Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 14, 2013

Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City, MO company called, The Brainzooming Group , encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan. Kansas City Leadership Brainzooming Eric Jacobson on Leadership and Management Strategies Strategic Planning Overland Park General Management Skills'

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Nonprofit Neighbors Tech Club in Kansas City, Missouri. We're a global movement with chapters in 20 countries. Check out our newest groups: 501 Tech Club Austin in Austin, Texas. Its next event is an introduction to iPhoto and iMovie. Its first event focuses on the free Google for Nonprofits donation program. Upcoming Events.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 29, 2016

Kansas City, Missouri: Website Dos and Don'ts for Nonprofits. Los Angeles, California: CRM (Constituent Relationship Management) for Nonprofits. Vancouver, British Columbia: The Digital Nonprofit 2016. San Francisco, California: Code for America Civic Hack Night. Thursday, April 14, 2016. Tuesday, April 19, 2016.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Because of good weather on most weekends, minimal injury setbacks, and a lot of races to select from in the Kansas City area each weekend, I reached my goal last Saturday, and now with two months left in the year will surpass my goal. When the year started, I set a goal of running in 30 5K races during 2013.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2013

Be sure to take a few minutes each week to view the HEMP Mentorship Minute videos, created by the Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program and the Kansas City Business Journal. In the videos, Kansas City-area entrepreneurs offer their advice about a wide range of topics of interest to business owners, managers and leaders.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 4, 2017

Networked leadership/digital strategy: I continue to be interested in teaching “networked leadership skills” which focused on how to use online networks and the Internet in service of your career, professional learning, or organizational goals.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 13, 2012

You’ve always had the power to go back to Kansas.?” Foundation staff may have strong and conflicting points of view, and may not have a process or skill in validating ideas, to raise them from individual’s idea to one the whole group can work with and share. What have you learned, Dorothy? ” Dorothy: ”I have??”

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2012

Every year, the Kansas City Business Journal honors 25 women business leaders in the Kansas City metro in its " Women Who Mean Business " awards competition.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

The Kansas City Star newspaper last year wrote a story about Marion Laboratories and its 60th anniversary. Mr. Ewing Kauffman, fondly known as Mr. K, led Marion during its peak, and is remembered as one of the most effective, influential leaders ever in the Kansas City area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

Question : What leadership skill did you learn as a teenager and that you still use today? Question : If a leader can have only three leadership skills, which three should they be and why? Read more about some of Kansas City''s most interesting leaders. Am I idealistic? That’s why you want me working for you.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 25, 2011

The Kansas City Star newspaper last year wrote a story about Marion Laboratories and its 60th anniversary. Mr. Ewing Kauffman, fondly known as Mr. K, led Marion during its peak, and is remembered as one of the most effective, influential leaders ever in the Kansas City area.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 2, 2010

While I volunteered at this past weekend's "Million Meals For Haiti" event in Kansas City, I was reminded of the importance and power of leaders outside the workplace. And what a powerful reminder of how many different places outside the workplace where one can be a leader!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 12, 2011

Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO for this sound advice. Ask forgiveness with a promise that it won't happen again. Offer restitution whenever possible. And, should your apology go unaccepted, most experts say forgive yourself and move on. Note: Thanks to St.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 25, 2012

Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice awhile back in his column in the Kansas City Business Journal. He wisely points out that all employees at every level should never use these four words in front of a client/customer for both obvious and perhaps not so obvious reasons: Can't -- As in, "We can't do that." "We

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 11, 2011

Eric Jacobson www.ericjacobsonblog.com Overland Park, KS (Kansas City, MO). Thank you for your loyal readership, your suggestions for topics to cover, and for tweeting the posts you find more useful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 1, 2011

The Kansas City chapter of the American Society of Training and Development recently voted John P. Schuster as trainer of the year. He's the author of the book: The Power of Your Past Schuster contends that a leader's past is the biggest, most accessible and most under-utilized resource for making positive change.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 1, 2007

