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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Could you give us a sense of the research behind your book? Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. That’s a more achievable and ultimately more rewarding goal.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Could you give us a sense of the research behind your book? Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. That’s a more achievable and ultimately more rewarding goal.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Could you give us a sense of the research behind your book? Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. That’s a more achievable and ultimately more rewarding goal.

Work 52
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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Could you give us a sense of the research behind your book? Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. That’s a more achievable and ultimately more rewarding goal.

Work 52
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Tech Wellness in the Nonprofit Workplace: Tips for Avoiding Collaborative Overload

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

According to Rob Cross’s research, knowledge workers spend 90 to 95 per cent of their time on the phone, responding to e-mails or in meetings. Give yourself a time out and then shift to a more positive action. While there are many positive aspects to increased collaboration, there is also downside. Work to your energy.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Could you give us a sense of the research behind your book? Very few organizations can measure knowledge-worker performance, for example, and so pronouncements about what leads to it are invariably wrong-headed. That’s a more achievable and ultimately more rewarding goal.

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Is Your Nonprofit Using Data to Boost Productivity?

sgEngage

Either through rising annual fundraising and campaign goals or increased donor retention and annual giving participation, success for frontline fundraisers often comes down to prioritizing strategy development. billion knowledge workers, equaling a trillion hours per year. What are my portfolio goals and current metrics?”

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