Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Gallup is the go-to resource for learning about the attitudes and behaviors of employees and customers. And as revealed in Gallup’s latest book, Culture Shock , authored by Jim Clifton and Jim Harter , the following are some eye-opening statistics today’s business leaders need to know. Employee strengths or the things they do well.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read. Find those employers.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read. Van Gorder : Reinvention starts with a positive attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Here is a new book I imagine nearly everyone will benefit from. It's both a self-help book and a book for leaders who want to lead with positivity. At the core of the book is a thirteen-week negativity fast, during which you’ll progressively eliminate sources of negativity in your life for 90 days.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2020

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 2 – Winners have a positive mental attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2020

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 2 – Winners have a positive mental attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 15, 2021

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2021

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements — Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 5, 2019

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 2 – Winners have a positive mental attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

“By focusing in specific ways on five key leadership elements— Purpose, Process, People, Presence, and Peace —you can increase your time, capacity, energy, and ultimately your leadership impact,” explains Amy Jen Su , author of the book, The Leader You Want To Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 15, 2018

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 2 – Winners have a positive mental attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 30, 2020

Most important, Su explores in depth, chapter-by-chapter the Five Ps : Purpose – Staying grounded in your passions and contributions, doing your highest and best work that has meaning and is making a difference. As you read the book, you’ll learn how to: Prioritize, elevate, tolerate or eliminate tasks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 26, 2019

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2019

Now, he’s written the book, Commonsense Leadership: No-Nonsense Rules for Improving Your MentalGame and Increasing Your Team’s Performance. This is an excellent book for leaders at any stage in their leadership career. My favorite chapter is the one titled, Winning versus Surviving. 2 – Winners have a positive mental attitude.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Be sure to read the definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. Maxwell Marshall Goldsmith Stephen M. Servant leadership is about always putting others first.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2018

Tomorrow, March 6, brings the release of the new definitive book on servant leadership. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own. You're sure to take lots of notes as you capture advice from this powerful book, where as John C. In the meantime, add this new book to your "must read soon" list.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Most important, Su explores in depth, chapter-by-chapter the Five Ps : Purpose – Staying grounded in your passions and contributions, doing your highest and best work that has meaning and is making a difference. As you read the book, you’ll learn how to: Prioritize, elevate, tolerate or eliminate tasks.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2012

Spend some quality time with the new book, Rapid Realignment , and you'll learn how to ensure that your strategy, customers, processes and people work seamlessly together in the service of customers and that those four elements continually realign in the face of constant change. The authors, Dr. George H.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 10, 2013

Note from Beth: My friend Porter Gale has just launched a new book called “ Your Network is Net Worth.” Her book shares the secrets of how to do this. In my book, Your Network Is Your Net Worth , I share several stories that demonstrate the potential impact of mentoring. Your Efforts Could Change Lives Immediately.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Magnuson : So much!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2021

This time each year, I select my pick for best new leadership and business book for the year. I selected this book because Magnuson tells it like it is, provides clear, practical, actionable advice and speaks with authenticity and in a conversational style that will resonate with young career professionals. Magnuson : So much!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

That’s exactly what the book, “Measuring the Networked Nonprofit,” that I wrote with KD Paine and will publish later this year is about it. We spent a chapter or two talking about exactly how to put this into practice because is this a very important point. Anyone out there using metrics to measure movements?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 9, 2021

And, football coach Bill Courtney tells many compelling stories in his book, Against The Grain. For me, each story and chapter gave me the opportunity for self-reflection. For me, each story and chapter gave me the opportunity for self-reflection. Read this book. A real "gut check." You'll be inspired. And motivated.

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Museum 2.0

JULY 24, 2007

This week, thoughts on Chapter 12 of Elaine Gurian’s book Civilizing the Museum , "Threshold Fear: Architecture program planning." It’s no surprise that positive in-person interactions that support a variety of languages, attitudes, and experience in museums can be the biggest factor in promoting inclusion. How do we get there?

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Care2

SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

But isn’t it really an attitude of non-action that we all need to get honest about? The following are excerpts from the book detailing Walser’s experiences starting Horton’s Kids. ask yourself what can you do?

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 21, 2008

This week, we're covering the third objective in Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff's book Groundswell : energizing (chapter 6). Maybe a comment card or book. But these same curators probably go home and rent movies, buy books, and select restaurants based on peer ratings and reviews.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Good books I like to share. Really good books I like to share with lots of people. And, Nathan Magnuson ’s latest book, StandOut! Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , is a really good book you, and lots of people, should know about. Writing is actually the easy part of getting a book launched!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 22, 2020

Good books I like to share. Really good books I like to share with lots of people. And, Nathan Magnuson ’s latest book, StandOut! Become a Young Professional Who Wins at Work and Life , is a really good book you, and lots of people, should know about. Writing is actually the easy part of getting a book launched!

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 26, 2007

In chapter 6 of Civilizing the Museum , Elaine Gurian, Joy Davis, and Emlyn Koster share the process and conclusions of a three day conversation about timeliness in museums held at the University of Victoria in 2003. Next week, Chapter 5, Choosing Among the Options: an opinion about museum definitions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 18, 2008

The term "extra organizational activist" comes from Alison Fine's book Momentum and I first heard it back in September 2006 when I read the book and reviewed it over at Blogher. " She concludes the chapter with some ways that activist organizations can support the efforts of individuals and stay relevant.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 5, 2016

Yesterday, the local paper in Santa Cruz published a great article about my new book, The Art of Relevance. Here's that chapter. In the late ’70s and ’80s, heavy metal rockers and punks showed up at ShaNaNa’s door, inspired by their early hard-driving music, anti-glam wardrobe, and street tough attitude. I loved the piece.

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