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From Inexperience To Impact: Recipe For Board Leadership

Bloomerang

Board leadership is one of the hardest jobs in the nonprofit world. Understanding the qualities needed for great board leadership To recruit, onboard, and lead a high-functioning board of directors the Executive Director needs key qualities like confidence, maturity, integrity, compassion, vision, charisma, and gratitude.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best new leadership book of 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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Flashback: Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Flashback to this post from early 2015 : After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best leadership book for 2014 is, The Front-Line Leader: Building a High-Performance Organization from the Ground Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read.

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How To Harness Your Experiential Intelligence

Eric Jacobsen Blog

“Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, you—and what makes your team and organization unique,” says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. Digging deeper: Mindsets : Your attitudes and beliefs about yourself, other people and the world. Transform organizational culture.

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Best New Leadership Book Of 2014

Eric Jacobsen Blog

After reading nearly 40 books about leadership released this year, my pick for the very best is the book, The Font-Line Leader: Building a High-PerformanceOrganization from the Groumd Up , by Chris Van Gorder. You’ll find the 200-page book easy to read. That reinvention led him to that 1973 hospital security director job.

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A Guide For How To Dream Big And Win In Business

Eric Jacobsen Blog

She explains why you need not only passion and purpose to win big, but also: a willingness to take decisive action grit sweat equity determination positive attitude Elting’s fascinating story began with her entirely self-funded business launch that started in a dorm room.

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Best Leadership Books To Read In 2015

Eric Jacobsen Blog

As you think about what business books you want to read next year, how about adding to the list at least one book from the list below. Perhaps a book that will help you improve your leadership skills. They responded to a group discussion question, "Best Leadership Books -- What''s Your Favorite?"