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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

When does technology boost personal productivity for nonprofit professionals and when does it get in the way? According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. There are ways of working that can reduce collaborative overload.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Buckingham/Goodall : First, the wrong-headed ideas that we have about work are so strongly ingrained—try telling a leader that critical feedback isn’t helping his or her people grow, and watch his or her reaction!—that Question : What’s the harm in pushing people to improve their weaknesses?

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What Does Big Data Have to Do With Me and My Organization?

Tech Soup

A person living in European Renaissance times was exposed to about the same amount of data in a lifetime as we are in a day. The Open Knowledge Foundation is a great advocacy charity in that field. This year, 3.3 zettabytes. of data will be created, of which only an estimated 0.5% will be analyzed. The UN Global Pulse initiative.

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