Your 2024 New Year's Resolution Check-In
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
If you need another resolution to tackle this year or haven't yet selected one, now is a good time to review this list below.
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Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2023
With 2024 fast approaching, it's a good time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2024.
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Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 10, 2021
Now that we are halfway through 2021, it's time to check in on your progress with your 2021 New Year's Resolutions. As a reminder, here is a list of 70 possible resolutions for leaders. Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 15, 2021
Now three months into 2021, it's time to check in on your progress with your 2021 New Year's Resolutions. As a reminder, here is a list of 70 possible resolutions for leaders. Congratulations if you selected some of these earlier and are making progress on them.
Neon CRM
OCTOBER 31, 2023
Repeat: As you repeat the Ask, Thank, and Report steps, you’re building connections that help move donors from one-time donors to recurring donors. How many of them actually invite you to have a conversation with them? All of us are marketed to, but few of us engage in real conversations with the nonprofits and brands we like.
NonProfit Hub
MAY 17, 2021
Web-to-Lead Conversion Rate. Lead-to-Sale Conversion Rate. ” Layering advocacy, strategy, dealing with barriers and some go-to techniques, Cierra laid out a plan for all of us to build powerful brands from the inside out. . Lifetime Value (LTV). Maryanne Dersch | Making it Stick: How to Get New Ideas into Action.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
APRIL 8, 2015
I had the honor of being a guest facilitator at a transformative leadership retreat with colleagues Heather McLeod Grant, Chris Block, Lance Fors, and David Havens – I got to teach but more importantly got to learn from amazing people. This exercise was teaching us to be open to change.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2020
With 2021 fast approaching, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 14, 2021
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 (..)
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2021
With 2022 fast approaching, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2022.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
APRIL 16, 2021
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 (..)
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JULY 3, 2016
So, now it's a good time to check on your progress with your New Year's Resolutions for how to be a better leader. You made it through the first half of 2016. Hopefully, you're still doing great. So good that you're ready to add another one or two resolutions to your list to tackle during the remainder of the year.
sgEngage
OCTOBER 4, 2022
In this conversation , they emphasized how organizations are most effective when they aren’t trying to be all things to all people. We can allow donors to teach us through their behaviors. As Steve McLaughlin pointed out in his conversation, “the impact that [donors] make in the world comes in different shapes and sizes.”
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 27, 2020
With 2021 fast approaching, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2021.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 17, 2021
Today brings a timely and compelling book, Choosing Courage , by Jim Detert , where he shares how to increase the chance of accomplishing something positive when acting with courage at work, while decreasing negative personal consequences. Some of my favorite parts of the book are where Detert teaches how to: Create the right conditions.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2019
With about one week before 2012020, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2020.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 22, 2013
We used some Human Centered Design techniques from their “ Innovating for People ” design methods recipe book. It was the most stimulating web platform strategy session that I have ever experienced! A quick focus on the solutions without taking the time to understand the challenges and open up creative thinking.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 5, 2012
On New Year’s Day, I heard a story on NPR about some research on instructional techniques used by many college professors – the lecture and how it is less effective in an age information abundance. You, as the instructor, will learn along with them because you are not the one talking the whole time.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
If not, and you want to be a more effective leader for your team at work in 2012, select one or more of these 70 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 (..)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 18, 2010
In addition to comedy, Heather is a keynote speaker and teaches her unique style of interactive performance in “ unpresenting workshops. Here’s what I learned: Emotions Are More Important Than Facts: To prompt conversation, you need to make an emotional connection. Happy, sad, angry, etc can help open the conversation.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
DECEMBER 17, 2013
It is finding great stuff amid the noise, annotating it, organizing it, and adding your wisdom or perspective and sharing a collection of curated links in a context or time that adds value. Jarche describes some techniques on how to do the most important, but sometimes difficult step of sense-making.
