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The Facts Of Business Life -- Book Review

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 29, 2013

The fact is, if you are a budding entrepreneur, future business owner, or relatively “green” business owner, you need to read, The Facts of Business Life , by Bill McBean. During that period, the manufacturers he represented continually awarded him and his company honors for sales, service, customer retention, and financial excellence.

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The Seven Facts Of Business Life And The Five Levels Of Business Success

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 15, 2014

The fact is, if you are a budding entrepreneur, future business owner, or relatively “green” business owner, you need to read, The Facts of Business Life , by Bill McBean. During that period, the manufacturers he represented continually awarded him and his company honors for sales, service, customer retention, and financial excellence.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog - Untitled Article

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 16, 2014

The fact is, if you are a budding entrepreneur, future business owner, or relatively “green” business owner, you need to read, The Facts of Business Life , by Bill McBean. During that period, the manufacturers he represented continually awarded him and his company honors for sales, service, customer retention, and financial excellence.

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Benchmarking Data You Can Use: Live from #BBCON

Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The median for membership retention is 50% and the median growth in membership revenue is 14%. Julia Kennard, CFO at EdVenture, offered insight on the negative impact that using Groupon has had on EdVenture’s retention rate because it relied on a discount to drive a membership sale. Fundraising Data.

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Thursday, October 28, 2010 How To Be A Green Leader You can be a green leader at work and help save the planet and money for your business, by following these practices and instilling these habits with your employees: Photocopiers: Use the "standby" button on your copiers and that will lighten your energy load by 70 percent.

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Green Mentoring Kansas City Kansas

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Wednesday, August 11, 2010 Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books? However, if you dont have time to read books about how to be an effective and good leader, you can select a few words from the list below and then practice what those words mean, as you lead your team every day. The answer is yes. Great post Eric.

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Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010 Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders If you lead a nonprofit organization, the one hour it will take you to read Peter F. Druckers book called " The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization " will be well worth it. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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This Week's Book Recommendation

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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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. • How to create an environment that will help you win. .

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What's The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 Whats The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager? Earlier this year, various discussion groups on the social media site LinkedIn helped me build a list of favorite leadership books. For me, that book would be Timothy R. For me, that book would be Timothy R.

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Show The Love: Thoughtful Engagement to Retain Donors [eBook]

Connection Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2014

What happens when 14 nonprofit experts come together to share tried-and-true donor retention strategies, tips and ideas? You end up with an extremely useful resource for any nonprofit professional looking to improve donor retention rates. Chapter 3 : The Perfect Donor Retention Plan Starts with a Calendar. By Roger M.

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Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 30, 2010

Employee pay often is not the most important driver for employee retention. To learn more about employee retention and the reasons employees decide to leave an organization, read Overland Park, KS author Leigh Branhams book, The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 4, 2011

Business leaders can read Overland Park, KS’s Leigh Branham’s books: • The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave • Re-Engage to learn more about why employees leave their workplaces (including non-financial reasons), and what leaders can do to boost employee retention. Both are excellent books.

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

These are in what I consider is the best chapter of the book The Essential HR Handbook , that she co-authored with Barbara Mitchell. 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.

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What To Think About For Next Year

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Use New-Hire Employee Badges

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Sunday, December 5, 2010 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips Here are three great tips from the book, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book : Coaches do not motivate their employees; they inspire them to motivate themselves. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Armstrong’s book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. You can learn more tips for writing employee surveys in John Kador’s and Katherine J. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Four Tips And Observations For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010 Four Tips And Observations For Leaders I really like these four leadership tips and observations from the book, 1001 Ways To Energize Employees : Nothing creates more self-respect among employees than being included in the process of making decisions. Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Fortunately, Richard Finnegan, shares in his new book, Rethinking Retention in Good Times and Bad , four key questions you should include in your exit interviews: Why did you decide to leave us? "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Use A Board Of Advisors

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2010

Two of Burkus favorite leadership books are: The Starfish and the Spider -- A book actually about leaderLESS organizations. This book examines organizations that didnt need leaders to thrive," said Burkus. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Saturday, September 18, 2010 How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills Here is this weeks book recommendation. I really found this book useful. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. And, the eBook is free! How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

You can learn more about how to do that in his latest book, Re-Engage. Posted by Eric Jacobson at 8:20 PM Labels: Books For Managers , Coaching Employees , Employee Retention , General Management Skills , Leadership Books , Management , Motivating Employees , Thanking Employees 1 comments: davidburkus said.

