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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In honor of Gerry Davis, April 2018 My mentor passed away earlier this month. I have had the benefit of numerous mentors over my long career, but Gerry Davis was The Mentor. He had graduated from Georgetown Law School just a couple of years after my dad. I went to Gerry with the idea for Bookster.

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First Leadership Book To Give To A New Manager

Eric Jacobsen Blog

o Mentoring the person for a period of time before recommending a leadership book. Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. . · Discussion members recommended other things instead of giving a book about leadership to a new manager, such as: o Interviewing everyone in the company with whom they will directly work.

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The Top 20 Leadership Books For A New Manager

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. The Top 20 Books that were recommended were : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The First 90 Days – Michael Watkins The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H.

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8 Organizations to Support this Black History Month

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

From recruiting, developing and sustaining Black teachers for schools, BTP works to develop recruitment strategies, create support structures and even conduct research to ensure long term sustainability for Black teachers. Southern Poverty Law Center. Black Teach Project is the definition of “small but mighty.” Black Public Media.

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Geek Heresy

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

He’s a geek (former Microsoft Research guy) who is making the case that technology doesn’t make the kind of social impact it claims to deliver. His “Law of Amplification” was particularly insightful: “technology’s primary effect is to amplify human forces.” Avoid indiscriminate dissemination of packaged interventions.

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The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. The Top 20 Books are : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Blanchard · Marcus Buckingham · Michael Watkins · Patrick Lencioni · Stephen R.

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Help Your Helpers! Top Tips for Managing Volunteers

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The GROW method can come in handy when applied to volunteer management so keep that in mind as you research this method! Of course, be sure to work with your staff team to get an outside perspective and seek advice from trusted colleagues, mentors, and managers. It’s never ideal to ask a volunteer to move on to their next opportunity.