Double the Donation
OCTOBER 25, 2021
Track and incentivize successful conversations. Non-pledge close: For those calls that don’t end in success, it’s important to help close the conversation gracefully to maintain the relationship with the donor. Spend significant time working with your organization’s communication director to put this resource together.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
E-learning is using internet technology and your networks to learn in real-time – either as an individual, within your organization, or a network and learning is applied to get results. This e-mail exchange with a dozen or so colleagues evolved into a guest post about one aspect of the topic.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
It comes speeding at us from our email boxes, social networks, kindles, and even paper and snail mail! We scan, we browse, we try to thoughtfully read the best stuff, and interact through online conversations. So, it is important for us to incorporate techniques in daily work life that reduce the chances of this happening.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 16, 2019
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 (..)
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 23, 2017
The last time I shared a plenary stage with Marcelo Iniarra was in 2014 at the International Fundraising Congress where he rode a bicycle on stage! Some things have not changed: Time and attention are finite. At the same time, trust in institutions is fading. What would you add to this conversation about donor engagement?
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 20, 2018
With less than two weeks before 2019, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for next year. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and January 1, think about which couple you want to work on during 2019.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MAY 12, 2019
The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don't have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 8, 2014
You can also invite Alums to share what they’re up to as part of your engagement strategy on social channels, either as a dedicated post or part of the conversation in the comments. Conversation starters that link alumni to the current school experience can spark tons of engagement. Connect Alumni with Current School Experience.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2014
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 (..)
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2013
With only a couple weeks left of 2013, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2014. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ?
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 24, 2018
With just a few days left in the first half of this year, it's time to check in to see how we're doing with our New Year's Resolutions for 2018. Congratulations on everything you've accomplished so far.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2017
With only one one day left of 2017, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for 2018. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2018.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 22, 2014
With only about a week left of 2014, it''s time to select your New Year''s Resolutions for 2015. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year''s resolutions for leaders ?
Eric Jacobsen Blog
AUGUST 6, 2018
The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don't have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you've been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 27, 2010
From Conversational Keynote To Conversational Workshop. I’ve been playing with the conversational panel or conversational keynote models for short sessions (60, 75 or 90 minutes.) A conversational approach is not an expert or a group of experts talking the whole time. Some Reflections.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 30, 2007
Cambodian young people are joining the global conversation in the blogosphere and sharing their perspectives through different forms of grassroots citizen's media thanks to the efforts of a dedicated team of Cambodian bloggers. A conference workshop on blogging techniques and video blogging techniques. Timing is running out.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 3, 2011
The morning used the World Cafe technique. The world cafe technique is where participants learn through conversation in small groups. It is an effective technique to use to help participants process what they’ve learned and to harvest insights. Photo by SMEXbeirut. Fluency in social media skills.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
MARCH 7, 2017
He further explains that improvisation takes technique, training, practice, thoughtfulness and intelligence. Kulhan, who was trained in improv by notables including Amy Poehler and Tina Fey , also teaches you in his book the powerful difference between "Yes, and." is a technique that slows the brain down. and "Yes, but." "Yes,
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 14, 2015
Recent research and teaching practice shows that the lecture is a less effective teaching tool. As part of the planning, it might be a good idea to have the slides so participants can organize their thoughts and prepare, but then transform it into an conversation by ditching the slides for the actual webinar.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
DECEMBER 31, 2016
With only one one day left of 2016, it's time to identify your New Year's Resolutions for 2017. To get you started, how about selecting one or more of these 70 New Year's resolutions for leaders? Perhaps write down five to ten and then between now and tomorrow, think about which couple you want to work on during 2017.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MARCH 25, 2014
We also had to create new content for the session and a unified theme, luckily Star Wars was easy to play with. During the session, we had to pull out some tricks of the trade to adjust in real-time when we behind our plan because of too much content. Interactive Training Engages. Creating Learning Experiences That Inspire and Engage.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
JUNE 27, 2013
The 70 tips below make for a good list for learning how to become a better leader when you don''t have a lot of time to read books about leadership. And, if you''ve been a leader for a long time, how about taking a few minutes to run through the list and scoring yourself on how well you carry out each leadership skill? Be decisive 20.
Eric Jacobsen Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
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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