Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 20, 2020

Check out the definitive book on servant leadership. It's a curated collection of incredibly insightful and motivational perspectives on servant leadership via essays by 44 servant leaders. Servant leadership is about always putting others first. Each of the 44 stories/chapters stands strong on its own.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Organizations that treat culture like an impromptu party will see their “guests” leave early. Culture revolves around personalities and a positive environment depends on understanding the needs of individual players and their interaction as a team. The leadership team began by discussing the issues.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2023

Digging deeper: Mindsets : Your attitudes and beliefs about yourself, other people and the world. Abilities : Your competencies that help you integrate your knowledge, skills, and experiences so you can respond to situations in the most effective way possible. Know-how : Your knowledge and skills. Enhance personal growth.

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ASU Lodestar Center

OCTOBER 16, 2020

posted by Veera Tervola Morrison Spring 2020 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management. In your organization, this may look like negative attitudes toward evaluation, poor research designs and collecting data but not using the data. What attitudes toward evaluation are present? Illustration by Jocelyn Ruiz.

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MAY 1, 2023

Embrace Adaptability It may be hard for “button-up” organizations to introduce a more casual attitude. It may be challenging for “buttoned-up” organizations, where people are in the habit of “following rules,” to introduce a more casual attitude. But digital markets revolve around reinvention. It’s a choice.”

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Top Nonprofits

AUGUST 17, 2021

This event will provide meaningful takeaways for those on either side of the desk in fundraising interviews, as well as sharpen skills that can be applied to major gift asks. How attitude and body language will affect your success. See what we did there? A little background. and she also happens to be a lovely person with whom to work!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2011

It comes down to organizational culture. The nonprofits that embrace measurement have a data-driven culture. The Evolutionary Stages of A Data-Driven Culture. In the end, it comes down to leadership. Works with measurement consultants or specialists to improve skills and capacity. It has to do with leadership.

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ASU Lodestar Center

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

posted by Syeda Hussaini Spring 2021 Alumna, ASU Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management. It is demanding of an organizational cultural change that will adopt inclusivity in all aspects, both internally and externally. Phase 1: Triple A’s - awareness, attitude and action. Illustration by Yuxin Qin. Phase 2: Implementation.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 12, 2017

Today’s nonprofit marketers must be experts in learning how to shift their organizational culture towards a culture of philanthropy. This gets to the heart of the best practices that are needed to create a culture of philanthropy within anonprofit organization. Shifting the organization’s culture is a process, and it takes time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 8, 2020

For example: Cultural engagement is extremely important in a successful transition; and it is essential that you know what your cultural engagement plan will be before walking in the door for Day One. Values -- Believes and moral principles that guide attitudes, decisions, and actions.

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Get Fully Funded

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

So how do you go about creating a culture of personal gratitude for yourself and for your organization? Over time, this attitude will become second nature. Focusing on someone else’s achievements and skills means we’re not concentrating on the unique talents and gifts that make us special. That sounds great, right? That’s you!

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MAY 6, 2024

My writing about digital leadership often focuses on values and attitudes. The greatest benefit is ensuring that an organization’s processes, people, culture, and technology are in alignment with their strategic objectives. Culture, strategy, and talent play important roles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

But I also got the opportunity to learn and hear Rob Reich, associate professor of political science, Stanford University, and faculty co-director, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (Stanford PACS) and Lucy Bernholz, visiting scholar, Stanford PACS present their research in a talk called “New Skills for the New Social Economy.”

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Pro Tip : Try to establish where your skills, hard work, and dedication can be best applied. Many of your employees will have wide skill-sets outside of what you hired them for. . Here are some tips to help you create a nonprofit culture of collaboration: . Create an atmosphere of collaboration. Could I have listened more?

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 1, 2018

A Reel Leadership Article My thought going into Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle was “Do we really need another remake of a film?” There were also plenty of leadership lessons in Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. . Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle. Life and leadership are messy.

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ASU Lodestar Center

JANUARY 11, 2013

Outcomes usually imply changes in behavior, condition, skills, attitudes or knowledge in the individual, community or other target population. Grant funding and the proper knowledge to conduct program evaluation are common issues: The United Way is one grantmaking organization that promotes an outcome-driven culture in nonprofits.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

For example: Cultural engagement is extremely important in a successful transition; and it is essential that you know what your cultural engagement plan will be before walking in the door for Day One. Values -- Believes and moral principles that guide attitudes, decisions, and actions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 7, 2017

"It is a driving passion of mine to get people to understand that improv skills can be effectively translated into the business world with powerful results," says Bob Kulhan , veteran improv performer, university professor, and author of the fascinating new book, Getting To "Yes And": The Art of Business Improv.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2014

