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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.orgSource

OCTOBER 24, 2023

What’s the first lesson of Leadership 101? And, without self-awareness, it’s impossible to be a role model for others. However, the benefits of exploring your inner dynamics extend far beyond business. You can’t rely on staffers in your organization to fill this role. Begin with yourself. Be the change. It sounds simple.

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sgEngage

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Connecting with DEI Strategy To be clear, a larger DEI strategy includes many factors and programs that span across every area of the business. The post The Role of Volunteerism in a DEI Strategy first appeared on The ENGAGE Blog. A connection with the CSR strategy and the associated engagement programs is just one element.

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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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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. Validate your work.

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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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.orgSource

DECEMBER 4, 2023

That’s one of the perks of leadership. Encouraging a colleague to shoot for that sought-after certification, offering advice on an important project, or simply inspiring the confidence to see future potential, are the less visible activities that make leadership meaningful. Helping others to rise can be even more rewarding.

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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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Cloud 4 Good

AUGUST 25, 2022

For most modern businesses, technology is the engine of transformative change, driving companies toward profit. Many high-level decision-makers understand the role of ethics in technology, particularly as it relates to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and predictive analytics. Everything starts with leadership.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. Based on my anecdotal experience, most associations support the idea that a diverse leadership and workforce contributes to their success. Low commitment from senior leadership and volunteers.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As This plays a crucial role in setting the direction and strategy of an organization, and can help to ensure that the organization is serving the needs of the community.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 26, 2023

As we move deeply into a business environment dominated by artificial intelligence, emotional intelligence becomes increasingly important. The ability to understand and manage your own emotions as well as those of volunteers, employees, and other constituents, is an indispensable quality for leadership in this people-centric environment.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We all understand that technology has changed business. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. No matter how expertly executed, switching roles and responsibilities is disruptive. Clarify Roles. Understand the Options.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

How can I manage the core business while innovating for the future? Polman had distinct metrics, targets, and roles to separate financial and social targets and track each. If you struggle with these paradoxes: How can I express my individuality and be a team player? How do I balance work and life?

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.orgSource

JULY 10, 2023

During 2018 and 2019, my business partner, Kevin Ordonez and I, interviewed approximately 50 association executives. Their advice about strategy, leadership, and digital business is still ahead of its time. Business is Darwinian. Set clear expectations and roles from the beginning. Be the disruption.

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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. You will learn how to ensure that projects have a strong foundation and the importance of your role as a project sponsor. Newest in the series is the HBR Project Management Handbook.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 14, 2024

In her previous role, Sue had limited interaction with other teams in the organization. The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy. “The key to leadership in the digital age is empathy. The digital age is all about leadership. ” Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn made this observation.

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Classy

APRIL 29, 2021

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Our Leadership Council incorporates a diverse array of expertise and cause affiliations with representation from nonprofit organizations, corporations, foundations, academic institutions, and many more. Academic Institutions.

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.orgSource

MARCH 28, 2023

Now that “disruption” is a business catchphrase, is “resilience” an equally common term in your professional vocabulary? Resilience , or learning to surf those breakers, must be a priority on the business agenda. My business partner, Dan Kasprow, and I had been working on some large project implementations.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Slowing down the hiring process to help you better choose the right candidate for any role, every time. Acknowledging people for their individual contributions and getting to know them beyond their roles. Honesty and Integrity. Leading by example and encouraging open and honest communication. Compassion. Complacency.

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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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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Study the Future Leadership today asks you to become a student of tomorrow. Yet, it seems that even big corporations are struggling to deliver the level of personalization that customers expect.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The authors define middle managers as the people who are at least once removed from the front line and at least a layer below the senior leadership. Advance in title and compensation but not be promoted outside of any manager role, where they’ll make the most impact. Focus on people rather than procedures.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

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. Fortunately, Culture Shock , offers invaluable advice for business leaders, including: The evidence in favor of and against the four-day workweek.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 9, 2020

So how do you build a business case to get executive buy-in and board support for a new membership system? Building a business case starts well before the board reviews bottom line costs. The business case presents your proposal for change. If so, this may be the opportunity to approach your leadership about a new AMS.

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Association Analytics

MAY 11, 2021

You might be tempted to think that once your data is in tip-top shape, then you can go beyond reporting and start using data for deriving business insights. Data governance is the complex, interconnected web of practice that goes on in a business, spanning how an organization collects, uses, and manages data and data systems.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don't read their book cover to cover. That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip. But, if you're like me, you'll read the book that way.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

If you are interested in exploring organizational trust on a deeper level, join us on March 2 for the.orgCommunity Leadership ColLAB at the OLC Education and Conference Center in Rosemont, IL. One goal was to identify how the pandemic impacted their business models. The conference is exclusive and free to .orgCommunity’s

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Most of the answers to today’s business questions involve technology. Our board’s primary role is fiduciary, and they also guide our strategy. Innovation is the protein of digital business. The requirements for effective leadership have not changed all that much. Tradition can be a dynamic legacy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Authors Anish Batlaw and Ram Charan provide you through these case studies a guide for how to take a data driven approach and playbook to identifying, hiring and investing in the right people, placing them in the right roles, and then setting them up for success. It needs rigor.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

“Our proposition is simple: to be a successful business leader in today’s world you are expected to deliver societal value alongside financial value. And doing that takes a new mindset: the ability to think like an activist about the role your business plays in the world,” add the authors. “And

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2018

Slowing down the hiring process to help you better choose the right candidate for any role, every time. Acknowledging people for their individual contributions and getting to know them beyond their roles. Flashback to three years ago.because this book is so, so good! Honesty and Integrity. Compassion. Complacency.

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

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

In Nick Sonnenberg’s book, Come Up For Air , you’ll learn about his CPR Business Efficiency Framework , which stands for: C ommunication P lanning R esources This framework focuses on eliminating the pain points most teams experience by optimizing these three operation areas foundational to every organization. “In how tech savvy?

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

And, as history will show, leadership is the key to success. So, if success is based on leadership, then how does an association establish great leaders for guaranteed success? Charisma, intelligence, and great communication skills all play a serious role in effective leadership. Modeling the Way. Enabling Others to Act.

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Nonprofits Source

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Leadership style. Businesses and nonprofits that invest in their employees’ professional development tend to increase their effectiveness and loyalty. Treating your employees well can translate to positive PR for your organization, which is great for business and hiring. Lack of leadership support.

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