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50 Chapters About Leadership

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip. The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J.

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Six Books About Skills You Need To Succeed in A Networked World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Here are six fantastic books that I read this year that help you gain 21st century skills like learning from failure, reflection, visualization, and more. I’ve been curating resources on training techniques and capacity building over at scoop.it Both by authors with first names of Brian. Brilliant Mistakes by Paul H.J.

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Leadership Lessons From A Serial Entrepreneur

Eric Jacobsen Blog

And he shares his techniques for: Turning a healthy fear of failure to your advantage. But nothing—I repeat, nothing—could be worse for your decision-making skills than that feeling of being invincible.” Building an outrageously talented team. Catalyzing electric meetings.

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How To Deliver What Your Organization Needs Most From You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

How you can develop new skills to increase your influence. The Working Job Description we present in Chapter 4 is a novel and very useful tool for integrating all this information into a clear, one-page message about the person, the job and the organization. Berman : The good news is, Chapter 13 is called “A Primer for Managers.”

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How To Achieve Constant Learning By Breaking Free From Chronic Performance

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Being stuck in chronic performance can have a devastating impact on your skills, confidence, job, and personal life. No matter how hard we work, if we only do things as best we know how, trying to minimize mistakes, we get stuck at our current levels of understanding, skills, and capabilities.”

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How To Sell With A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Storytelling is a skill. A skill like any other skills needed for successful selling. 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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New E-Book: Creating a Culture of Philanthropy for Nonprofits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Nonprofit marketing teams want opportunities to improve their cross-departmental collaboration skills and competencies, but it also takes a new organizational mindset to nurture their development. But, does your entire organization treat it this way? Is culture of philanthropy embedded in the way that everyone does their work?