2011, Information, Survey and Technique

Data Are Not Information

NTEN

MAY 9, 2011

By Jeff Stanger, Director, Center for Digital Information We are obsessed with data — big data, open data, linked data, personal data, government data, visualized data. It's important that we don't confuse "data" for "information." Data are only the raw material of information. So how do we get from data to information?

Data

Data New York Government Digital

Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2012

Photo by Beth Kanter, Net Funders Conference, October, 2011. On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance.

Experiment

Experiment Learning Create Exercise

The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Last week, I facilitated an interactive keynote in Seattle at 2011 Tech for Good Leadership Summit sponsored by Microsoft Community Affairs , in partnership with NPower Seattle. By all accounts , the event held the space for peer learning. The survey asked participants to share their great social media challenges.

Knowledge

Knowledge Seattle Social Media Measure

grist.org: Measuring Along the Ladder of Engagement

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

grist.org is a data-informed organization that uses a ladder of engagement not only to guide its content and social media integration strategy, but uses measurement at each rung of the ladder to ensure that they are getting results. This helps inform decisions about content topics. It means we have to be nimble and responsive.”.

Measure

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

Friday, December 24, 2010 Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011 Having a mentor is one of the best things you can do to advance your career as a leader. So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO).

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Business leaders who wonder whether they should conduct an employee survey should think about these five good reasons for conducting surveys, as recommended by John Kador and Katherine J. Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Here are 10 questions Polaris recommends you ask employees as part of a wide-ranging employee satisfaction and engagement survey : For each of the following statements, indicate if you: • Strongly disagree • Disagree • Somewhat disagree • Agree • Strongly agree 1. Don't Praise.

Survey

Survey Mentoring Kansas City Attitude

A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 A Maxim For Leaders For 2011 I heard this advice quoted the other day and wanted to share it. All great advice for leaders and managers as we start 2011. Its from William Arthur Ward , one of Americas most quoted writers of inspirational maxims: Do more than belong: participate. Don't Praise.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Advice

25 SMART Social Media Objectives

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 1, 2011

SMART Objectives are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely objectives. The Aspen Institute’s Nonprofit Advocacy Campaign guide points out they come in three flavors: Tactical: Tools and Techniques. Increase number of retweets and @replies on Twitter by 20% by September, 30, 2011.

Social Media

Social Media Media Social Chart

Knight Foundation Launches The Giving Day Play Book

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 21, 2013

You can expect to continue to see more blog posts from me on the topic of peer learning design and training techniques as I continue to do this work. However, many Giving Day organizers smartly narrow their focus to certain nonprofit and/or donor segments—informed by the goal they have set.

Foundation

Foundation Giving Miami Georgia

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees? A survey recently completed by the job-placement firm Manpower that found 84 percent of employees intend to look around for a new job this year, and that is up from 60 percent last year. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. Don't Praise.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Sunday, October 17, 2010 What To Think About For Next Year Hopefully, 2011 will be better for most businesses. ▼ 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.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

As we near the last quarter of 2010, its wise to think about how we can make our businesses stronger in 2011. Set a goal to get your crisis management program in place by the end of this year so youll start 2011 well prepared! Thursday, September 9, 2010 Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? And, how often? Don't Praise.

Place

Place Management Program Mentoring

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2011

Saturday, January 15, 2011 Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His New App If you havent engaged with David Grossmans website, Blog and incredibly useful eBooks, make a point of checking them all out at his website for The Grossman Group. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees. Don't Praise.

Leadership

Leadership Communication Kansas City Mentoring

Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2010

Monday, July 5, 2010 Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader Here are 10 behaviors, techniques and tips you can use to be an effective leader: Respond to questions quickly and fully. Support mentoring -- both informal and formal. Take an interest in your employees and their personal milestone events. Dont delay tough decisions.

Effective

Effective Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Monday, August 30, 2010 Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty A 2010 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management shows that job security is what matters most to employees. . -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Don't Praise.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

Thursday, January 20, 2011 "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks StLouis magazine is featuring in its January issue 60 companies that they deemed "great places to work". Helping those companies to earn that honor are the perks they give their employees, some of which you might want to consider for 2011. Don't Praise.

Place

Place Work Mentoring Kansas City

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Sunday, September 26, 2010 How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company Overland Park, Kansas-based author Leigh Branham, along with Mark Hirschfeld, recently completed a survey of 10,000 employees in 43 states to better understand what separates a "best places to work" company from other companies. Don't Praise.

