Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Q and A with Jesse Sostrin author of Beyond the Job Description Question : What does the title of your book mean and what’s the truth about what employers really expect that is never written in job descriptions? Question : What was the inspiration for your book?

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 24, 2021

Salesforce.org’s head of brand and insights, Devi Thomas, sat down with Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) and author of Just Mercy, a book about his fight to help those wrongfully convicted on death row. The book was so popular that it was also made into an award-winning hit film.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. The authors recommend you: Remember the Golden Rule Put yourself in their shoes.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Rick Lindquist Millennial Rick Lindquist is making his mark in the business world and enjoying the success of his co-authored 2014 bestseller book, The End of Employer-Provided Health Insurance. Today, he kindly answered questions about leadership, mentors, his book, and Millennials in the workplace. Why or why not?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JULY 30, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 25, 2012

Over the past year, 1,000 people who left an employer told author Leigh Branham the reasons for why they left. The updated book includes insights regarding some additional new survey questions , such as: Was there a triggering event? In the book, Branham teaches readers how to : Avoid employee-job mismatches.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2022

In truth, doing hard things and making difficult decisions is often the most compassionate thing to do,” explain the authors of the timely and compelling new book, Compassionate Leadership: How to Do Hard Things in a Human Way. The authors recommend you: Remember the Golden Rule Put yourself in their shoes.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 17, 2018

Not too long, I had the pleasure of “walking The Dish” with Kathleen Kelly Janus, a social entrepreneur, author, and lecturer at Stanford University’s Program on Social Entrepreneurship. She just published a new book, Social Start Up Success: How the Best Nonprofits Launch, Scale Up, and Make a Difference.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This is what bestselling author, Marcus Buckingham , explains in his book, Love + Work. Therefore, the need for Buckingham’s new book. A book that guides readers on how to center love in their lives and fend off common pitfalls tempting them off their path. Describe yourself compellingly in job interviews.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The book, What a Unicorn Knows , offers a field-tested approach to delivering superior customer value and reaching unicorn status by removing the potential inhibitors to organizational scale and speed. Be sure to Interviews, Toolkits and Checkpoints – all designed to enrich your learning.

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Bloomerang

MAY 30, 2023

In his latest book, best-selling author Seth Godin tackles the question “What makes a great job?” Godin polled more than 10,000 people from 90+ countries to get to the answer that served as the framework for his book “ The Song of Significance – A New Manifesto for Teams.” And naturally, research.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 10, 2014

A couple years ago, I posted the question “ What’s The First Leadership Book You Would Give To A New Manager ?” Some people suggested more than one book. The book suggestions remain important recommendations even today. The Top 20 Books that were recommended were : The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – Stephen R.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Best-selling author Brian Tracy's book, Full Engagement , provides practical advice for how to inspire your employees to perform at their absolute best. In addition, each chapter in the book ends with a list of Action Exercises to help you implement Tracy's guidance.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

APRIL 6, 2014

The new book, Fit at Last - Look and Feel Better Once and for All , co-authored by Ken Blanchard and Tim Kearin traces business author Blanchard''s weight-loss journey with fitness expert Kearin, and how finally at the age of 73, Ken dropped over thirty pounds in the course of a single year.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

“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. Book chapters 1—3 outline what Experiential Intelligence is, why it’s so important today, and how it relates to IQ and EQ.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. When making a decision, we often find ourselves stuck between choosing one option over another, creating a vicious cycle that limits our capabilities and creates consistent tension,” explain the authors. How do I balance work and life?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

then the new book, Both/And Thinking , by authors Wendy Smith and Marianne Lewis , is for you. When making a decision, we often find ourselves stuck between choosing one option over another, creating a vicious cycle that limits our capabilities and creates consistent tension,” explain the authors. How do I balance work and life?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors. How do you recommend readers read the book and use it to apply the learnings? are all questions that weigh heavily on the minds of today’s CEOs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JUNE 11, 2022

They are two of the most populous generations on earth, and they’re going to have to navigate a work world full of unprecedented challenges,” explains Mark Zides , author of the book, The #PACE Process For Early Career Success. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 22, 2024

"Stories strengthen communications and presence for leaders," explains Kristi Hedges , author of the book, The Power of Presence. Are interviewing for a job and want to demonstrate your ability to adapt, learn, and overcome challenges. Are trying to deliver difficult news and want to show empathy.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 6, 2024

“Too often, we don’t find out what’s truly on others’ hearts and minds because we don’t know how to ask the right questions in the right ways,” explains Jeff Wetzler , author of the new book, ASK. As you’ll see through the book, people don’t always give you the whole story right up front. Wetzler : Absolutely.

