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Advice That Could Lead To A Better Nonprofit

TechImpact

Additionally, we’re often apt to solve the easy problems. Ultimately, if we want to substantially grow and strengthen our nonprofits, and solve problems on a state wide, national, or even global scale, it is imperative that these questions be answered. Choose one big problem. Is your mission statement doing enough? Get a coach.

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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. If you’ve paired new members with a mentor, make sure financial topics are included in their post-orientation meetings. Make it Meaningful This is probably my most important piece of advice. Don’t try to cover everything in one meeting.

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How To Be A Stronger Career Mentor And Coach

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Author Paul Falcone offers the following great advice for how to become a stronger career mentor and coach by helping your subordinates grow and develop in their own careers. Separate the people from the problem. Encourage others to engage in random acts of kindness. Find creative ways of surprising your customers.

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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It’s “All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” kind of advice. 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. Fortunately, finding colleagues with whom you can share ideas and advice is easy.

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A Tale of Two Angels

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Now, more than twenty years later, what has become known as social entrepreneurship is a hot global movement that is transforming the ways in which we approach the world’s most pressing problems and in which society organizes itself to solve them. But, Robert wasn’t just about giving me advice.

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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.