Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 26, 2021

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 13, 2020

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use that feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

“No matter your title, or how advanced you already consider yourself to be as an inclusive leader, I believe this book will help you evolve and motivate you to take action,” says Jennifer Brown about her book, How To be An Inclusive Leader: Your Role In Creating Cultures Of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 27, 2021

Liz Wiseman 's book, Rookie Smarts , is all about living and working perpetually on a learning curve. And, she teaches us how to reclaim and cultivate the curious, flexible and youthful mindset called "rookie smarts." You've stopped learning something new every day. You are consistently getting positive feedback.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Greg Friedman, Ms, CFP You'll also learn from the book the most common culture killers , which are: Focusing too much on a hierarchical organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

I wish the book, What To Do When You're New , would have been published many, many years ago. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations. The book, by Keith Rollag , is all about how to be comfortable, confident, and successful in new situations. Ask questions.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 5, 2014

At this year’s Nonprofit Technology Conference, I’m thrilled to be doing a panel on nonprofit technology training and it has a bit of a star wars theme, “ Learn You Will.” But I also regularly read books as part of my ongoing self-directed learning. The Accelerated Learning Handbook. By Dave Meier.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Today, we flashback to 2018 : The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. And, that’s why, Say What You Mean , is my pick for B est New Leadership Book for 2018.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Today, we flashback to 2018 : The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. And, that’s why, Say What You Mean , is my pick for B est New Leadership Book for 2018.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2021

Stumped for what leadership and business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2020

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use a structured feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 13, 2020

The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply.

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Leadership Chapter Conversation Attention 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2020

Stumped for what business books to add to your winter reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. Edited by Edward T.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 1, 2019

Take the opportunity today to teach an employee something new. Nearly everyone likes to learn and is capable of tackling a new challenge. Teach your employee something that expands his (or her) current job description. Teach something that will help him to get promoted within your organization at a later date.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

His new book provides an insider view into the drivers of success and challenges in 26 organizations—including industry giants like Apple, Tesla, Amazon, Microsoft, and Starbucks—along with actionable advice on replicating their winning approaches. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

There is good reason why, The Leadership Challenge , book is now in its sixth addition. It expertly teaches you what to do as a leader to mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done in your organization. Revised to address current challenges, this sixth edition marks thirty-plus years since the book was first published.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Walk past any airport bookstore and you’ll find countless books about what it means to be a leader or a CEO, or how to nail your first 90 days as a general executive,” says author Ty Wiggins. These 10 components inform the chapters within the book. Get the message right: what you say, and how you say it, sets the whole tone.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Friedman teaches that there are seven steps , based on human virtues we all strive to achieve, that are key to unlocking the power of a people-first culture : Patience. Complacency.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2024

The new book, Shine , is a transformative guide that illustrates how looking inward is the key to unlocking true entrepreneurial freedom. Certainly, Shine is a book for entrepreneurs, however, it is bound to benefit any business leader. Entrepreneurs often have a burning need to succeed. Doing them is harder.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 15, 2014

What was most exciting for me was to finally meet three people in person after following their writing, blogs, and books for almost a decade. If you are not already familiar with their work, you will learn a lot about online collaboration, knowledge management, informal learning, and networks by following them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 13, 2018

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense & Respond teaches you how to use that feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2019

In December, I'll post my selection for the best new leadership book for 2019. In the meantime, here's a reminder/re-posting of my selection for 2018: The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. And, that’s why, Say What You Mean , is my pick for B est New Leadership Book for 2018.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 21, 2012

They even got to meet Keo Savon, the young Cambodian women that we are sending to college by donating the royalties from my book, “ Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” to the Sharing Foundation. Learning To Give. Sara received a thank you email within a half hour and was thrilled]. And it can be a rewarding experience.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 28, 2018

Pictured above are two books to add to your list for reading this month. In her book, author Esther K. Choy teaches you how to: Dispel any fears that you can't tell great stories. Sense And Respond teaches you how to use that feedback loop to: Create two-way conversations. Create a learning culture.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

Fortunately, according to Dr. Kandi Wiens , author of the new book, Burnout Immunity , you can learn how to build immunity to burnout. Those specific EI behaviors include: They believe that each new stressor offers an experience to learn, expand, and evolve. They can handle the discomfort of learning curves and uncertainty.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

Today brings a must-read book for anyone who makes presentations at work, a club, a non-profit, or to any group of individuals the reader wants to persuade to take action. The book is, Presentation Ready , by Terri L. This book is formulated for the busy professional,” explains Sjodin. That’s okay.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Stumped for what business books to add to your fall reading list? Here are five must-read books for leaders well worth adding to your list: Lead With A Story -- A Guide To Crafting Business Narratives That Captivate, Convince, and Inspire. Most important, they put the listener in a mental learning mode. Edited by Edward T.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Keo Savon, the young Cambodian woman supported by Measuring Networked Nonprofit book royalties. The book also has a social good purpose. The money went to support students like Maneth, an IT major who now teaches computer lessons in the orphanage where my children lived.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

The workshop was part of the three-day program where participants were learning both strategy and how to use tools from women who work in the tech industry here in San Francisco. But learning from adjacent practices can also be quite rich. How do you make your trainings or meeting more fun that can lead to more learning?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here are the 12 golden rules of effective communication from Paul Falcone , as highlighted in his book, 2600 Phrases for Setting Effective Performance Goals. Remember that thankfulness and appreciation are the two most important values you can share with our employees and teach them to live by: make them the core foundation of your culture.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

She just published a new book, Social Start Up Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference. The book is based on a five-year research project where Janus interviewed hundreds innovative nonprofit organizations. How to go from Post-It to proof of concept? How to create a highly engaged board?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2019

The new book, Say What You Mean , by Oren Jay Sofer , couldn’t have come at a better time. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply. Published toward the end of 2018, Sofer’s book teaches you how to find your voice, speak your truth and listen deeply.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) 2023 Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2023 professional accomplishments: Generative AI for Nonprofits : Allison Fine and I published and launched our second book together, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in Age of Automation in 2022.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2017

households with at least one dog according to ASPCA, many of us don't have to go far to learn about leadership. That's because, according to co-authors Krissi and Dan Barr , dogs can teach humans a lot about leadership. Question : What can business leaders learn from dogs’ natural sense of curiosity? Because 44 percent of U.S.

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