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

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Too often, we think of only external customer service, and forget about the need for excellent internal customer service. No matter what type of business, organization or team you lead, teach your team members/ employees the need for and importance of internal customer service. Be respectful of co-workers.

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International Service Build Teach 40

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A recent Harvard Business School study compared two groups of consultants—one using AI tools and the other not—performing the same workplace tasks such as writing, analysis, and strategy. The group that used AI tools on average completed 12% more tasks, 25% faster, with 40% higher quality.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

APRIL 7, 2021

Panel participants for our international audience include: Hanna Thomas, Principal Consultant, Align. Jennifer Morgan, Executive Director, Greenpeace International. Clooney is a globally recognized, high-powered barrister in the field of international human rights and criminal law. Because it’s Free!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 13, 2023

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, nearly two decades after Marshall wrote it.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 60

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2011

How Helpful is Teaching Nonprofits How to Fish? When thinking about fundraising, many nonprofits and funders believe in the old adage, “Give a person a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a person to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” What you think? Guest post by Paul Connolly. In a vacuum, it can be marginal. Paul Connolly.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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 and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 79

Mentoring Policy Technique News 79

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 25, 2014

Focus Groups Can Be Your Best Friend. For DoSomething.org, Wormsley said they could use real-live focus groups. That’s because they always have high school and college interns around the office (once again, their demographic). The post What DoSomething.Org Can Teach You About Snapchat appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 17, 2023

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

The Grossman Group has launched its new Take5 ™ to Communicate Well three part e-learning course designed to teach managers at all levels how to plan and deliver effective communications to their employees. The Grossman Group specializes in strategic leadership and internal communication.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 79

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2016

March 8th is International Women’s Day. At the workshop they met a group of fantastic young women – girls, really – who are teaching themselves to design mobile apps to address community problems like sexual violence. He says,”They are the friendliest, sweetest people you’ll ever meet.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

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Mentoring Teach Authoring Exercise 63

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

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Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 72

The MatrixFiles

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

One exec expressed interest in resources to share with our members to teach them how to have conversations about controversial topics. The post The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt appeared first on Matrix Group International. Many execs reinforced the idea that communications should be clear and transparent.

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DipJar

APRIL 14, 2022

The story of that day, the movement it spawned, and its lasting impact are told at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. It serves — in Tyler’s words, as a “teaching landmark” — but one that goes beyond the initial instance to explore discrimination in many other forms. Admissions were also a pain point.

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Kindful

JUNE 8, 2021

Teach them about fundraising. Reading financial statements, analyzing data, reviewing the Form 990 before it’s filed, approving policies related to conflicts of interest, tapping into reserves, and conducting internal audits might not light your fire. Use videos, assessments, group exercises, and role plays to educate and train them.

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Build Literacy Nonprofit Exercise 109

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 8, 2019

Before I get to the topic of using posters to make your workshops or meeting more interactive (and fun), I want to wish you a Happy International Women’s Day! The photo above is from a mini-workshop I did as part of Wake International’s “ Tech2EmpowerUSA.” ” at Twitter Headquarters this week.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Roles North Carolina University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

For the past five years, I’ve been an adjunct professor at Middlebury College in Monterey teaching a graduate course called “ Networked International Organizations ” for students pursuing an advanced degree in International Development. Circles without tables, just chairs helps promote group discussion.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 15, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

Teach 52

Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 26, 2021

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration Roles North Carolina University 52

Twenty Hats

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The survey gave us a basic sketch, but the color and texture emerged during follow-up focus group conversations. The focus groups captured diverse insights of volunteer managers from the full range of volunteerdom. This is a glimpse of the hundreds of stories we collected during the focus group conversations.

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Volunteer Story Technology Management 69

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 29, 2022

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

Teach 52

Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2021

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall 's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

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Roles Collaboration North Carolina University 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2020

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 and not only the performance (..)

Mentoring 98

Mentoring Policy Technique News 98

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

Teach 55

Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 55

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

A community group worked hard to get her placed on the historic register and raise money to restore her to her mid-century glory. What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. When I was a kid, Lucy the Elephant , was in a state of disrepair.

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Children Teach Philanthropy Hunger 86

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 24, 2012

Internal communication expert and consultant David Grossman of The Grossman Group recently told NBC Nightly News that workplace email is out of control. Finally, in the ebook, Grossman talks about the CEO of French technology giant Atos, who plans to phase out internal emails by 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 23, 2012

Amnesty International Australia. Rotary International. Teaching Tolerance. Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofit Organizations LinkedIn Group. More on that in my upcoming Google+ and Google Products for Nonprofits Webinar on February 28. Acción contra el Hambre. Amazon CARES. American Prairie Foundation.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2021

The authors, Richard Boyatzis , Melvin Smith and Ellen Van Oosten , teach that the most effective way to help people learn and change is to connect to a positive vision of themselves, or to an inspiring dream they’ve long held. Having a personal vision is one of the most powerful ways to engage neurologically and emotionally.

Teach 52

Teach Authoring Mentoring Exercise 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 20, 2014

There are a lot different styles, philosophies, and techniques for facilitating groups of people. Check out the International Association of Facilitator’s Method database which contains more than 500 entries. These skills are useful in all group settings, whether it is a meeting, workshop, or conference.

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Facilitation Technique Chart Method 121

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Particularly useful is the book's section that teaches readers how to be a collaborative leader. You also ensure internal coordination of activities among team members. Marshall's book, Transforming The Way We Work -- The Power Of The Collaborative Workplace , remains relevant today, more than a decade after Marshall wrote it.

Collaboration 52

Collaboration North Carolina Roles University 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2021

In a normal year, I make it to the highest level on my airline frequent flyer program, in part, due to many long-haul international flights. Training & Facilitation: I have been facilitating online meetings for many years and when the pandemic hit, I was very busy teaching these techniques to nonprofits around the world.

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Journal Reflection Facilitation Technique 148

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 26, 2017

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Not only as a professional member, I served as a chapter president and on International Board of Directors for the past 4 years. International Statement of Ethical Principles & 10 Principal Values of Philanthropy.

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Children Philanthropy Japan China 78

Cloud 4 Good

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

At the time, the Salesforce Admin certification had only just been introduced and was beginning to gain momentum, there wasn’t a Trailblazer Community (we had a few “community boards” and Google groups), and it was nearly impossible to find training materials. You May Also Enjoy: Blog: How Cloud for Good Gives Back To Our Communities.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 23, 2014

Graduate Students at MIIS Class Doing Group Exercise in Flexible Classroom Space. In addition, I’m also doing a lot of training of other trainers and am now an Adjunct Professor at the Monterey Institute for International Studies (a graduate school of Middlebury College). 29th at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST.

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