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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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You thought your team would be excited, or at least pleased. This time from Travis Bradberry , author and Chief People Scientist, LeadX, “Digital transformation is not just about technology; it’s about people. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” What went wrong?

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Why Leaders Need To Develop Their Middle Managers

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book, Power To The Middle , shows how managers are the crucial link between a company’s ground floor and top brass. However, new KcKinsey research reveals that this outdated perspective needs to change and that well-developed managers are the strategy that companies must prioritize to succeed today,” they add.

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How To Build Resilient And Thriving Teams

Eric Jacobsen Blog

How net thriving teams can improve businesses, neighborhoods, and governments. Why wellbeing initiatives work substantially better when people have great managers who engage them in their work first and establish trust. The authors further share that most people spend one-third or more of their waking time working.

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How To Optimize Talent To Lead A Dream Team

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Why do some teams succeed while others stumble? In The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness , author Mike Zani introduces the science of “ talent optimization ,” a new discipline that’s a far more reliable way to manage your employees than your gut instincts.

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Seven Important Questions To Ask Your Team

Eric Jacobsen Blog

High-functioning teams can disagree and still produce excellent products and results. Team members can also disagree and still care about each other. Best-selling leadership book authors Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy recommend that leaders ask seven tough questions of their teams to help maximize their results.

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High-Performing Teams Do This

Eric Jacobsen Blog

According to Ron Ricci and Carl Wiese , authors of the book, The Collaboration Imperative , high-performing teams have the following characteristics : People have solid and deep trust in each other and in the team's purpose--they feel free to express feelings and ideas. No individual members are more important than the team.

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4 Tips for Managing Massive Nonprofit Fundraising Events

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Team up with local tv, radio, and print media partners, popular blogs, and social media influencers that reach and represent your target audiences. About the Author. Regardless of your call to action, the key to maximizing your reach is to be as visible and intentional as possible in the channels where your audience lives.

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