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Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

We have a mix of staff who dived into social media long ago (see our business innovation blog and green business twitter feed ), and others who have maybe sort of heard of Twitter. Then the hands-on part started: • We broke into teams of 40 to 70 people, based on the type of work we do. They spent the next 24 hours refining the pitch.

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Build, Buy, or Customize?

Connection Cafe

Keep in mind there is often (significant) work effort in documenting requirements, defining a solution, and agreeing on an approach, typically involving multiple resources and iterative review of specifications for both for stakeholders and the development team (whether in-house or external). How will the team approach development?

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Demographics Are Destiny: How and Why to Diversify Your Staff Now!

NTEN

I am making an essentialist argument here, but it's my belief that unless we diversify our organizations by race and ethnicity, we will find it hard to succeed and stay relevant in light of the changing demographics of the country. Last year, I moderated a panel at Women in Green in Pasadena, CA. How do you do it? Ok, you're sold.

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How To Be A Green Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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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Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member.

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Monday, May 17, 2010 Build A Strong Team. Be An Effective Team Member. Its somewhat difficult to find a copy of Price Pritchetts 1992 handbook called, The Team Member Handbook For Teamwork, but if you do locate a copy, it provides you good, practical, useful information. Youll learn as a manager how to build a strong team.

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Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Play Team Sports To Build Leadership Skills Todays high school and college team sport athletes are learning leadership skills that will serve them well when they enter the workforce. Be An Effective Team Member. How To Improve Customer Service With The Telephone.

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20 New Words Every Leader Should Know

Eric Jacobsen Blog

5 Open-Ended Questions To Ask Your Customers How To Produce An Effective Company Blog Leadership Tips From Good Boss, Bad Boss How To Write A Business Plan In About One Hour ► October (11) How To Write Your Company's Core Values How To Be A Green Leader Key Interviewing Questions To Ask To Identify Lead.