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How can professional development advance nonprofit performance and ensure sustainability?

ASU Lodestar Center

Professional development (PD) is the "process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff through access to education and training." While conferences were once the only idea in gaining professional development skills, peer-to-peer mentoring is shown to give the highest output of learned skills.

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Debbie Laskey On Mentoring

Eric Jacobsen Blog

When I think about excellent mentors in the business world, I think of Debbie Laskey , who has mentored many people during her career. Debbie is passionate about mentoring. So, she's an ideal person to answer the following five questions about mentoring: 1. Why do you enjoy being a mentor? Three months? Six months?

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Mentoring Staff New to Nonprofit Work

ASU Lodestar Center

Not to mention one in which the skills set must be honed and finely tuned. It’s rare to learn of someone who entered a nonprofit career having always known that this is what they were born to do. Meeting with the people who have been active in the areas in which the worker will be assigned is invaluable.

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The Top 20 Leadership Books: What To Give First To A New Manager

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Blanchard The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership – John C. The Top 20 Books are : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R. Covey Leadership and Self-Deception – Arbinger Institute The One Minute Manager – Kenneth H. Finally, the book I recommended, The Leadership Test , by Timothy R. Clark made it within the Top 35.

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Resolve To Find A Mentor In 2011

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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). So, decide today to secure a mentor who will work with you during 2011.

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3 Coaching And Mentoring Tips

Eric Jacobsen Blog

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). A mentor always exercises the power of suggestion. They pose alternatives.

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Human Resources Business Partner in the USA or Canada

Cloud 4 Good

Cloud for Good’s Human Resources Business Partner is responsible for providing HR leadership in a variety of areas, including supporting and retaining top Salesforce talent to join our growing team and partnering with our senior leadership team to provide HR guidance through policies and coaching/ mentoring. Self-motivated and goal-oriented.

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