Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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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. What's The Future Of Business? Edited by Edward T. His advice?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2024

Julie Charlestein is the author of the book, How To Lead Your Family Business: Excelling Through Unexpected Crises, Choices, and Challenges. Her book features her unique set of strategies for navigating the distinctive challenges and choices facing family businesses. It’s also good for anyone taking over an existing (or new) business.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 4, 2022

The need to adapt to a changing environment has given creative legs to business thinking. Association CEOs and management firms are one example of a pairing that hasn’t always been viewed as a great date. A Hybrid Model of Association Management appeared first on.orgSource. However, when the chemistry […].

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2024

Martin , he urges business leaders to toss out the old ways of thinking, and instead try new models in every domain of management – from competition and customers to strategy, data, culture, talent, mergers and acquisitions, and everything in-between. Forbes named, A New Way To Think , as one of the 10 must-read books for 2022.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Ask yourself, your leadership, and your trusted lead volunteers to fill in the blank: At the end of our event, we want our supporters (or) attendees to leave feeling __. Ask local businesses if they can help you thank your volunteers by donating gifts or experiences. Focus on Experience. Your supporters remember how you made them feel.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

I am a big fan of the series of Harvard Business Review (HBR)’s Handbooks , including the one for leaders and the one for family businesses. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook. If you are a project manager , “This book will help you better understand project fundamentals. Hence, his new book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Describing the new book, In Her Own Voice , by Jennifer McCollum , Anne Chow (former CEO of AT&T Business) says that “for women, the book does a beautiful job of explaining not just what to do to advance in your career, but also what to expect. Businesses need talented women, now more than ever.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

Julie Charlestein is the author of the new book, How To Lead Your Family Business: Excelling Through Unexpected Crises, Choices, and Challenges. Her book features her unique set of strategies for navigating the distinctive challenges and choices facing family businesses.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Whether you are thinking about applying for your first grant or your organization manages several grants each year, it’s important to have clear processes to meet those mandates and avoid straying outside your mission. In managing grant funding , communication is key. Focus on the why. Learn the language and history.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JULY 13, 2022

posted by Nico Marcolongo Fall 2021 Alumnus, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. The combined disruptions of these phenomena are affecting business structures, organizational cultures, and processes. Leadership requires cultivating healthy inter-personal relationships based on mutual trust.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

The constant pace of change and a variety of new demands are contributing to widespread burnout among both employees and managers today. According to new research from a Harris Poll survey done on behalf of The Grossman Group , more than 75% of employees and 63% of managers report feeling burned out or ambivalent in their current position.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2024

Brad Jacobs’ new book provides you a treasure-trove of leadership lessons from a man with more than four decades of CEO and serial entrepreneur experience. In the book, Jacobs defines the mindset that drives his remarkable success in corporate America – and distills a lifetime of business brilliance into a tactical road map.

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.orgSource

MARCH 20, 2023

Digital transformation involves adopting a vision that continues to expand along with business and market possibilities. It’s a journey that begins with leadership and strategy. There was still some skepticism around the urgency to adopt digital business systems. As I said earlier, leadership and strategy are key.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 9, 2023

Stumped for what business books to add to your summer 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. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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Charity Village

JANUARY 13, 2023

Pride at Work Canada has launched the THRIVE 2023 Virtual Leadership Program, a three-month program that will develop the next generation of queer and trans people managers. The program will provide participants with exclusive access to queer and trans leaders working at the highest levels of Canadian business.

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 3, 2022

posted by Syvan Diamond Fall 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Leadership succession planning, similar to donor succession planning, is often addressed when the concern arises rather than preemptively within a nonprofit organization’s fiscal year. Illustration by Yuxin Qin.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Toward the beginning of Joseph Lalonde ’s book, Reel Leadership , he shares, “We’re going to delve into the leaderships lessons we can find in movies. We’re going to discover that movies are a fantastic way to learn, grow, and engross yourself in leadership. We’re going to dive into some reel leadership.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

DECEMBER 1, 2021

posted by Natalia Hurley Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. Many organizations are now finding that a crisis management plan is not the whole story. Organizations also need to consider who is leading the organization, and if their leadership style is effective.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The entire process of r esearching, buying, and implementing new association management software (AMS) is a major job for any organization. Tips to help you manage expectations for your AMS When it comes to your stakeholders, you’ll likely experience some with strong opinions. Be open-minded to change. And you must keep communicating.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you, your team, senior leadership, and your governing board want to understand how successful you’ve really been, you (and they) need to know about the tools, resources, and support you have provided to your fundraising team—including contractors and volunteers. This kind of knowledge is called business intelligence.

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fusionSpan

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Whether it’s upgrading part of your tech ecosystem, finding more efficient business processes or even updating physical infrastructure, navigating change is something nonprofits and other organizations have to face almost every day. What is Salesforce change management? That’s where Salesforce change management comes in.

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APRIL 15, 2014

Image courtesy of Strategic Leadership Resources. One of the biggest complaints employees of nonprofit (and for-profits, for that matter) organizations have is the lack of transparency between management and the employees. Show your nonprofit’s leadership team is genuine engaged with the mission. Attend volunteer events.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

Fisher , author of the new book, To The Top: How Women In Corporate Leadership Are Rewriting The Rules For Success. “We In her book, Fisher outlines how collectively we can permanently build a more inclusive way of working into corporate culture to launch more women to the highest echelons of business.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

The book, Step Up , shows readers how to step up to the plate during six critical leadership moments. The book's two authors awhile back shared these insights with me: A Conversation with Henry Evans and Colm Foster, authors of Step Up What is a “leadership moment”? What are common misconceptions about leadership?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2023

The new book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2022

Earlier this summer brought the release of the new book, HBR At 100 , a commemorative volume featuring the most influential ideas since the inception of the Harvard Business Review. This is a goldmine of education for both experienced leaders and those new to their leadership role.

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Neon CRM

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

And when it comes to creating a nonprofit business plan for your organization, that’s a task that generally falls to the board—a situation that can create a big disconnect between what you need and what you actually get. The best way to manage this disconnect is to deconstruct the plan and understand it piece-by-piece.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? In an interview with Polman, he told us - don't tell me we can't do both, Unilever serves 2 billion consumers a day, we must find a way to foster sustainable living through business. How do I balance work and life? Comfort - find comfort in the discomfort.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Getting an MBA takes time and money, making it inaccessible to many people who want to take charge in the business world. The 12-Week MBA offers an alternative way to learn business essentials by focusing on the skills and knowledge required to succeed as both a manager and a business leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2017

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. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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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. What's The Future Of Business? WTF?) -- Changing The Way Businesses Create Experiences.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 13, 2022

Changes in the workplace have forced today’s managers to apply new methods and skills to be effective on their teams and up their impact. Introducing our new Skills UP: free training webinar series for nonprofit managers (and aspiring social good managers everywhere)! senior principal business consultant, Blackbaud .

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

These organizations are structured to grant the power of governance to the board of directors and power of Executive Director management. Unhealthy leadership cultures are often evidenced by one of two polarized governance styles: micromanagement or rubberstamping. Hire a Qualified Executive Director. Positive or negative).

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Charity Village

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Making the disability inclusion connections to business and employment success is a three-stage process. First, there’s grasping all the intertwined levels of connection. Second, there’s understanding the inter-related barriers to disability inclusion.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

You know it’s time for new association management software. Here’s how to create a compelling case for an investment in new membership management technology. As your association grows, eventually it’s time to move to new membership management software. The business case presents your proposal for change. Get personal.

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