Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I selected Advisory Leadership as the best new leadership book for this year because it: Teaches leaders how to create a people-first culture (a must-have to achieve success in today's business world). Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Holding on to toxic employees.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Each year, I select my pick for the best new leadership book released that year. As published earlier on my blog, my pick for 2023, was When Everyone Leads. Some years, among the many books about leadership that I read, there is another book that is so good, it becomes my runner up for the best new leadership book of the year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Last week, I participated in the “Funders Learning Lab: Investing in Networks and Network Leadership.” ” The participants included both funders and practitioners with expertise in networks, leadership development, philanthropy and social justice. It was expertly facilitated by Allison Lin and Odin Zackman.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas. The timing of the process. When the next update will be.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 1, 2020

The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don't read their book cover to cover. That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 5, 2020

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Flashback to 2016. James Dallas. Virtually every business is undergoing change. The timing of the process.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 23, 2014

If you want to a chance to win, leave a comment on this post sharing something that you’d like to learn about Impact Leadership or some wisdom from your experience about practicing impact leadership! One of our first design tasks as facilitators was for all of us to get clear on what we mean by “Impact Leadership.”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Here’s a few frameworks and techniques I learned first hand from Nancy as she accompanied me to the sessions I was leading. It is about simply learning how to use a new tool or technique. I was even lucky enough to coax Nancy into an impromptu role play to model some of the techniques. She was brilliant!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 22, 2014

Earlier this month, I facilitated a workshop for leaders of community foundations in New Jersey for the Knight Digital Media Center on the topic of practical network leadership skills. Applying these techniques to social platforms like Twitter and LinkedIn for thought leadership, influence, and professional learning.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 9, 2018

I selected Advisory Leadership as the best new leadership book for this year because it: Teaches leaders how to create a people-first culture (a must-have to achieve success in today's business world). Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Flashback to three years ago.because this book is so, so good!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2024

Start A New Professional Journal(s): For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal(s), using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Writing : I’ve been writing Beth’s blog since 2004. That is twenty years!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

New Year's Resolutions for leaders : Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved (..)

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 9, 2020

2) Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. This past year, I found myself writing less on this blog.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Soon, I will announce my choice for best book about leadership for 2017. Here is that blog post from about a year ago. After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. James Dallas.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 10, 2019

The authors of this leadership book recommend that you don't read their book cover to cover. That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 23, 2019

That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip.

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Greater Giving

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Then, meet with staff, board members , and leadership to establish how you’ll be using AI, whether that be for: Donor prospecting: AI-powered prospecting tools prioritize leads based on their propensity and willingness to give, allowing you to focus your fundraising appeals on the most promising prospects. Conduct staff training.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2017

The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 5, 2024

If you want to create a heart culture and a people-first culture at your workplace, read the book, Advisory Leadership , by Greg Friedman. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. Not guiding the troops. Holding onto toxic employees. I really like this book, because it: Provides "real-world" and practical everyday steps you can take.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2023

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is to select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. I continue to serve on the advisory board of Leadership Learning Community and Wake.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Help the participants narrow down topics to discuss or work in small group exercises (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique). Help participants vote on concepts or reports as part of a report out to stimulate discussion or reflection (replaces sticky dot voting and visualize the vote technique).

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 15, 2012

The project is under the visionary leadership of Cheryl Francisconi who is the director of IIE’s office in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and has vast expertise in developing, designing, and implementing transformative leadership programs for several decades. Documentation of the Visioning Process.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Originally published in December 2016: After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas. The timing of the process. When the next update will be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 5, 2022

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 3, 2019

1) Review the Year: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. I’ve used Chris Brogan’s technique for over a decade and found it very helpful in keeping me focused. I wrote guest posts for many nonprofit publications and blogs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 16, 2017

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas. Virtually every business is undergoing change. The timing of the process. When the next update will be.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 2, 2022

Start A New Professional Journal: For as long as I can remember, I have kept an annual professional journal, using a variation of bullet journal technique. Chris Brogan’s technique is select three words, but I modify it by articulating key themes. Since I do this every year, I also look at what I wrote the previous year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. Each chapter is comprised of short sections, often about the length of a blog posting. Van Gorder : Spend time with them.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Don't micromanage Don't be a bottleneck Focus on outcomes, not minutiae Build trust with your colleagues before a crisis comes Assess your company's strengths and weaknesses at all times Conduct annual risk reviews Be courageous, quick and fair Talk more about values more than rules Reward how a performance is achieved and not only the performance (..)

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TechImpact

JULY 2, 2013

According to a recent post from Nonprofit Technology News, recently developed mobile applications are giving nonprofits options as they develop and improve their on-the-fly fundraising techniques. Blog Fundraising Leadership Mobile Tech applications nonprofit tablets'

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 6, 2017

After reading nearly 30 new books about leadership this past year, my pick for 2016's best new leadership book is, Mastering the Challenges of Leading Change , by H. Gives you specific techniques and tactics. James Dallas. Virtually every business is undergoing change. The timing of the process. When the next update will be.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2015

That's because I found, The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy, a compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters, each highlighting a leadership tip.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2016

The Little Book of Leadership Development , by Scott J. Allen and Mitchell Kusy , is a very compelling read, packed with practical tips and techniques for both leading and helping others to learn how to lead effectively. What you'll find is basically 50 one- to two-page chapters , each highlighting a leadership tip.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

On December 1 I''ll announce my vote for the best new leadership book of 2014. Each provides timely, practical and valuable tips, techniques and tools for how to become a more effective leader. Best Leadership Books Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Leadership Books' Stay tuned. It''s a great one.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Negativity Fast is an inspiring new approach to improving your outlook, leadership techniques, resilience, and productivity. Here you will learn to be positive despite today's extreme political divineness, no matter which party you support. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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