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A Freethinking Leader's Guide To The Real World

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. Buckingham/Goodall : Get curious about the people on your team.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. Buckingham/Goodall : Get curious about the people on your team.

Work 52
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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. Buckingham/Goodall : Get curious about the people on your team.

Work 52
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RSS Reading Habits

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I like how Chris Brogan describes his reading goals. Michele Martin wrote a post summarizing a paper titled How Knowledge Workers Use the Web and pulls out some the classifications referenced in the paper. s focused on a particular goal that???s Reading what friends write. Reading about the ???new new marketing???

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. Buckingham/Goodall : Get curious about the people on your team.

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. Your team can do a simple mindfulness exercise by starting a meeting with a deep breath and going around the table to share how you are feeling in the moment. Work to your energy.

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Nine Lies About Work

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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. Buckingham/Goodall : Get curious about the people on your team.

Work 40