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5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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When To Coach And When To Counsel

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Great Business Quote

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 7, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Monday, September 6, 2010 Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations Joey Ashers new 100-page book, 15 Minutes Including Q&A provides a "plan to save the world from lousy presentations," proclaims Asher. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Worse yet, without positive feedback, employees feel no sense that they are appreciated as individual talents with specific desires to learn and grow on the job and in their careers, reports Nicholas Nigro, author of, The Everything Coaching and Mentoring Book. I appreciate all the work you’ve put into it, as do your team members.&#

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Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 31, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Armstrong in their book, Perfect Phrases for Writing Employee Surveys : 1. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. To discover what employees are thinking and doing – in a nonthreatening survey environment. Remember, surveys generate expectations.

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Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 21, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Know When To Change Your Decision

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 17, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Always Follow Through

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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The Five Points Of Professionalism

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Sunday, December 12, 2010 The Five Points Of Professionalism Heres more good advice from The Everything Coaching And Mentoring Book : Professional behavior on the job means that work habits are strong and consistent. "Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac.

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Engage Your Employees.Especially Now

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 26, 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010 Engage Your Employees.Especially Now Im a big fan of the books authored by Leigh Branham. He recently shared his findings from his latest book, " Re-Engage: How Americas Best Places To Work Inspire Extra Effort In Extraordinary Times." I'll have to check the book out. Love the Blue Shirt Nation idea.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Communicate Often And Tell A Story

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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How To Be An Open Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2010

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 How To Be An Open Leader Charlene Li, the author of the best-seller book, Groundswell , was kind enough to send me an advance copy of her newest book, Open Leadership , which she released for sale on May 24. My complete book review is on my Kansas City Leadership Examiner.com page.

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4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively

Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010 4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively Roger Fulton’s book, Common Sense Management , offers these quick tips for how to be an effective leader: • Don’t Blame Others – When in a position of power, everything that occurs is your responsibility, even the errors.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Skills

Never Say These Words To A Customer

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Kansas City

Kansas City Kansas Mentoring Leadership

Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback

Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks New Book Shows You How To Set A Goal And Then Reac. How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills This Week's Book Recommendation 3 Things Your Mission Statement Must Have Is Your Crisis Management Program In Place? Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

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Mentoring Kansas City Kansas Leadership

The Facts Of Business Life -- Book Review

The Seven Facts Of Business Life And The Five Levels Of Business Success

Trending Sources

Eric Jacobsen Blog - Untitled Article

Benchmarking Data You Can Use: Live from #BBCON

How To Be A Green Leader

Do You Really Need To Read Leadership Books?

Must-Read Book For Nonprofit Leaders

This Week's Book Recommendation

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

What's The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager?

Show The Love: Thoughtful Engagement to Retain Donors [eBook]

Top Five Factors That Drive Employee Loyalty

Are You Doing All You Can To Retain Your Employees?

How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

What To Think About For Next Year

Use New-Hire Employee Badges

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

How To Write An Employee Satisfaction And Engagement Survey

20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Four Tips And Observations For Leaders

How To Uncover The Real Reasons Your Employees Leave

"Great Places To Work" Employee Perks

Use A Board Of Advisors

How To Improve Your Internal Communication Skills

How To Create A "Best Places To Work" Company

5 Tips For Generating Ideas From Employees

When To Coach And When To Counsel

Great Business Quote

Keys To Telling A Good Story In Your Presentations

Give Positive Feedback. Don't Praise.

Make An Impact With Your Words Of Thanks

5 Reasons To Do An Employee Survey

Lots Of Lessons From Post-it Notes

Know When To Change Your Decision

Always Follow Through

The Five Points Of Professionalism

Engage Your Employees.Especially Now

Don't Hire Someone Just Like You

Communicate Often And Tell A Story

How To Be An Open Leader

4 Quick Tips For How To Lead More Effectively

Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Never Say These Words To A Customer

Mix Praise With Constructive Feedback

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