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Developing staff technology skills in your nonprofit

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Success in highly technical roles relies just as much on customer service and change management as on technical abilities. It’s boring, and it doesn’t really improve people’s skills. Maybe it imparts knowledge, but people can’t transfer that to a real-life environment. And when all else fails, bribe people with food.

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Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

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People haven't reinvented school yet. Our competitiveness as a nation allows us to bring in people to the knowledge economy. You are in the business every day of figuring out how to have people engage, have fun, and build skills - change their behaviors through games. That's teaching. So how do you do that?

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How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Wednesday, December 1, 2010 How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfalls As the year comes to a close its likely time for many business leaders to tackle the annual performance appraisal process. So, here is a good reminder from author Sharon Armstrong about how to avoid eight performance evaluation pitfalls.

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Discover Your Leader Grade

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The survey typically takes respondents seven to 10 minutes to fill out and the results you get will identify your strengths and weaknesses, and will allow you to compare your evaluators responses to your own self-assessment. The self-evaluation survey is free and its the first step in the program.

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Reach Communications & Leadership Expert David Grossman Via His.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done. Via the App, David promises to bring his communications industry expert advice and wisdom right to your fingertips.

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Find The Ideal Tone For Your Emails

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The program evaluates words and phrases for the intensity of eight primary emotions, allowing you to adjust the overall tone before you send your message. 3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips How To Avoid 8 Common Performance Evaluation Pitfa. Coaching is the difference between giving orders and teaching people how to get things done.

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Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, November 8, 2010 Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss Robert Sutton, author of Good Boss, Bad Boss , provides these leadership tips: Create an environment that encourages people to challenge each others ideas, but set a few ground rules. Really listen to the people under your supervision--dont just fake it.