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Tribute to My Mentor

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In honor of Gerry Davis, April 2018 My mentor passed away earlier this month. I have had the benefit of numerous mentors over my long career, but Gerry Davis was The Mentor. I needed help with business negotiations and software licensing and Gerry jumped in teaching me everything I know about doing business.

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The Life And Business Lessons My Father Taught Me

Eric Jacobsen Blog

So, I thank my dad for teaching me the following business and life lessons : Listen - Growing up, I thought my Dad was perhaps shy or quiet. He loved even more to teach. He lived to help other people learn. Mentoring is equally powerful. Really, he was just a great listener. I believe that's what made him so wise.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Make Mentoring A Priority

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Mentors: Bobby Deleon and Michel Daniel and students from ECHS - Speed Networking. As one who has always considered their work in the sector a “ calling ” versus a job, I’ve been lucky to have some amazing mentors. 5 Reasons Why Should Make Mentoring A Priority by Porter Gale.

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How To Coach With Compassion

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Helping others is a good thing, but even the most well-intentioned attempts can be undermined by a simple truth: We almost always focus on “fixing” people – correcting problems or filling the gaps between where they are and where we think they should be. Unfortunately, this doesn’t inspire sustained learning or positive change.

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. Pair new employees with experienced mentors. How do people in your organization react to unconventional ideas? Our organizations are (mostly) not. resolving disputes, securing resources, etc.)?

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Teacher Well-Being: Beyond Yoga and Pizza Parties

sgEngage

Many cite burnout as the primary reason they are leaving the teaching profession, and in response, schools are trying to pivot and focus on the well-being of their faculty and students. But how do you set up a system of protection for these vital people? Build meaningful relationships: Listen to your people.

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Creating Organizations As Amazing As The People Inside Them

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Some of the broader themes for how to harness the power of humanocracy include: Teaching frontline staff to think like businesspeople. Pair new employees with experienced mentors. How do people in your organization react to unconventional ideas? Our organizations are (mostly) not. resolving disputes, securing resources, etc.)?

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