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Rapid Realignment Teaches Leaders How To Adapt And Stay Focused

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Key takeaways from the book include : Vertical alignment describes a condition in which every employee can articulate the enterprise's strategy and explain how his or her daily work activities support that strategy. Corporate culture is the product of four dynamically related components : attitudes, beliefs, values, and behavior.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentoring others is an attitude and lifestyle choice. It’s so great to see all these kids focused on education and with well-articulated goals for where they want to be someday. You don’t have to have a weekly coffee with a mentee to make an impact. You’ll Experience Growth And Learning Too.

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Who’s Responsible for A Nonprofit’s Culture of Philanthropy?

Bloomerang

And your attitude will be contagious. No one should fall back on “that’s not my job” when it comes to passionately and proactively articulating your vision, mission, and values. Sitting on the sidelines bemoaning the lack of a philanthropic culture at your organization will not get you where you want to go. Not in a good way.

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Take Command -- How To Be A First Responder In Business (Interview With Author Jake Wood)

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon. However, if you only focus on that which you control - be it your preparation the week before the game, or your attitude in the huddle - then you become a master of your own output, and that primes you for success.

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How Can Nonprofits Switch to a Data-Driven Culture?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Bob’s responsibility is less to provide fish to staff, but more to teach them how to fish. “My goal is to make sure that every person on staff has access to the data they need in order to create actionable changes in the way they do their programs. Changing a nonprofit culture isn’t as simple as.

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Penguin Day Reflections: OS as FairTrade, OS Feminism, and OS - the Next Generation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

A group dialogue followed allowing people to articulate why they felt one way or other. At the end of the day, I met Adam Thompson who teaches at UofC Santa Cruz and I discovered that he distributes some of my blog content to his 25-40 students each semester. I was wrong -- this attitude isn't necessarily generational.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

Bloomerang

If people don’t know you, there’s no real, even my general attitude to life, trust people, it’s always worked out well, with some few exceptions, it’s still worth it. . It’s her attitude that’s really important. I’m all in favor of intellectuals, and reading, and learning, and teaching.

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