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JUNE 19, 2010

Saturday, June 19, 2010 How To Help Your Employees Click More At Work Research from universities around the country show that employees who "click" with each other at work have more career success. And, those who "click" well get to the core of the office network within 18 months, while it can take 13 years for those who dont "click" well.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 17, 2010

Ask your staff to help set the agenda so theyll know the meeting will be relevant. Learn more about how to host an effective meeting by reading the booklet, "Best Life: Tips for 2009." so annoying and takes away from being present at the meeting) I'd love to find out where to buy the "Best Life: Tips for 2009" booklet.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

► 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5 Questions To Ask At Your Next Employee Performance Review Here are five important questions you, as a manager and leader, should ask during employee performance reviews: What have I done to help - or hinder - your job performance? What can I do in the next review period to help you achieve/improve?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

Monday, January 17, 2011 New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal Social psychologist, Heidi Grant Halvorson, wrote Succeed to help you understand how goals work, what tends to go wrong, and what you can do to reach your goals or to help others reach theirs. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

One nice benefit of having mentoring as a New Year’s resolution is you’ll have a dedicated partner helping you to fulfill your resolution! Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

And, having that job security helps to keep employees loyal. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Next on the list is benefits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Do more than care: help. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Sunday, August 8, 2010 Use A Board Of Advisors David Burkus often provides valuable comments to my various Blog postings, and hes a person who effectively uses a board of advisors, instead of mentors, to help him achieve success. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Thursday, September 23, 2010 How Sports (Or Band) Can Make You A Better Leader LinkedIn members continue to offer their insights on my recent discussion question about whether playing high school and/or college sports can help to make you a better business leader. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It is about mentors imparting the multiple lessons that theyve learned to their mentees and helping them better navigate through their own careers. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The law of candor. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Ive passed the one-year mark of blog publishing and will continue to do my best to bring you useful, helpful and practical tips for how to be an effective leader. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

. ► 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

According to Emarketer, the proportion of companies using dedicated blogs as a marketing channel—excluding blogs on social networks and microblogs such as Twitter—will rise to 39% in 2011 and to 43% by 2012. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2010

▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

As author David Grossman says, "good internal communication gets the message out, but great internal communication helps employees connect the dots between overarching business strategy and their role. Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better." Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. How To Help Your Employees Click More At Work Lessons From Good To Great How Will You Be Remembered As A Leader? Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

My manager/supervisor provides me with continuous feedback to help me achieve. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent. .

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2010

ToneCheck , a software program that works with Microsoft Outlook 2003, 2007 and 2010, helps to ensure your tone is clearly communicated and understood. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 3, 2010

The best thing you can do as a manager and leader is to help your employee learn from his (or her) mistake. Learn from that discovery and decide what you can do differently as the manager to help your employees avoid future mistakes. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Thanks to Asher for sending me a copy of his latest book, which is also filled with helpful tips about how to engage your audience in Q&A, and how to overcome nerves -- which hit even the most seasoned leaders. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Sunday, March 21, 2010 Do Exit Interviews Knowing why an employee leaves your company can help you to reduce your employee turnover rate. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Describe a situation when these qualities helped you lead others. Thanks to Sharon Armstrong, author of The Essential HR Handbook , for these helpful questions! Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Hopefully, the tips and ideas youll read in the Blog will help you to become a true leader.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 29, 2010

Thursday, April 29, 2010 Create Core Values Sometimes when you are leading an organization or business and struggling to articulate your core values, it helps to see how others have stated theirs. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Then, use the web and social networking for research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ▼ December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Because, a survey isolated from other communications and actions could be more detrimental than helpful. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

What else can I help you with? How else can we be of help? ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Will that be all?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi. Source: Entrepreneur, March 2009 Be A Visible Leader Walk around. Make conversation with your team.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

You coach to help retain employees and to show you care about your employees as individuals. ▼ 2010 (108) ► December (9) 70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Great Year-End Advice For Leaders Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategi.

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