October 14 brings a powerful new book full of leadership lessons for " how to be a first responder in business." What leadership skills did you learn playing football that then served you well as a Marine? This week, Wood, answered questions about his book, the lessons he teaches, and the remarkable work of Team Rubicon.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2018

All of which will drive a clash of cultures that demands a new management approach. Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Grubb is the founder of the consulting firm Val Grubb & Associates Ltd.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

All of which will drive a clash of cultures that demands a new management approach. Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Grubb is the founder of the consulting firm Val Grubb & Associates Ltd.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2012

Leadership development. Here’s what the report said about capacity building: Of course, metrics tools only work if you have skilled craftspeople who can use them effectively. Community organizing. Civic engagement. Alliance building. Research and policy analysis. Communications and framing. Organizational Development.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 11, 2012

Hams takes a no holds barred approach in his new book, Ownership Thinking -- How to End Entitlement and Create a Culture of Accountability, Purpose and Profit. Entitlement has become an enormous problem in our culture, and I'm afraid it's getting worse with every generation," says Hams. Hams : I don’t care who is at fault.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 30, 2017

All of which will drive a clash of cultures that demands a new management approach. Learning is a lifelong pursuit , and motivating senior team members to develop their skill sets is just as important as mentoring new and mid-career members of the team. Grubb is the founder of the consulting firm Val Grubb & Associates Ltd.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 13, 2012

Corporate culture is the product of four dynamically related components : attitudes, beliefs, values, and behavior. The fastest and most effective way to change attitudes and beliefs is to change people's behavior and show them the beneficial results of the new behavior.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 12, 2009

For quite a few years now there have been sustained clarion calls for the development of learning organizations, more responsive and flexible cultures and for changes to fundamental assumptions and models of effective leadership and management. From yesteryear to tomorrow Enter social software.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Some of my other favorite observations from the book are these two: We follow leaders not because they bring us down, but because they lift our spirits with their attitude, words, and examples. It also includes the results of an exclusive 2010 leadership survey conducted for the American Management Association (AMA) by NFI Research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

Loyalty is not something you can spot right away; attitude is. Attitude is something you can't teach." I've learned when I'm angry to walk away, calm down. Never, ever, ever react in anger to anybody." Mentoring is opening doors for younger people."

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 25, 2016

Unlike some articles that term this audience the “Me” or selfish generation, our extensive research on this generation’s attitudes and behaviors toward cause engagement show, simply put, that Millennials have an affinity for “doing good.” Leadership. The content. For-profits for good. Exploration. Public service. Creativity.

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Connection Cafe

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Seema) In some museum work places, the culture of stress is tied to perceived effort, as you mention. Museum professionals tend to be highly educated and museum experience results in a host of transferable skills such as project management, communications, and design. Do others feel guilty at their job if they aren’t stressed?

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 3, 2006

Up with People is a global education program whose mission is to train young people in global leadership and to spark them to action in meeting the needs of their communities, countries, and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace. What keeps you motivated and energized to do this work? •

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 9, 2024

Regular brainstorming and skill-sharing sessions can also serve as nourishing fertilizer. Philanthropy – The Cultural Coaxing You know what’s contagious? The board’s attitude towards fundraising. Encouraging the Spirit of Volunteerism Volunteers fill your organizational vessel with love, skill, and time—for free!

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

leadership. The board’s mindset should reflect current business dynamics and its demographics should mirror the social and cultural landscape. board or a group defined by an entrepreneurial attitude, broad perspectives, and creative vision, consider these strategies. leadership style. is a heavy lift. Association 4.0

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Media Cause

JUNE 16, 2022

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Black Independence Day, is celebrated on June 19th, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, and often also a celebration of African-American culture. The holiday has been celebrated since 1865 and was officially made a federal holiday in 2021.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 22, 2014

Cultural barriers at the host organization and that my expertise and skills will be under utilized. Understand the Office Norms: Some organizations have different cultural ques when comes to use of technology. Don’t Be Afraid To Try New Things: Your internship is a great laboratory for learning new skills and ideas.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 16, 2011

1: Create a Facebook culture inside your organization. Networked Nonprofits have a created a Facebook culture inside their organizations. They gotten leadership buy-in, addressed concerns head on , and codified the organizational rules around using social media. What’s missing? Measure your results, not just numbers.

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.orgSource

MAY 9, 2023

But association professionals sometimes struggle with creating a culture of innovation and a nimble organization. Open the Windows “A culture of innovation helps associations become resilient, generate new revenue streams, and succeed in the face of extreme challenges,” Liz observes. Inspire the leadership team.

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