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Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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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The Three Pillars Of Executive Presence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Hewlett is also a big believer in the power and value of having a sponsor , and explains that sponsors are not mentors. Because sponsors have a vested interest in how you turn out (your reputation now being linked with their own), they will give you the kind of feedback that mentors can't or won't," says Hewlett.

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70 New Year's Resolutions For Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

One area with a potential high risk of over-reliance on AI tools is internal collaboration and communication. The most important skill nonprofit leaders can learn and teach their teams is to know when to use AI and when to use human skills. Increasing staff interactions with AI tools could reduce human interactions internally.

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The Three Pillars Of Executive Presence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Hewlett is also a big believer in the power and value of having a sponsor , and explains that sponsors are not mentors. Because sponsors have a vested interest in how you turn out (your reputation now being linked with their own), they will give you the kind of feedback that mentors can't or won't," says Hewlett.

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70 Ways To Be An Effective Leader

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Here are 70 things you can do: 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 (..)