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. Fly-bys don’t count.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2020

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2020. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2019. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2015. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 24, 2018

With just a few days left in the first half of this year, it's time to check in to see how we're doing with our New Year's Resolutions for 2018. Congratulations on everything you've accomplished so far.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2017

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2018. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

We created The Emerging Leaders Playbook which served as the “text book” or content for the training. The skills that we are focusing on are “networked leadership” skills both online and offline and working with self and working with others. Service: the ability to understand and meet the needs of people you work with.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2016

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2016. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 19, 2011

One of the project tasks is to develop a multilingual online learning community for partners, contributors, sponsors, participants, teams, mentors, social media techies from the region, and trainers to interact and share best practices. Chris lead us through a simple user design process based a book by Giles Colborne.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 27, 2017

Beyond the First Click examines innovative volunteer engagement work by 35 organisations empowering people to scale change and win by learning and doing more. Dr. Dietmar Kress puts his PhD in Sociology to work as Director of Actions and Volunteering at Greenpeace Germany. We make expectations very clear.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and December 31, think about which couple you want to work on in 2014. To get your started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Okay, so you're likely already working on selecting your New Year's resolution for your personal life. Stop smoking. But, have you identified your New Year's resolution for your workplace life?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

One of the concepts that the group designed was a strategy for collecting data from low income individuals which was identified as a key challenge for some participants who work with homeless populations. The team works on a practical project that take less than four weeks to complete.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Yesterday, KD Paine and I delivered an NTEN Webinar on measurement based on the ideas in our new book ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit: Using Data to Change the World.” Or maybe you have a board member who works in the business world and is or has connections to people who work in finance, market research, or analytics.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

I bike to work and at least once every couple of weeks it’s Lindsay having an awesome conversation with somebody that speeds up that commute for me. Let’s bring those up, we’ll see if it works here. . He’s now one of my mentors, advisors, and dear friends. – [Steven] Yeah. – [Lindsay] Yup.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

Become their friends and invite them to be your mentors. I hardly needed the social courage I'd worked so hard to cultivate. I started to see generous mentors everywhere. I'd give a couple talks, sell some books, but otherwise, I hardly glanced at the program booklet. Give them something of value. As Museum 2.0

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

I've been thinking a lot of about in terms of online social networking strategies and person-to-person fundraising techniques. I just wish my Facebook friends or my gmail address book worked well for that purpose. What techniques? will partially determine how quickly the relationship moves to the next phase.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

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). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

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). Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? The answer is yes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

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). This book may fundamentally change the way you work and lead your organization.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

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). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

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). I appreciate Halvorson sending me a complimentary advance copy of her book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

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). 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

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). You can learn more about how to do that in his latest book, Re-Engage.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

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). Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

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). Your organizations work ethic should be solution- and positive-results-oriented.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

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). I appreciate all the work you’ve put into it, as do your team members.&#

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

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). I'll have to check the book out. Love the Blue Shirt Nation idea.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

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). This book examines organizations that didnt need leaders to thrive," said Burkus.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

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). I really found this book useful. How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Lea.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

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). Support mentoring -- both informal and formal. Be willing to change your decisions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

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). The average worker will spend 10 years of their work life dealing with email.

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