Want to see an online documentary from 2000 that shows scenes from the first ever Day of Service held in Kansas City in March, 2000? Here's how it works: NTC conference participants and local DC area volunteers team up, pick an organization to share their skills and expertise with and spend a few hours on-site. Click here.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

The new restaurant is a Sheridan's invention; the same company that serves its signature frozen custard from a number of locations throughout Greater Kansas City. As out of the box as the menu you'll find at Unforked, which includes burgers, tacos, salads, quesadillas and tortas -- all with a variety of out-of-the-ordinary ingredients.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Last week was a busy week, after keynoting the Nonprofit Solutions Conference in Kansas City , I facilitated a one-day workshop for the Center for Nonprofits on developing and measuring a sustainable integrated social media strategy. Design for Different Levels of Capacity and Skills: Adapt in Real Time.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Mike Brown, the founder of the Kansas City, MO company called, The Brainzooming Group , encourages business leaders to solicit feedback from their customers when creating a strategic plan.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 15, 2015

I was at the tail-end of a grad program at the University of Kansas, and amazingly frustrated with the complete lack of action at a larger university like mine. Lucky for me, my hometown of Kansas City is home to one of the most vibrant entrepreneurial communities in the U.S. Quarter 1, 2014.

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NonProfit Hub

MARCH 26, 2015

After moving to Kansas City, Stanley was looking for a chance to give back to his hometown, but he received the runaround during his first attempt to volunteer. What skills are they trying to gain when they are giving to your organization?”. What are their skills? It ties into the larger culture of how you treat the volunteer.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 14, 2011

When a leader or manager is considering using an executive coach, Marilyn O'Hearne , Master Certified Coach in the Kansas City metro area, said that person should at a minimum: Make sure the coach is certified and subscribes to a code of ethics. Ask for referrals about the coaches you are evaluating.

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NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Here’s an example of how one person raised $2,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Kansas. Or if you want a simpler route, consider a free-throw contest and other skills challenges like dribbling through cones or precision-passing contests. While this appears to be the easiest route to go, it could also be the most dangerous.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Quite simply, it helps people and organizations be even better."

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 12, 2010

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Monday, April 12, 2010 Build These Leadership Skills I had the pleasure of interviewing Overland Park, KS-based author Leigh Branham recently. Curious: wouldn't being authentic also lead to having integrity.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Allegiance Group

MARCH 14, 2024

million people watched the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in February, making it the most-watched telecast in history. With a tool like Rosterfy, organizations can create custom registration forms that help them screen candidates and recruit those with the specific skills and credentials they need. A record 123.4

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 24, 2006

Scholastica College in Atchison, Kansas, an M.S. In these times when many of us feel that we are living in a dark cloud, Maathai's story is a hopeful one because she made a positive impact not because she is a super heroine, but because of her persistence and her focus on solutions, skills we can all cultivate.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 25, 2014

Clayton (Clay) Daniels is VP of Operations , Midwest Service & Solutions at Kansas City-based U.S. He''s also one of the Kansas City area''s most inspiring leaders. Daniels was a Major in the US Army , has an MBA from the Bloch School of Management at University of Missouri-Kansas City ( UMKC) , and moved into his VP role at U.S.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Good Sample Business Principles Do you have a brand strategy?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). You can learn more about how to do that in his latest book, Re-Engage.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

-- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Wednesday, August 4, 2010 Never Say These Words To A Customer Author Harvey MacKay wrote the following spot-on advice in his recent column in the Kansas City Business Journal. thanks for a great reminder!

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Saturday, November 20, 2010 Give Positive Feedback. Dont Praise.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Does this person have the traits and skills I want to develop?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2010

. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). One leadership skill is the ability to accommodate different views in the workplace, regardless of what they are. Have you ever had difficulty getting others to accept your ideas? What was your approach?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

What youll read is primarily based on what Ive learned from a variety of mentors, co-workers and supervisors over the past 30 years. -- Eric Jacobson -- formerly a Senior Vice President at Penton Media in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City, MO). Tuesday, June 8, 2010 How Will You Be Remembered As A Leader?

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