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.orgSource

JULY 29, 2023

When I was interviewing leaders for our Association 4.0 books , the importance of connections was a recurring theme. Many of the contributors to our books are compulsive readers. I read so many business books and publications. Daniel Pink and Guy Kawasaki are two of my favorite authors.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 23, 2010

During 2010, I been able to read, blurb, write reviews, do blog giveaways, or author guest posts and interviews for a lot of terrific books that would be useful to nonprofit professionals in the social media, marketing, and ICT areas. I read the manuscript over the summer so I could blurb this book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 4, 2015

Paul Smith Paul Smith's book, Lead with a Story , is one of the top 10 books I recommend every leader should read. In his book, Paul demonstrates how storytelling is a powerful business tool that can mean the difference between mediocre results and phenomenal success. Paul : Everything is a surprise with your first book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

To strengthen wellbeing in the workplace the book provides leaders various solutions, including a new metric to track suffering, struggling, and thriving — Gallup Net Thriving. In addition, the book covers: The five elements of wellbeing: career, social, financial, physical, community. How does our work fulfill our purpose as a team?

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 23, 2013

Read Greg Blencoe new book, The Supermanager. It''s a valuable, quick, easy-to-read book for a new manager or leader, and a solid read for existing leaders and managers who just need a reminder of Blencoe''s Supermanager''s Seven Principles. Blencoe was kind enough to share with me insights into his book.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 16, 2015

It is always an inspiring learning experience. This year, one of my favorite authors, Greg McKeown, who wrote Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less , gave a talk about the ideas in his book. He shared a recent story about his ongoing pursuit to live the principles in his book. Video is here ). ” says Greg.

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2012

He is the author of the popular Less-Is-More Blog on the People-OntheGo.com website. Pierre Khawand is a guest blogger with more than 20 years of experience in the software industry. You may have heard about the cloud , the "next big thing" in computing, virtual storage, sharing, and Internet technology. And why now?

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.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. The MVP is the brainchild of Eric Ries , author of that entrepreneur’s bible, “The Lean Startup.” They felt that they had no professional home.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 14, 2022

The best CEOs kept all six plates spinning at all times, even if the external and internal environment meant that some needed to be spun faster or slower than others,” explain the authors. How do you recommend readers read the book and use it to apply the learnings? are all questions that weigh heavily on the minds of today’s CEOs.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Dig into the book, Talent , to learn the case studies of Johnson & Johnson, Hemnet, Argus Media, HireRight, Vishal Retail, Depop and Oak Street Health. Candidates are interviewed by a panel and referenced extensively. Thank you to the book’s publisher for sending me an advance copy of the book.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 4, 2023

Author Melissa Greenwell interviewed many top business executives while doing research for her book, Money on the Table. When she asked them to list characteristics of their best leaders, those who work well as a team, collaborative was almost always first and foremost.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MAY 25, 2014

Ryan Holiday ''s newest book is, The Obstacle is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage. Recently, Holiday shared insights into his book with me. Holiday is a prominent writer on strategy and business, and author of Trust Me, I''m Lying. Why this book now ? But first some background. Ryan Holiday 1.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

AUGUST 29, 2022

Based on 2,000 interviews with leaders around the globe during the height of the pandemic, Competing In The New World Of Work , by Keith Ferrazzi , provides a blueprint for how to now capitalize on all we’ve learned during the pandemic so your organization can stay competitive in the future.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 15, 2010

Kivi Leroux Miller, author of The Nonprofit Marketing Guide: High-Impact, Low-Cost Ways to Build Support for Your Good Cause, believes that storytelling is one of the most effective yet underused marketing tactics for nonprofits. read more ).

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

MARCH 18, 2018

The following statements from author Scott Wintrip convinced me to read his book, High Velocity Hiring: How To Hire Top Talent In An Instant : "Hiring is broken. Multiple rounds of interviews, testing, and background checks can seem like an episode of the show “Survivor.” This will speed up the hiring process.

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Tech Soup

JUNE 7, 2011

Carol Baroudi is the lead author of the 2009 Wiley. There are now many general books on green IT, but Green IT For Dummies remains one of the most readable and practical introductions to the field for people in small and medium sized offices. Since then I’ve read the full book and have very much wanted to do it more justice.

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