Place

Place Companies Work Kansas

Discover Your Leader Grade

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2010

The online survey tool uses a 45 question assessment to measure your leadership skills across 15 dimensions of leadership. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program. Also free is a summary analysis of your results. A full reporting on your results costs $79. Don't Praise.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Giving

Giving Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2010

If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2011, select one or more of these 70 New Years resolutions for leaders: 1. Tailor your motivation techniques 61. Support mentoring - both informal and formal mentoring 62. Okay, so youve found your New Years resolution for your personal life.

Leadership

Leadership Management Mentoring Kansas City

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Rating everyone high, to make you look good Theres other great information in this 250-page book that is valuable for any manager, and especially good for managers who are new in their leadership position. Rating someone based on a grudge you are holding 7. Rating someone based on a short time period instead of the entire evaluation period 8.

Evaluation

Evaluation Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

When it’s good, it informs; when it’s great, it engages employees and moves them to action. ▼ 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.

Skills

Skills International Communication Mentoring

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Mentoring

Mentoring Tips Kansas City Kansas

Do Exit Interviews

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 21, 2010

Thats because you can use the reasons a departing employee provides to gather information about processes, people and departments that might need some redirection to correct situations that may have contributed to the employees reasons for leaving. So, do an exit interview whenever possible with each departing employee. Don't Praise.

Interview

Interview Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

How To Produce An Effective Company Blog

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. Make your blog as non-promotional as possible. Keep it relevant to the reader. Don't Praise.

Companies

Companies Effective Mentoring Kansas City

Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

Heres some information about the research supporting the link between sports and leadership, along with some first-hand testimonials. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Skills

Skills Leadership Team Build

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Hi Great information in this post and I think these questions are designed to allow your customers to share their perspectives and opinions openly, not rate performance on a numerical scale. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Kansas City

Kansas City Kansas Help Mentoring

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 17, 2010

Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Even if you cant snag a copy, you can learn a lot just from seeing the handbooks Table Of Contents. Don't Praise.

Team

Team Effective Build Mentoring

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 5, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

email

email Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Story

Story Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

Sunday, January 16, 2011 20 New Words Every Leader Should Know Each year, new words and expressions become bona fide entries into the worlds top English dictionaries. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback.

Mentoring

Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Volunteering

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Thursday, January 6, 2011 Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ► 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. Don't Praise.

Volunteer

Volunteer Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

The Five Points Of Professionalism

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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Professional

Professional Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Interview

Interview Question Mentoring Kansas City

Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Employees end up spinning in circles, slicing and dicing the information far beyond what is truly needed for the manager to make a decision. ► November (10) Read "The Seven Arts Of Change" 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively 5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Management

Management Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Do you have a brand strategy?

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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Strategy

Strategy Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Share The Bad News

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 21, 2010

Keep them fully informed. August 3, 2010 11:32 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) UpTweet Subscribe To Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Blog Archive ► 2011 (9) ► January (9) The Power Of Mentoring: Formal And Informal Are You Leading Like Marriott? Don't Praise.

News

News Share Mentoring Kansas City

Know When To Change Your Decision

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

Often, circumstances change and new information becomes available after a decision has been made. ▼ 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.

Change

Change Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

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. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Goal

Goal Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Ideas

Ideas Generation Tips Mentoring

This Week's Book Recommendation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Kansas City

Kansas City Mentoring Kansas Skills

Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 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. Use print to provide detailed information. Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees.

Business

Business Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Data Are Not Information

Creating Learning Experiences That Connect, Inspire, and Engage

Trending Sources

The Knowledge is in the Room: How To Let It Out

grist.org: Measuring Along the Ladder of Engagement

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

A Maxim For Leaders For 2011

25 SMART Social Media Objectives

Knight Foundation Launches The Giving Day Play Book

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

What To Think About For Next Year

Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place?

Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Ten More Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Discover Your Leader Grade

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobson On Management And Leadership: 70 New Year's.

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Do Exit Interviews

How To Produce An Effective Company Blog

Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Ask Your Customers To Help You Write Your Strategic Plan

How To Talk About Poor Performance With An Employee

Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Honor The Legacy Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. By Volunteering

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Leaders

Be A Manager Who Makes Decisions

Do you have a brand strategy?

Share The Bad News

Know When To Change Your Decision

New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reach That Goal

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

This Week's Book Recommendation

Great Business Quote

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