Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

Strengths like persuasion, problem solving, and persistence come to mind quickly. In fact, keeping high-performing staff is one of the more serious challenges facing nonprofits. For that reason, as a supervisor I never welcomed gossip and challenged why such negative information was being brought to me.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

What you won’t find is a book that specifically covers the challenge you face now: the CEO transition – a period that covers your first 6–12 months in the role , which is often the most challenging and crucial time for a company and its new leader.” These 10 components inform the chapters within the book. Following a villain.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 18, 2020

According to Maxine Kamin , author of the book, Soft Skills Revolution , "The practice of soft skills aids in communication and promotes problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolutions, and team building." Each of the book's nine chapters, listed below, provide dialogue, questions, tips and recommended activities: What Are Soft Skills?

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Skills Chapter Demonstration Problem 52

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

A recent study from two researchers affiliated with the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) has challenged the public perception about AI’s negative impact on society due to the “robots taking over jobs.” Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human , has been serializing chapters from his book on Medium.

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VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This manifestation of the “generation gap” presents a new challenge for the voluntary sector post-pandemic. Of course, designing an age-diverse volunteer program is not without its challenges. of those surveyed ) that working across generations can help American better solve its problems. That’s a great place to start.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 4, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems,” explain the authors. Our model works because it places the challenge, not the person, at the center.

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Benefit Kansas Leadership Authoring 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2020

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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NTEN

AUGUST 1, 2011

may prove to be a key resource for solving some of our most pressing real-world problems," according to game designer Jane McGonigal in The Wall Street Journal. We believe whole-heartedly that we are up to any challenge, and we become remarkably resilient in the face of failure." When we play, we. have a sense of urgent optimism.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. In the book, we talk about Luis and his challenges growing up with the fear of disappointing his parents. Baird/Sullivan : We are all gifted at something.

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Gift Culture Companies Conversation 57

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 31, 2017

The book also describes the barriers and challenges to using our imagination and provides some steps that we can take to close the imagination gap. What I like is that each chapter includes a good summary of the content, plus an imagination challenge where we can work our imagination muscles.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Many include her trademark “Dear Joan” notes from disguised nonprofit leaders sharing a problem and Joan giving advice. You will learn how deliver your elevator speech, work effectively with a board chair, deal with fundraising challenges, managing tips for staff and volunteers, crisis management, and leadership transitions.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 30, 2023

Leadership is mobilizing others to make progress on the most important challenges. It can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but in a culture where everyone leads, organizations start to make progress on their most difficult problems,” explain the authors. Our model works because it places the challenge, not the person, at the center.

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Benefit Kansas Leadership Authoring 52

The Storytelling Non-profit

APRIL 12, 2022

In this article, I’m going to talk about the common challenges of explaining non-profit impact and go over the action steps you can take to explain your non-profit’s impact through storytelling. Challenge yourself to think about how you would explain your work and impact to an 8 year old or to a grandparent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. The second section primarily includes: How women tackle complex problems.

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Leadership Benchmark Story Structure 67

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 2, 2021

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 29, 2022

Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. In the book, we talk about Luis and his challenges growing up with the fear of disappointing his parents. Baird/Sullivan : We are all gifted at something.

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Gift Culture Companies Conversation 81

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

According to Maxine Kamin , author of the book, Soft Skills Revolution , "The practice of soft skills aids in communication and promotes problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolutions, and team building." Each of the book's nine chapters, listed below, provide dialogue, questions, tips and recommended activities: What Are Soft Skills?

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Skills Chapter Demonstration Problem 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. In the book, we talk about Luis and his challenges growing up with the fear of disappointing his parents. Baird/Sullivan : We are all gifted at something.

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Companies Gift Culture Conversation 70

Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The book is divided into three sections: The first section includes: A focus on how and why women tend to build strong companies, staring with the structural challenges they must overcome to raise venture capital and scale their businesses. The second section primarily includes: How women tackle complex problems.

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Learning Leadership Benchmark Story 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 16, 2023

Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. In the book, we talk about Luis and his challenges growing up with the fear of disappointing his parents. Baird/Sullivan : We are all gifted at something.

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Gift Culture Companies Conversation 52

VQ Strategies

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

For generations, engaging volunteers has been a vital strategy for communities to solve problems, but the events of 2020 disrupted how people work and volunteer. Whom would you invite? What do you think you’d talk about? Why did we create the book? ” Join the conversation.

