their networks via conversation and social media ; Roll out programs and policies that help employees build their individual networks ; Have employees share what they learn with the company ; Walking the walk: how LinkedIn uses network intelligence ; Having the conversation: advice for managers --
7. Corporate alumni networks : It's all about the ROI ; Four reasons to invest in an alumni network ; Three levels of investment in alumni networks ; Walking the walk: the LinkedIn corporate alumni network --
8. Implementing an alumni network : Decide who you want to include in your alumni network ; Explicitly define the expectations and benefits of the relationship ; Establish a comprehensive exit process ; Build links between current employees and alumni ; Having the conversation: advice for managers --
Appendixes : A. Sample statement of alliance ; B. Mission alignment exercise: people we admire ; C. Getting started at your company.

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