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What the Vietnam War and the Stockdale Paradox Can Teach Us About How to Face 2022

The MatrixFiles

Jim Collins , the author of several of my favorite business books ( Built to Last and Good to Great ), got to know Admiral Stockdale at Stanford University many years ago. Keeping my team and my family focused on what we CAN control : our work, our attitudes, our routines. I hope you find comfort and strength in The Stockdale Paradox.

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Recommendations For Your Business Books Summer Reading List

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This Memorial Day, as you select the books you plan to read for pleasure this summer, how about adding to the list at least one business book. 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?"

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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?"

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Foundational Tools For First-Time Leaders

Eric Jacobsen Blog

The forthcoming First-Time Leader book by George Bradt and Gillian Davis begins with a discussion of taking charge of your new team and then tracks through BRAVE leadership components from the outside in. The term reflects an acronym that stands for behaviors, relationships, attitudes, values and environment.

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Rapid Realignment Teaches Leaders How To Adapt And Stay Focused

Eric Jacobsen Blog

Spend some quality time with the new book, Rapid Realignment , and you'll learn how to ensure that your strategy, customers, processes and people work seamlessly together in the service of customers and that those four elements continually realign in the face of constant change. The authors, Dr. George H.

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Tina Seelig's 9 Ways to Unlock Your Creativity Quotient

Have Fun - Do Good

Attitude If you don't have the attitude that you can solve a problem creatively, you never will. She did an exercise Seelig teaches to her students: Pick a random object in your space and figure out how it can help you solve your problem. 6 (Space Matters), #7 (Reframe the Problem) and #9 (Attitude) were my favs.

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World’s Best Intern: Advice from Nonprofits to Interns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I’ve just finished teaching a class at the Monterey Institute of International Studies based on my books, The Networked Nonprofit and Measuring the Networked Nonprofit. Attitudes Matter: Come to your internship with a can-do attitude and be flexible. Don’t feel that certain tasks or work is beneath you.