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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. He considered himself a “problem-solving lawyer” and warned me against getting involved with “problem-creating lawyers!”

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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If you represent the American Bankers Association, financial acumen probably isn’t a problem. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Presentations from experts.

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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If you sense a problem brewing, you may already be knee-deep in a hot mess. While naming the problem may be extremely unpleasant, clarity is the beginning of a solution. If you don’t already have those mentors in place, it’s past time to begin developing an executive support system. Talk to your team. Not exactly.

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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded And Thriving

Eric Jacobsen Blog

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right? It is life.

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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded, And Thriving

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The book lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. I lost a few important people in my life: my best friend who took his own life; my father to Parkinson’s and Dementia; one of my mentors, David Stern, who passed away suddenly and way too soon. It is life.

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Seven Principles To Keep You Present, Grounded And Thriving

Eric Jacobsen Blog

During these past 1-1/2 years, the pandemic inspired many of us to question what we value – an ideal time for, Be Where Your Feet Are , the new book by Scott O’Neil , which lays out the seven principles needed to keep you present, grounded, and thriving in work, home, and everything in between. CEO of a sports team—dream job, right?

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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To provide specific guidance, I attended the board meeting and presented an evaluation along with recommendations for how the group could lead more effectively.”. When the board assumes the powerful role of strategists and visionaries, one layer of problem-solving and decision-making is removed, and the organization naturally becomes flatter.

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