2010, Comment, Teach and Technique - Nonprofit Technology

10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. You can get a copy here and I also have a copy to give away if you leave comment mentioning the book.

Amazon

Amazon Nonprofit Social Media Oregon

Innogive Conference Panel Resources: Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 1, 2012

In 2010 they added a mobile friendly site which A) provided parents a tool for accessing the information when it was needed most – in the stores B) expanded the quantity and quality of coverage traditional and online and C) helped position the organization internally and externally as innovating with technology. Why should you use it?

Mobile

Mobile Conference Resource Social

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Webinars

How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

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Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Effective

Effective Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Place

Place Management Program Mentoring

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Dont Praise. There is an important difference between giving your employees positive feedback and giving them praise. Positive feedback focuses on the specifics of job performance. .&#

Giving

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

Thursday, December 30, 2010 70 New Years Resolutions For Leaders Lose weight. Teach something new to your team 24. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Exercise more. Stop smoking. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life. Praise when compliments are earned 19. Be decisive 20. Dont interrupt 63.

Leadership

Leadership Management Mentoring Kansas City

Thanks For Your Loyal Readership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010 Thanks For Your Loyal Readership A heartfelt thanks for reading my blog and sharing your feedback, comments and ideas. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Leadership

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? August 12, 2010 11:37 AM Eric Jacobson said. August 12, 2010 8:08 PM Tiim Krupa said. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. The answer is yes. Fernado, Glad you liked the post.

Leadership

Leadership Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City company called, The Brainzooming Group, encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kansas City

Kansas City Kansas Help Mentoring

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Let Employees Learn From Their Mistakes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 Let Employees Learn From Their Mistakes Mistakes happen. If not, teach him what he needs to do differently to avoid the mistake from reoccurring. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 9:04 PM Labels: General Management Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said. His boss calls him in.

Learning

Learning Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails Cant quite master the ideal tone for the emails you send employees and customers? ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. You might want to check out ToneCheck.

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email Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Mentoring

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Kansas

Run Better Meetings

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010 Run Better Meetings Here are five handy tips for how to run a better meeting: Limit attendance. July 18, 2010 6:58 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. July 19, 2010 4:23 PM Executive Coach Caroline Smith said. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions A manager who cant make a decision or who cant make a timely decision will frustrate his/her employees. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Equally bad, a lack of decision will impede the progress of the managers team.

Management

Management Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Been looking at this book for awhile.

Place

Place Companies Work Kansas

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Evaluation

Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Share The Bad News

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Share The Bad News Of course its much easier to share good news with your employees, but its perhaps even more important to share the bad news. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Eric, I am singing your praise right now!

News

News Share Mentoring Kansas City

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Its a quick read, yet power-packed with useful tips for communicating effectively -- tips you can start to use tomorrow.

Skills

Skills International Communication Mentoring

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee As a leader, the time will come when you will have to speak with an employee about his or her poor performance. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Engage Your Employees.Especially Now

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 Engage Your Employees.Especially Now Im a big fan of the books authored by Leigh Branham. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 7:37 PM Labels: Books For Managers , General Management Skills , Goal Setting , Leadership Books , Management , Motivating Employees , Soliciting Suggestions 1 comments: davidburkus said.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 Dont Hire Someone Just Like You Despite the temptation to hire someone like yourself, hire someone to complement your skills --not to duplicate your skills. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 9:07 PM Labels: General Management Skills , Hiring , Management 1 comments: davidburkus said. Good post Eric.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Skills Kansas

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude

How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. . Third to last is crucial.

Leadership

Leadership Question Mentoring Kansas City

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Story

Story Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010 Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback When you provide overall feedback to your employees, mix praise with constructive feedback about what they can do to improve. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. I totally agree. " It gets seen through.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Professional

Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Be An Open Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 How To Be An Open Leader Charlene Li, the author of the best-seller book, Groundswell , was kind enough to send me an advance copy of her newest book, Open Leadership , which she released for sale on May 24. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Great read.

Open

Open Kansas City Mentoring Kansas

Never Say These Words To A Customer

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:59 PM Labels: Customer Service , General Management Skills , Leadership Skills , Training 1 comments: Dalon said. plain and simple.

Kansas City

Kansas City Kansas Mentoring Leadership

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Saturday, October 23, 2010 Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders The next time you are interviewing a candidate and you want to access their leadership skills, consider asking the candidate these questions: What personal qualities define you as a leader? Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Interview

Interview Question Mentoring Kansas City

How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 26, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Tips

Tips Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Lessons From Good To Great

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2010

Sunday, June 13, 2010 Lessons From Good To Great Here are two of my favorite quotes from the hugely popular leadership book, Good To Great : "The good-to-great companies did not say, Okay, folks, lets get passionate about what we do. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Lesson

Lesson Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Do you have a brand strategy?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Sunday, September 19, 2010 Do you have a brand strategy? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. . Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Strategy

Strategy Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

This Week's Book Recommendation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. . Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Skills

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Sunday, August 22, 2010 5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees Your employees have lots of ideas. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

Ideas

Ideas Generation Tips Mentoring

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. 15 Inspiring Biographies For Leaders 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Gro.

Leadership

Leadership Communication Kansas City Mentoring

Create Core Values

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. They're definitely simple. Very simple.

Create

Create Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010 Great Business Quote Heres a great quote from author and speaker Harvey Mackay : "When a person with money meets a person with experience, the person with the experience ends up with the money, and the person with the money ends up with the experience." Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Business

Business Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone Great ideas for your business can come at anytime from anyone on your team. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. You're absolutely right. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ideas

Ideas Time Mentoring Kansas City

Build These Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:01 PM Labels: Leadership Books , Leadership Skills , Management , Motivating Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said. Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Skills

Skills Leadership Build Mentoring

10 Nonprofit Books from 2010

Innogive Conference Panel Resources: Mobile is the Needle, Social is the Thread

Webinars

Trending Sources

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Webinars

Use A Board Of Advisors

Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

Thanks For Your Loyal Readership

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Let Employees Learn From Their Mistakes

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Run Better Meetings

Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Share The Bad News

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Engage Your Employees.Especially Now

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

How Do You Answer These Leadership Questions?

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback

The Five Points Of Professionalism

How To Be An Open Leader

Never Say These Words To A Customer

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

How To Be A Better Leader -- 25 Tips

What To Think About For Next Year

Lessons From Good To Great

Do you have a brand strategy?

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

This Week's Book Recommendation

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Create Core Values

Great Business Quote

Welcome Ideas At Any Time From Anyone

Build These Leadership Skills

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