Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Because, Thursday, September 8 brings the official release of Paul Smith 's new book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. Today, Paul kindly answered the following questions about his new book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2014

Along the way, Divine teaches you how to reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. Question : Why do so many people go through life having never Assessed Their Starting Point by answering the Self-Assessment Questions featured in your book? Any idea why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Today, we look back to 2016 : 2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. When the book was published, Paul kindly answered the following questions about the book : Question: What drove your decision to write this book?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. Why or why not? Good advice.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 20, 2019

Seeing this book (circled in the above picture) in the bookstore this week reminded me of my blog post about the book and the author from 2014. Realizing the book is as relevant today as it was five years ago, here is my post from 2014: Want to be a leader who is tough? Cool under fire? Able to sense danger before it's too late?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

2016 brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. Paul's Sell with a Story book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Last month brought the much anticipated release of Paul Smith 's new book, Sell with a Story: How to Capture Attention, Build Trust, and Close the Sale. Paul's new book includes : Model stories Skill-building exercises Enlightening examples from Microsoft, Costco, Xerox, Abercombie & Fitch, Hewlett Packard, and other top companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

Along the way, Divine teaches you how to reaffirm your ultimate purpose, define your most important goals, and take concrete steps to make them happen. Question : Why do so many people go through life having never Assessed Their Starting Point by answering the Self-Assessment Questions featured in your book? Any idea why?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Well, that’s exactly what you get when you read the new book , Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs,Executives and Small Business Owners. While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Well, that’s exactly what you get when you read the new book , Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs, Executives and Small Business Owners. While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 2, 2014

Well, that’s exactly what you get when you read the new book , Roadside MBA: Back Road Lessons for Entrepreneurs,Executives and Small Business Owners. While most of the owners did not have formal business education, they had internalized many of the key frameworks that we teach to MBA students and made them work for their companies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2010

Cliff Atkinson's new book, The Back Channel is a must read for anyone presenting at conferences or planning trainings in age of social media. After all, teaching others improves retention and helps consolidates one's own knowledge. The book has a cool worksheet to help you plan these out. Know of any? Why, What, How.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 28, 2007

Her resolutions include eating local organic food, teaching her students about healthier eating options, and volunteering at a community garden. It was probably one of the best books I've read and definitely helped me to better understand the issue, and America's policies and history around it. I'd like to up that number to 6.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JANUARY 2, 2007

One thing I am definitely going to do is write the book I've been kicking around for the last five years. By announcing this in many press interviews, I've managed to create lots of external pressure on myself to get this done! Our initial focus is on serving people with cognitive disabilities who want to learn to read.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I bet if you dance around to it you'll definitely have a moment, or two where you'll feel, " there wasn’t mind and body, but simply a cohesive YOU, alive and present." Discussing books in my virtual social change book club. Meeting amazing people while doing interviews for the Big Vision Podcast. What’s your next step?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Definitions Of Key Business Terms We talk about, read about and hear about "customers," "mission," and "customer value" all the time and perhaps sometimes we struggle with fully understanding the best definition of those terms. I like Peter F. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 10, 2006

Last week I sat down with a former co-worker, Mei-ying Ho, who is now the Co-Director of SOUL , for an interview for my Big Vision podcast. We focus on political education and organizer skills trainings, and we definitely think it is critical to see the fusion of those two things. SOUL is a training center based here in Oakland.

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Have Fun - Do Good

DECEMBER 7, 2010

A big thanks to the Big Vision podcast listener/Have Fun, Do Good reader, Terez Williamson , who suggested that I interview Laura for this show. I remember, after I was interviewed on CNN , and the day after the CNN interview, I had almost 1,000 emails in my inbox. Definitely Melissa from Operation Nice. Should I try it?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long.

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Care2

FEBRUARY 13, 2008

Get ready to throw out the book on promoting Facebook Causes. From teaching supporters how to create Facebook accounts to ol fashioned door-to-door fundraising, Amy Eldridge from LWB, an admitted Facebook newbie, says its as much the offline as the online work that gets the job done. As you can tell, the interview is pretty long.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 6, 2006

She is the founder and president of Weinreich Communications , and wrote a book called " Hands-On Social Marketing: A Step-by-Step Guide." As you'll note from that article, Nedra has also been exploring Second Life and we bumped into each other at the TechSoup space there where we completed our interview. social marketing,???

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. The book is a quick and handy resource for any leader, manager or Human Resource professional.

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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? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F. Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. The answer is yes. Great post Eric.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

Wrote a book on brandraising, which is really awesome, and has got kind of a newish book right here, “Nonprofit Communications Engine,” which is you’re going to get a little bit of the book information today too. So buy those books. And, Steven, please chat out the link to your book for everybody too.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. • How to create an environment that will help you win. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager? Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. For me, that book would be Timothy R. For me, that book would be Timothy R.

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Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. And I teach Board Development and Grant Writing for the program. Definitely, something that I’ve heard from some nonprofit leaders. So every time I teach or present, I like to do group agreements.

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Actually, I think that the two of you combined now hold the record for the most books written by a Bloomerang webinar guest. If I was in the office, I would hold up Harvey’s great new book on monthly giving, which is behind my desk and really awesome. So monthly giving if you’re interested in that, please, get that book.

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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. Hes the author of three best-selling books, including Re-engage and The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. What would the difference of these definitions be?

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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. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

To do that, you need to ask specific questions that may not be ones you currently include in your exit interviews. Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. I appreciate all the work you’ve put into it, as do your team members.&#

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