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Voice Volunteer Amazon Chapter 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Be sure to read the highlighted key principles and takeaways at the end of every chapter. They communicate bad news early so it doesn’t become a larger problem. In the book, we talk about Luis and his challenges growing up with the fear of disappointing his parents. Baird/Sullivan : We are all gifted at something.

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Companies Gift Culture Conversation 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2021

Take ownership when others are externalizing a problem. And, before you start to read the book, you can take (via a QR code in the book) a fifteen-minute online Step Up Leadership Assessment , which will give you instant feedback on your leadership readiness and point you to the most relevant chapters in the book.

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Leadership Demonstration Language Problem 52

Classy

APRIL 20, 2021

As Classy steps into our next chapter with our recent Series D funding and new CEO Christopher Himes , we are also thrilled to announce the appointment of Depelsha McGruder to Classy’s Board of Directors. United, I’ve been in the driver’s seat of building a nonprofit from the ground up and trying to create a path to funding.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 14, 2018

"Ninety percent of business problems are actually recruiting problems in disguise," declares Jeff Hyman , author of the new book, Recruit Rockstars: The 10 Step Playbook To Find The Winners And Ignite Your Business. As you read the book, you'll discover Hyman's 10-step method for landing the very best talent.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

According to Maxine Kamin , author of the book, Soft Skills Revolution , "The practice of soft skills aids in communication and promotes problem solving, negotiation, conflict resolutions, and team building." Each of the book''s nine chapters, listed below, provide dialogue, questions, tips and recommended activities: What Are Soft Skills?

Skills 56

Skills Chapter Leadership Demonstration 56

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 27, 2020

Take ownership when others are externalizing a problem. And, before you start to read the book, you can take (via a QR code in the book) a fifteen-minute online Step Up Leadership Assessment , which will give you instant feedback on your leadership readiness and point you to the most relevant chapters in the book.

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Authoring Leadership Demonstration Language 52

Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 1, 2018

Paul Smith Question : Which of the three books ( Lead with a Story , Parenting with a Story , Sell with a Story ) was the most challenging to write and why? Paul : Lead with a Story was the most challenging from a time and effort standpoint. If you have not read it, please do. But that’s only because it was my first one.

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Story Storytelling Chapter Teach 47

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 26, 2021

In order to decide on this topic, we asked our community to submit challenges. His expertise covers the spectrum of challenges faced by today’s nonprofit by helping them innovate and drive transformation. Eloisa Portillo-Morales is the interim equity co-director and a city strategist with the American Cities Climate Challenge at NRDC.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 15, 2016

Author Elaine Quinn wrote the book after working as a consultant for 10 years with small business owners who struggled with organization, time management, workflow processes, productivity and related challenges. The techniques Quinn teaches small home-based business owners also apply to work-from-home employees of large organizations.

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Work Effective Chapter Technique 40

Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Author Elaine Quinn wrote the book after working as a consultant for 10 years with small business owners who struggled with organization, time management, workflow processes, productivity and related challenges. The techniques Quinn teaches small home-based business owners also apply to work-from-home employees of large organizations.

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Place Work Chapter Technique 47

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 31, 2014

Its strategic partnership with Electronic Arts has enabled GlassLab to develop SimCityEDU, a game-based classroom tool that uses the beloved SimCity franchise to engage students in real-world challenges. Games can also empower players to help solve seemingly impossible scientific problems.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2017

But there are challenges, too. This image above, recently making the rounds on social media, is a funny statement on the challenges of an open office layouts, where there are no walls or doors. Such spaces offer great benefits for collaboration, transparency, knowledge sharing, learning, creativity, and team building.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2014

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has been catching a lot of scrutiny. The problem is, this isn’t a perfect world. Yes, there are those people that are participating in this ice bucket challenge for the sole reason that they like seeing themselves on camera. The problem is us. In a perfect world, yes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JUNE 13, 2018

Overwork and stress can lead to burnout and depression and that can lead to even bigger problems. The book devotes an entire chapter to the problem of working excessive hours. One of the points he brings up is the importance of creating an environment where life/work balance flourish. Long Hours Culture Is Not Productive.

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